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Assad arrives in China and Putin is coming soon
China’s top diplomat is in Russia to prepare the way for Putin’s visit to China in October while Syrian President Assad touched down in Hangzhou for a rare foreign visit.
The present battle to shape China’s future by controlling its past: Q&A with Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson’s journalism gives voice to ordinary Chinese people from all walks of life — the outcasts, the faithful, and, in the case of his latest book, the public intellectuals and storytellers recording the history that Beijing’s official censors are trying to erase.
China sends a record 103 warplanes to Taiwan
Taiwan’s Ministry of Defense reported a “recent new high” of over 100 Chinese aircraft around the island. It’s the second record-breaking military drill that China has conducted near Taiwan in the past week.
Bruce Dickson on ‘the Party and the People’ and the key questions to understand China
In this recent book targeted to a non-scholarly audience, political scientist Bruce Dickson draws on recent China studies research to shed light on how the Chinese Communist Party deals with leadership succession, civil society, the business sector, religion, nationalism and more.
Advanced packaging is the frontier of semiconductor technology, and TSMC is in the lead
It’s becoming difficult to make microchips smaller, so the encasing around them is where advanced tech is going. TSMC’s advanced packaging technology has emerged as a game-changer, with repercussions extending far beyond circuitry for U.S.-Taiwan relations.
Why Indonesia did not join BRICS
Indonesia has a tricky balancing act to pull off right now. Like many countries, it’s stuck between a Chinese rock and an American hard place. This is what’s at stake.
In a retro mood: The ethical dilemmas of cutting a deal with Xi Jinping’s China
How can scholars, journalists, and others engage with China ethically? The eminent Sinologist Geremie Barmé offers 10 watchwords.
China leads the world in green energy, but it just can’t stop emitting greenhouse gasses
China is the world’s largest renewables generator and has cleaned the air in many cities, but it remains the world’s largest polluter, is addicted to coal, and is wasting solar panels on a massive scale.
Why is Hong Kong pushing crypto and web3?
Sam Bankman-Fried is behind bars, and the zeitgeist has moved on from cryptocurrencies and web3. But the Hong Kong government is charging ahead with blockchain technologies.
The world’s solar panel industry is still powered by Uyghur forced labor
“Clean” and “dirty” supply chains perpetuate modern slavery among Turkic minorities, a report from researchers at Sheffield Hallam University shows.
China puts naval might on display near Taiwan after U.S.-Canada joint mission
Beijing has dispatched an unusually large naval formation, following a flurry of U.S.-led military exercises in the region, including a transit of the Taiwan Strait by a U.S. destroyer and Canadian frigate over the weekend.
Li at G20, Xi in northern China
The Group of 20 summit concluded in New Delhi yesterday. Xi Jinping did not attend and instead visited flood-damaged areas of northeastern China, sending his second-in-command to India in his place.
Delivery App Tweak Could Save 22 Billion Sets of Plastic Cutlery a Year, Study Shows
A new study suggests delivery-app users can be gently persuaded to cut out three million metric tons of single-use cutlery a year.
China property crisis will need more than ‘simple policy’ solutions: experts
China’s property market is expected to recover once economic growth as a whole returned and jobs figures are lifted, but that will take ‘some time’, business leaders note.
China’s trailblazing telescope ready to train giant eye on night sky
The northern hemisphere’s most powerful wide field survey device is expected to be fully operational by mid-September.
Hong Kong Bar Association warns any US sanctions could pose ‘threat’ to judiciary
Association chair Victor Dawes also urges business communities to promote strengths of city’s legal system to overseas counterparts.
China’s C919 jet to come in different sizes, and AI will help optimise design
A new addition to the home-grown C919 narrow-body airliner series will add nearly 50 seats to the maximum capacity as Beijing keeps Boeing and Airbus in its long-term sights.
In China, Pricey Teachers’ Day Presents Spark Debate on Gift-Giving
Despite regulations explicitly banning gifts being given to teachers, the practice continues. On social media, many argued that simple gestures resonate deeper.
PLA’s Shandong aircraft carrier sails off south Taiwan in ‘show of force’
The Shandong sailed just 60 nautical miles off Taiwan’s southernmost tip, island’s defence ministry says in statement on Monday.
