China’s crackdown on Uighurs spreads to even mild critics
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH BEIJING (AP) — Zhang Haitao was a rare voice in China, a member of the ethnic Han majority who for years had criticized the […]
Chinese firm clones gene-edited dog in bid to treat cardiovascular disease
Source: CNN By Serenitie Wang, Matt Rivers and Shunhe Wang, CNN Beijing (CNN)With his black, brown and white fur, Longlong looks like most beagles. But the puppy has been sick with a blood-clotting […]
China Just Moved Closer to Becoming the World’s Climate Leader
By JUSTIN WORLAND December 19, 2017 China unveiled plans Tuesday to create the world’s largest carbon market as the country continues to position itself as the world leader in the […]
AP Exclusive: Digital police state shackles Chinese minority
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH KORLA, China (AP) — Nobody knows what happened to the Uighur student after he returned to China from Egypt and was taken away by […]
The New Great Game moves from Asia-Pacific to Indo-Pacific
Source: Asia Times In the context of the New Great Game in Eurasia, the New Silk Roads, known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), integrates all of China’s instruments of national power – political, economic, diplomatic, financial, intellectual and cultural – to shape the 21stcentury geopolitical/geoeconomic order. BRI is […]
Taiwan rainbow ‘lasts record-breaking nine hours’
Source: BBC News By Cindy Sui A rainbow may be a wondrous sight but for most people it’s also a fairly fleeting one. But last week, professors and students of […]
In China, Aung San Suu Kyi Finds a Warm Welcome (and No Talk of Rohingya)
Source: The New York Times By JANE PERLEZ NOV. 30, 2017 Daw Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar with President Xi Jinping of China, in Beijing last year. She arrived for another […]
Top Chinese general under investigation for corruption hangs himself
Source: CNN A top Chinese general hanged himself after coming under investigation for corruption charges, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday. General Zhang Yang, the former head of the Chinese military’s political work department, was found dead at his home on November 23, the news agency said. Military investigators […]
Two Chinese boys travelled 80km in bus undercarriage
Source: BBC News By Kerry Allen BBC Monitoring Pictures of two Chinese boys who travelled 80km (50 miles) in the undercarriage of a bus have sparked an online outcry about […]
Beijing nursery ‘needle abuse’ of children shocks China
Source: BBC News A Beijing nursery is accused of giving injections and feeding drugs to toddlers, in a case that has sparked outrage in China. Authorities are now investigating the […]
Why I chose to donate my eggs
Source: BBC News Why would anyone donate their eggs to help a stranger have a child? Elaine Chong explains her reasons. I first heard about egg donation when I was […]
Amnesty says China detains 30 relatives of exiled Uighur leader
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have in recent months detained up to 30 relatives of an exiled ethnic Uighur leader, Rebiya Kadeer, […]
The Back-Road Historic Mosques of China
By: Sheila Blair , Jonathan Bloom and Nancy Steinhardt In a country known for large numbers, it was a modest, round number that grabbed our attention: 100. That is […]
Chinese, US companies ink more than US$250 billion in deals
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping meet business leaders at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. PHOTO: REUTERS Chong Koh Ping China Correspondent BEIJING – Chinese and […]
Whiff of discontent in Singapore as Malaysia courts Chinese market for its durian
The time is ripe for Malaysian durian growers to enter the Chinese market – but that’s an unpalatable development for Thailand and Singapore By Bhavan Jaipragas 28 Oct 2017 It […]
China congress: How authorities censor your thoughts
Source: BBC News If you control public communication you can control the way people think and how they behave. That’s what Xi Jinping’s government is counting on. And it is […]
People in the Philippines Still Favor U.S. Over China, but Gap Is Narrowing
Source: Pew Research Center Duterte and his war on drugs are seen positively by most Filipinos BY JACOB POUSHTER AND CALDWELL BISHOP Rodrigo Duterte claimed the presidency of the Philippines in May 2016, […]
China facing intensified threat of religious infiltration, extremism: official
Source: Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – China is facing heightened threats from foreign infiltration via religion and from the spread of extremism, a top official for religious affairs said on Tuesday, […]
China looks at plans to ban petrol and diesel cars
Source: BBC News China, the world’s biggest car market, plans to ban the production and sale of diesel and petrol cars and vans. The country’s vice minister of industry said […]
Why Australian universities have upset Chinese students
Source: BBC News By Gwyneth Ho In four prominent cases in recent months, Chinese students at Australian universities have complained about teaching materials being incorrect or insulting to China. The […]