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Chinese school principal breaks the rules with bold dance move
Video of Zhang Pengfei leading his pupils through an energetic shuffle dance routine has been a hit online, and the school has abandoned the government’s daily exercise programme in favour of ‘ghost steps’.
Was this the turning point for US-China relations and trade war?
Hong Kong tycoon and US citizen says Beijing’s negotiators failed to pick up key points in early discussions and explains how Trump’s tweets influenced ‘old friends’ to turn hawkish.
Chinese authorities go after citizens for using VPNs to skirt online censorship | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
By Oiwan Lam Two Chinese internet users are currently facing punishment for doing what an estimated 1-3% of people living in mainland China do every day: access the global internet. Among other methods, many internet users in China depend on Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to skirt or circumvent China’s “Great Firewall,” the robust filtering system that blocks […]
China has opened thousands of new museums, but who wants them?
Experts say many are white elephant projects designed to advance officials’ political careers, with little benefit for locals.
The Pacific islands in middle of US-China battle for influence
Even the US’ Mariana Islands are caught up in Washington and Beijing’s simmering power struggle in the region, from unprecedented deep-sea research in the Mariana Trench to what was the world’s most lucrative casino.
Faced With Tough Words From China, Taiwan Rallies Around Its Leader (Published 2019)
Support for Taiwan’s president, Tsai Ing-wen, has risen after she criticized an unpopular proposal by China’s leader to unify the two sides.
At its embassy in Sweden, China's new assertive attitude to diplomacy is on full display | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
By Jojje Olsson Around the world, Chinese embassies are growing increasingly active and assertive. However, in few places is this as obvious as in Sweden, where the ambitious ambassador assumed his post in August last year. The appointment might have been confusing for some. Not long after his arrival in Stockholm, Gui told Chinese-language media that he had […]
Once Muckrakers, Now Capitalists
How Chinese journalists traded censorship for the tech boom.
Uyghur refugee tells of death and fear inside China's Xinjiang camps | CNN
The children's eyes light up when their mother pulls out a photo of her triplets taken shortly after their birth in 2015.
Over 100,000kg human hair exported to China
Human hair worth $132,000 was exported to China, Ministry of Commerce and Textile tells National Assembly.
Exclusive: U.S. demands regular review of China trade reform
(This Jan 18 story was refiled to delete extraneous wording in paragraph 15)
Court in China's Guangdong Jails Human Rights Lawyer For Five Years
Chen Wuquan is handed the sentence after helping local people protest against a planned land reclamation project.
Oxford says two Huawei projects will continue but new grants suspended
Spokesman confirms decision was made last week, but Chinese tech giant says it has not been informed.
'Tang Jingling Would Have Fought For Vaccine Victims, But He's in Jail'
Wang Yanfang, wife of a detained rights attorney, says people like her husband are jailed instead of being praised for their work.
Hong Kong Trade Unions Call For Release of Jasic Activists
More than 30 Maoist activists, former Jasic workers, and NGO staff are being held, some on criminal charges, since a crackdown began last July.
Trump to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in late February, White House says
A location has not been announced for a summit that would aim to jump-start nuclear talks that have been stalled for months.
Is the US overreacting to China? Yes, but … says Harvard expert
William Kirby warns Beijing’s increasing ideological grip could backfire by encouraging US hardliners and hampering educational development.
Peppa Pig trailer strikes a chord with Chinese ahead of Lunar New Year
Five-minute clip tells story of the British cartoon character from perspective of old Chinese man living in mountain village whose grandson wants ‘Peppa’ for the festival, and it’s winning hearts in China.
China Offers a Path to Eliminate US Trade Imbalance: Sources
China has offered to go on a six-year buying spree to ramp up imports from the U.S., in a move that would reconfigure the relationship between the world’s two largest economies, according to officials familiar with the negotiations.