Opinion | Chinese buyers are not the cause of Australia’s housing woes
The market impact of foreign buyers has been exaggerated. Pointing the finger at foreigners is a distraction from the main problem bedevilling Australia’s housing market – a severe shortage exacerbated by the lack of needed planning reform.
China's Yin a 'big step' closer to emulating inspirational Feng
Yin Ruoning is set to become world number one after recording her third straight top-three LPGA finish on Sunday and the Chinese 20-year-old said the top ranking would mark another milestone in her bid to emulate compatriot Feng Shanshan.
Lula wants Putin and Xi back in fold at Brazil's G20 next year
President hedges on Russian leader's arrest, questions why Brazil signed ICC treaty
More Chinese seek bargains at Beijing market as confidence in economy wanes
Amy Zhang used to buy branded fashion from shopping malls, but China's economic uncertainty has driven the 35-year-old teacher, and other middle-class Chinese like her, to shop at one of Beijing's most famous wholesale markets.
Chinese Battery-Maker Picks Illinois for $2 Billion Factory
Gotion receives $536 million in incentives for the new facility that’s set to create 2,600 jobs in the U.S. state
Heavy downpours flood 8 sites in Hong Kong but all roads reopen in afternoon
Drainage Services Department sent 15 teams to deal with flooding in Tseung Kwan O and Sai Kung, acting director says.
Japanese medical lab device production goes upmarket in China
Shimadzu to build high-end testing equipment overseas for first time
Death and debt in China: when bankruptcy is off the table, so are fresh starts
China’s southern metropolis of Shenzhen is the only mainland city where individuals can apply for bankruptcy, but it’s not easy, as authorities seem to frown on debt forgiveness.
More to Italy-China partnership than Belt and Road, Meloni says
Prime minister says no decision yet on whether to leave Chinese initiative
What’s Behind China’s Lithium Rush?
Bidding wars erupt as manufacturers target domestic lithium resources to reduce reliance on imports.
‘Collective healing’: Hongkongers abroad revel in gigs, films from home
Emotional scenes as migrants who left in recent years flock to see RubberBand concerts and other Cantopop groups.
Does Berlin have a Chinatown? No – it has something better: Kantstrasse
West Berlin’s affluent Kantstrasse, home to a community of Chinese students since the late 19th century, has evolved into the German capital’s hotspot for all things East Asian, above all food.
What would Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew say about China’s current ties with US?
As the late leader’s 100th birth anniversary approaches, former Singapore newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang looks back at Lee’s past remarks to gauge what he would make of the world now.
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s China anniversary in North Carolina — Q&A with Alison Friedman
What’s the difference between propaganda and art? A conversation with Alison Friedman, the executive and artistic director for Carolina Performing Arts, as she gears up to present the Philadelphia Orchestra on the 50th anniversary of its groundbreaking tour to China.
Beijing keeps exiled Uyghurs in the dark about relatives in China
The Chinese Communist Party is breaking international laws and ignoring treaties as it continues systematically breaking apart Turkic Muslim families.
Britain’s foreign secretary defends trip to China in response to a barrage of criticism from colleagues
James Cleverly met senior officials in Beijing. Some politicians within his own party say he should have snubbed the invitation.
China’s new map draws outrage from its neighbors
The latest edition of China’s official national map lays claim to almost all of the South China Sea and contested areas along its land border with India. Cue fierce backlash from neighboring countries.
Canada probes Walmart, Hugo Boss, Diesel, and Nike about forced Uyghur labor
Activists urged a Canadian government labor watchdog to investigate 14 big-brand firms alleged to be profiting by turning a blind eye to abusive conditions in China. Fast-fashion giant Shein is also under scrutiny.
Anti-Japan sentiment grows in China, egged on by government
Beijing banned seafood from Japan immediately after the Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated wastewater from its Fukushima plant into the Pacific Ocean. Now Japanese companies and schools are facing boycotts and harassment.
U.S. Commerce Secretary in Beijing to discuss trade. Expectations are low.
The Biden administration’s wave of diplomacy continues in China. U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told Chinese officials that the U.S. wants to work with China on solving problems. But China has some concerns.
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