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Brady blocked from foreign interference inquiry
A leading China expert has been blocked by Labour MPs from submitting on the issue of foreign interference in elections.
EU Urges Trump to Lift Tariffs So Allies Can Cooperate on China
The European Union’s chief trade negotiator urged President Donald Trump to stop imposing tariffs on the bloc if he wants a partner to help the U.S. pressure China to abide by rules governing the global economy.
On International Women's Day, CPJ highlights jailed female journalists - Committee to Protect Journalists
On International Women's Day, CPJ has highlighted the cases of female journalists jailed around the world in retaliation for their work. At least 33 of the 251 journalists in jail at the time of CPJ's prison census are women. At least one of those--Turkish reporter and artist Zehra Dogan--was released in February after serving a…
Spy fears spread to power cords, driving shift from China
Taiwan server suppliers move off mainland at US customers' request
Amb. Richard Olson on the India-Pakistan Crisis
Last week, tensions between India and Pakistan—sparked by a suicide attack claimed by a Pakistan-based terrorist group—put the world on notice. “The United States has reached a point where it believes that the militants operating out of Pakistan are … a threat, not just to India and to Afghanistan and our forces in Afghanistan, but … a threat to the long-term stability of the Pakistani state,” says Richard Olson, a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.
A Most Chinese Public Disappearance on Twitter: @airmovingdevice
Big Data-style analysis of Chinese media treatment of high officials, references to 1989 political massacres and other sensitive matters apparently got the anonymous person with the Twitter name @a…
Chinese Officials Becoming Wary of a Quick Trade Deal (Published 2019)
While the United States and China have made progress toward a compromise, Beijing is leery of holding a summit without concluding a deal first.
Wang Jin-pyng announces bid to be president - Taipei Times
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Legislator Wang Jin-pyng (王金平) yesterday announced his bid for next year’s presidential election, asking people to give him four years to “let Taiwan shine on the global stage.” At a news conference on the roof of the Taipei International Convention Center, Wang was greeted by hundreds of supporters, despite the rain. “I have stepped forward to unite all walks of life to once again demonstrate the robustness of Taiwan’s spirit. I shall boost Taiwan’s global visibility and lead it to the world,” said Wang, who served as leislative speaker for 17 years. At a time when the US president
‘China Could Have Been a Very Different Country.’ A Search for Family Reveals a Lost Moment
A chance find of old letters spurs a reporter to find out what happened to her great-grandparents, who had optimistically hoped for democracy in China a century ago. Then they disappeared from history as the Communist Party came to power.
Business heavyweights join chorus of criticism against extradition deal
Secretary for Security John Lee continues to resist demands from the business community to leave 15 offences off the list of 46 covered by the proposal.
China walks line between Pakistan and India over sanctions call
Beijing distances itself from Security Council consensus on Delhi’s pursuit of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief after group claims attack that killed 40 Indian troops in Kashmir.
China accuses 11 of smuggling totoaba swim fish bladder
The defendants are accused of importing totoaba swim bladders, used in traditional Chinese medicine.
China’s foreign investment law is welcome, but not enough, business says
Draft legislation, set to be debated at the National People’s Congress, covers items on the wish list of US President Donald Trump to end the US-China trade war.
China ‘exaggerated’ GDP data by 2 percentage points, new study says
Mainland has overestimated its nominal and real growth rates by about 2 full percentage points on average between 2008 to 2016.
Freed Chinese rights lawyer ‘will protest if family reunion is blocked’
High-profile campaigner has threatened ‘protests and other forms of activism’ if authorities block reunion with family he hasn’t seen in six years.
China’s Belt and Road plan adds to divisions in Italian coalition
Dispute comes as two parties prepare to meet over controversial TAV rail link
Tibetan religious activity slashed, Lhasa mayor confirms
Rare confirmation of extent of Beijing’s religious control ahead of sensitive 60th anniversary of Tibetan uprising.
China chat log leak shows scope of surveillance - France 24
China chat log leak shows scope of surveillance
