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‘Beijing legislators have binding power over Hong Kong laws’
And it doesn’t matter if the Basic Law says so or not, asserts Peking University law professor.
China’s Economy Slows Sharply, in Challenge for Xi Jinping (Published 2018)
Car sales are falling. Housing is slow. Workers get three-month unpaid vacations. For Chinese leaders, pressure for a trade deal with President Trump is rising.
How tiny satellites are helping China in the space race
Millennial’s start-up, Spacety, is one of the firms jumping in as Beijing opens its ambitious programme to private enterprise.
City hosts US$2.9 million dual wedding ceremony for Indian cousins
600 guests invited to lavish event in Kunming, capital of southwest China’s Yunnan province.
Founder of US$14.5 billion Chinese pyramid scheme jailed for 17 years
Zhang Tianming was also fined 100 million yuan, while nine of his staff were given prison sentences for their part in the scam.
China agrees to lower import tariff on US cars for three months
Beijing’s temporary suspension of a 25 per cent tariff on 144 cars and auto parts, and of a 5 per cent tariff on 67 other auto parts, is the latest sign that negotiations to defuse the trade war are bearing fruit.
China confirms 3 month cut to tariffs on US automobile imports
China will reduce tariffs on imports of automobiles from the US for three months starting January 1, Beijing said on Friday, in the first major concession following a truce in the trade war with the US.
A Dissident Chinese Novelist Finds Echoes of Mao, and Orwell (Published 2018)
Ma Jian, one of the sharper observers of contemporary China, though living in exile for 30 years, says this era resembles that of the Cultural Revolution.
Acclaimed Photographer Arrested in Far West China, Wife Says (Published 2018)
Lu Guang disappeared early last month while visiting the sensitive Xinjiang region where hundreds of thousands of Muslims are held in internment camps. Now the police have confirmed his arrest.
Chinese graft fugitive Jiang Lei returns from New Zealand to surrender
East Asia News -BEIJING (REUTERS) - A former Chinese automotive official suspected of corruption has returned home from New Zealand to 'surrender' to the authorities, the official Xinhua news agency
Trial ends for nine Umbrella Movement activists, judgment expected in April | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
The trial of activists involved in the 2014 Umbrella Movement ended on Friday, with the court’s judgment expected to come out April 9 next year. The 20-day trial came after the biggest pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong history, which saw thousands occupying Admiralty, Mong Kok and Causeway Bay for 79 days. Nine activists and politicians […]
One of China’s richest men to build US$1.74 billion paean to communism
The investment is the second major push by Wang Jianlin’s company to hew to the government’s preferred agenda
America's Moment of Truth in Africa - It's Losing Out to China
When a press release announced that President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton would unveil a new American strategy for Africa, it raised the question: What was the old one?
Canada Goose delays China store opening amid tension over Huawei
The postponement of the flagship store comes as Canada Goose has emerged as one of the highest-profile business casualties in the diplomatic flare-up between China and Canada.
My Neighbour Totoro: Studio Ghibli classic gets China release after 30 years
Studio Ghibli has a massive following in China, despite never being screened in cinemas.
China’s Plan to Sideline Bitcoin
Beijing has accumulated dozens of blockchain patents.
China sparks suspicion as it holds release of statistics
Concealment added to whispers that Beijing doctors figures
Pastor Charged With ‘Inciting Subversion’ as China Cracks Down on Churches (Published 2018)
Wang Yi, one of China’s best-known Protestant pastors, has been charged for “inciting subversion,” suggesting a serious crackdown on religious groups.
Chinese Markets Were Early to the Trade War Meltdown. Now They’re Not So Worried. (Published 2018)
Escalating trade tensions have dragged down stock markets on Wall Street and across much of the world in recent weeks. One place where they have held up? China.
