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Did China just accidentally show off its new supersonic cruise missile?
Mystery weapon is seen in video released by PLA Rocket Force as part of 70th anniversary celebrations only to disappear from edited version.
Closing My Curtains for Xi Jinping and His Grand Parade (Published 2019)
Beijing is banning kites and balloons as it celebrates the 70th birthday of modern China. I, too, would have to go.
National Day parade to showcase advances in nuclear deterrence
Military experts say PLA modernisation brought about during Xi Jinping’s presidency will be the main focus of October 1 celebration in Beijing.
A Crackdown on Islam Is Spreading Across China (Published 2019)
A secret Communist Party directive has led to restrictions on Islamic practices far from Xinjiang, the western region where Uighurs have been brutally repressed.
Journalists in Chinese state media to be tested on loyalty to Xi Jinping
About 10,000 reporters and editors in Beijing are expected to take ‘pilot tests’ next month using Xuexi Qiangguo mobile app.
China Tells Citizens What They Should Post Online: Xi Jinping Thought
Blood and guts, sex, corruption, and satire are all off-limits to content creators inside the Great Firewall.
US Senate passes act urging sanctions on Chinese officials over Xinjiang
Bill also urges Trump administration to prohibit export of goods and services to state agents in Chinese region where upwards of 1 million Uygurs are being held.
Duterte says Xi Jinping offered him an oil and gas deal to ignore South China Sea ruling | CNN
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he has been offered a controlling stake in a joint energy deal by Chinese President Xi Jinping in exchange for ignoring an international arbitration in Manila's favor on the South China Sea.
China ‘ready to sweeten trade war deal’ by buying American goods
Top negotiators to meet in Washington early next month but even a simple purchase agreement is no certainty, observers say.
Opinion | Will Trump Sell Out the U.S. on Huawei?
His China policy is a great achievement. He may undermine it in pursuit of a deal with Xi Jinping.
Xi Jinping vem ao Brasil em novembro | O Antagonista
O presidente em exercício, Hamilton Mourão, anunciou nesta manhã, em um evento em São Paulo, que o líder chinês Xi Jinping virá ao Brasil em novembro...
Opinion | This Is How a War With China Could Begin (Published 2019)
First, the lights in Taiwan go out.
Hong Kong Was Once Passionate About China. Now, It’s Indifferent or Contemptuous. (Published 2019)
Hong Kong’s intellectual and emotional links with the mainland, once strong, are withering, and this distance and disinterest could be the biggest threat facing Beijing.
China’s Communist Party elite to meet in October after a year’s delay
Central Committee was expected to meet last autumn but gathering was put off amid trade war and Hong Kong unrest.
China Finally Snuffs Out a Beacon of Liberal Thought and Democracy
An independent Chinese think tank that has served as a rare bastion for liberal economic thought will shut down, citing government pressure as President Xi Jinping’s campaign to silence dissent rolls on.
5G trials: China aggression will work against Huawei, say India officials
In May, the Chinese commerce ministry had stated that Beijing was preparing an “unreliable entity list” that will include organisations that block supplies to Chinese companies for non-commercial reasons or otherwise damage their interests.
Asian billionaires embark on UK spending spree as pound nosedives
China and Hong Kong’s super-rich buy up everything from skyscrapers to private schools
A Hong Kong ‘Troublemaker’ With a Clean Conscience (Published 2019)
Jimmy Lai, alone among the territory’s elite, supports the protests and refuses to pay even token obeisance to Beijing, which calls him a “black hand” and a C.I.A. agent.
To Gain Leverage in China Trade Talks, Trump Shows Solidarity With Hong Kong (Published 2019)
In recent days, American officials have warned Beijing that a peaceful resolution of the pro-democracy protests may be necessary to allow negotiations to continue.
China's Biggest Propaganda Agency Buys Ads on Facebook and Twitter to Smear Protesters in Hong Kong
China’s largest state-run news agency, Xinhua News, is buying ads on Facebook and Twitter to smear protesters in Hong Kong, a new tactic being used to influence how the rest of the world perceives the pro-democracy demonstrators.
