China’s internet has overtaken the West
Source: BBC By David Robson Four years ago, the British anthropologist Tom McDonald set-up home in Anshan, a small rural town between Beijing and Shanghai. His aim was to study […]
China to increase military spending by 7% in 2017
Source: BBC China says it will increase military spending by about 7% this year, just days after Donald Trump outlined a boost to the US defence budget. The scheduled announcement […]
India to host Dalai Lama in disputed territory, defying China
Source: Reuters By Sanjeev Miglani and Tommy Wilkes | NEW DELHI Indian federal government representatives will meet the Dalai Lama when he visits a sensitive border region controlled by India […]
U.N. Human Rights Experts Unite to Condemn China Over Expulsions of Tibetans
Source: The New York Times By EDWARD WONG A half-dozen United Nations experts who investigate human rights abuses have taken the rare step of banding together to condemn China for […]
Religious persecution in China ‘intensifies’
Source: CNN According to a new report from US-based NGO Freedom House, persecution of Chinese Christians and other faith groups has “intensified” in recent years. “Combining both violent and nonviolent methods, the (Communist) Party’s policies are designed to curb the rapid growth of religious communities and eliminate certain beliefs and […]
China holds mass police rally in Xinjiang as hundreds sent to anti-terror “frontline”
Reuters International FEB 28, 2017 – BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 10,000 armed police in China’s western Xinjiang region staged a mass rally in the capital Urumqi, state media said, as authorities rolled out a rapid-response air patrol system to quell unrest that the government blames on Islamist militants. The […]
Japan, China play for ‘swing states’ in regional trade game
Source: Nikkei Asian Review Deal gains prominence after TPP’s demise, but discord among 16 nations remains TOKYO — Top negotiators from 16 Asia-Pacific countries representing roughly half the world’s population […]
The gruelling, six-hour commute of Beijing’s workers
Source: BBC By Danny Vincent 22 February 2017 On some days, Zhang Xia spends more time commuting to work than she does in the office. The 39-year-old marketing manager lives […]
What does China want from Trump?
Source: CNN By Danny Cevallos, CNN Legal Analyst (CNN)This week the Chinese government finally gave Donald Trump’s company trademark protection for use of his name in the construction industry. Trump […]
China overtakes US as Germany’s main trade partner
Source: The Local Last year China became Germany’s most important trading partner, knocking the US off the top spot. Goods with a value of €170 billion were traded between Germany and China in 2016, according to data from the Federal Statistics Office (destatis) released on Friday. France was the second […]
Hong Kong bishop hints at Vatican deal with China
Source: Associated Press By GERRY SHIH Yesterday BEIJING (AP) — The head of the Catholic church in Hong Kong has expressed optimism that the Vatican and Beijing can overcome the […]
‘Christianity theme park’ in Mao Zedong’s home province sparks outrage
Source: The Guardian Neo-Maoists have launched an online crusade against a “Christianity theme park” that recently opened in the southern Chinese city where Mao Zedong “converted” to communism. The park […]
Ex-Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev: ‘World Is Preparing for War’
by ALEXANDER SMITH Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Friday that “it all looks as if the world is preparing for war.” Gorbachev, who was head of the socialist state when it dissolved in 1991, wrote the comments in an opinion piece for Time magazine. Mikhail Gorbachev AFP/Getty Images “More […]
China to crack down further on ‘cult’ activities
Source: Reuters China will crack down further on what it calls “cults” with a new judicial interpretation released on Wednesday mandating harsh punishments for groups proselytising to government officials or children or linking up with foreign groups. China’s officially atheist Communist Party does not tolerate challenges to its rule. It […]
China birth rate up after one-child rule change
Source: BBC Birth rates in China rose to their highest level since 2000 last year, despite a fall in the number of women of childbearing age, say officials. The increase […]
China Has More To Lose Than the U.S. Under a Trump Administration
Source: Fortune By Minxin Pei As Donald Trump is sworn into office this week, among many of the possible disruptive initiatives his administration may launch is a trade war with China. […]
Trump ‘willing to work with Russia and China’
Source: BBC US President-elect Donald Trump says he is willing to work with Russia and China, providing they cooperate. Mr Trump told the Wall Street Journal that newly-imposed sanctions on […]
China to invest £292bn in renewable power by 2020
Source: The Guardian World’s largest energy market looks to move from coal towards cleaner fuels China will plough 2.5tn yuan (£292bn) into renewable power generation by 2020, the country’s energy […]
Catholics in China should integrate into socialist society-senior party official
Source: Reuters Chinese Catholics must run their church independently, implying at arms length from the Vatican, and guide believers on a “Sinicisation path”, said a senior Communist Party official, as […]
China Says It Will Launch First Mars Probe by 2020
Source: Time BY Kerry Close China’s space exploration program is shooting for the moon—and Mars, too. A white paper released by the country’s cabinet promised that it will launch its first […]