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Appeal for the Closure of Political Reeducation Camps for Uyghurs and Other Minorities and for the Observance of Internationally Acknowledged Human Rights in the People’s Republic of China
On the 70th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we, the undersigned representatives of academia, public life and civil society in the Czech Republic and…
China’s Civil Service More Competitive Than Ever
This year’s exam for aspiring public servants saw an average of 63 applicants vying for each open position.
Washington may bluster but cannot stifle the Chinese economy
Even trying to do so risks strengthening the most anti-American elements in Beijing
Defense spending boost to help Chungshan Institute - Taipei Times
National defense expenditure is to increase substantially next year, with research and development accounting for more than 3 percent of overall defense spending, which is expected to lead to a major increase in the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology’s business operations. Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa (嚴德發), who also serves as the institute’s president, last month said that it could see its business next year exceed NT$50 billion (US$1.63 billion), a source familiar with the institute quoted Yen as saying. Yen made the remark on Nov. 9 at an event to mark the institute’s 49th anniversary, the source said
Wall Street struggles to hold initial Trump-Xi truce boost
Wall Street jumped at the opening bell as investors welcomed a temporary ceasefire in the trade war between the US and China, but struggled to hold on to its initial gains.
Warm words from Xi Jinping for Panama on first state visit by Chinese leader
Xi lands with high expectations of ‘huge potential’ for China-Panama cooperation
Fentanyl chemists cook up drugs the law has never seen
Chemist in Xingtai operation says making derivatives is easy and police say they struggle to deal with analogue drugs not on the blacklist
Co-organiser Chan Kin-man tells court how Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement protests escalated beyond his control | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
A co-founder of the 2014 Hong Kong pro-democracy protests has testified in court that the “Occupy trio” lost control of the movement after it escalated into a full-blown street occupation. Sociology professor Chan Kin-man was cross-examined on Monday as part of the ongoing trial of nine activists and politicians who were involved in the 79-day […]
Fake Botox sales of US$4.3 million in six months tracked to one salon
More than 1,000 patients across more than 10 provinces were sold dodgy beauty treatments from a Hunan-based company after a salon was found to be using unlicensed injections.
Tencent Music: Chinese firm to raise $1.2bn in New York listing
Tencent revives its New York float that was postponed in the wake of the US-China trade war.
Trump praises talks with Xi as China readies for trade mission
US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will lead the negotiations with China over the next 90 days, White House adviser Peter Navarro said.
China’s fentanyl firms back crackdown on opioid
Country’s biggest maker of the drug says underground producers and distributors to blame for any supplies reaching the United States
Trump tweets China to cut tax on U.S.-made cars, revs up auto stocks
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said China had agreed to cut import tariffs on American-made cars, buoying shares in BMW and Daimler AG who manufacture in the United States for export to the world's biggest auto market. Shares of Chinese car dealers also perked up on hopes that such a move could revitalize the domestic auto market that is poised for its first annual sales contraction in decades amid cooling economic growth and a debilitating U.S.-China trade war. Trump, fresh from agreeing a 90-day cease-fire in his trade war with China at the meeting of the G20, said on Twitter "China has agreed to reduce and remove tariffs on cars coming into China from the U.S. Currently the tariff is 40%".
Briefing: China's WeChat users can now accept payments from Kenya · TechNode
The move likely targets Kenyan traders who purchase Chinese goods.
China Will Slash Car Tariffs, Trump Says in a (Vague) Tweet (Published 2018)
With details scant and officials in both countries mum on the issue of American-made autos, industry experts were left guessing as to what the president meant.
This Chinese EV startup could end the year remarkably close to Tesla on sales in China
NIO, Tesla's competitor in China, is on track to deliver 10,000 cars this year, setting a milestone for a brand-new Chinese electric vehicle maker.
Exiled democracy activist says China is going ‘further backwards’
Harsh criticism for Beijing’s ‘one-party dictatorship’ undimmed after four decades
Netizens Call Out Celebrities for Defending Abusive Actor
Even after Jiang Jinfu apologized for beating his girlfriend, some of his peers in the entertainment industry can’t seem to accept his culpability.
Chinese exporters do not expect rapid trade war resolution
Companies say US and China have just kicked problems down the road.
