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Listen: China acts as peacemaker in Pakistan's Balochistan
China is wooing tribal separatists in Pakistan's Balochistan province in order to secure key trade projects in the region. Jyotsna Singh discusses how Beijing's One Belt One Road initiative is forcing it to adopt a more interventionist foreign policy with the FT's Farhan Bokhari, Kiran Stacey and James Kynge
Xi’s Debt Crackdown Goes Into Hyperdrive With Anbang Takeover
If you needed confirmation about China’s determination to rein in surging corporate debt, the dramatic government takeover of Anbang Insurance Group Co. is pretty much it.
China-North Korea trade falls to near four-year low in January
China-North Korea trade falls to near four-year low in January as sanctions bite
Beijing Takes Over Anbang, Insurer That Owns Waldorf Astoria (Published 2018)
The troubled Chinese company had spent billions of dollars buying up hotels and other high-profile properties around the world.
China probes report of possible North Korea sanctions breach at sea
China said on Thursday it is investigating a Japanese report that a Chinese ship may have carried out a ship-to-ship transfer with a North Korean vessel in breach of U.N. sanctions.
'A very scary movie': how China snatched Gui Minhai on the 11.10 train to Beijing
Revealed: details of the extraordinary detention of the Hong Kong bookseller as he sought help from Swedish diplomats
China seizes control of insurer that owns the Waldorf Astoria
Chinese authorities are prosecuting the chairman of Anbang, which owns the Waldorf Astoria and other big assets around the world, accusing him of economic crimes.
The “Surprise” of Authoritarian Resilience in China - American Affairs Journal
Ever since the domino collapse of Communist regimes in the Soviet Bloc in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the world has been waiting for China to follow suit. Indeed, the fall of the Chinese Communist government would probably mean the real end of history given the size of the country. Yet nearly thirty years…
China woos Pakistan militants to secure Belt and Road projects
Beijing in talks with tribal separatists in Baluchistan to protect $60bn investment
‘I was locked inside a steel cage’: Peter Humphrey on his life inside a Chinese prison
In his first written account of his ordeal, the Briton arrested in China while working for GSK looks back on 23 harrowing months in jail
‘Why aren’t you married?’: In China, gay men and lesbians pair off to keep parents off their backs
During the Lunar New Year, gay men and lesbians pair off to ward off parental pressure.
The Dutch Own A Single Sport Like No Other Country In The Winter Olympics
At the Olympics in South Korea, highly populated countries such as the U.S. can contend in a broad range of sports, including skiing, hockey, skating and more. …
Malaysia pulls plug on Denise Ho concert ‘because of her support for LGBT people’
Singer, also known for her pro-democracy stance, had planned to play in Kuala Lumpur in April. But officials in the Southeast Asian nation, where homosexuality is illegal, cite ‘number of issues’ with that plan
Can Ambassador Branstad's Relationship With China's President Ease Tensions?
Ex-Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad enjoys special access to China's president from an old friendship. But, it's not clear if the relationship can stave off the headwinds the U.S.-China relationship faces.
Harry Harris, Trump's pick for Australia envoy, slams Beijing's Asia ambitions | CNN
China is seeking to "undermine" the international order in the Asia Pacific, Adm. Harry Harris, US President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to Australia, said in Washington on Wednesday.
Chinese students warned over Australia safety
Canberra wary of economic retaliation from Beijing after spike in political tensions
US ignores China 'at our peril' and lags on missile tech, Pacific commander warns
A warning that the U.S. has fallen so far behind in missile tech compared with China, it may not be able to win a future war against Beijing.
Seven Years Old and Kicked Out of Beijing
Ding Shanshan’s friends, family and pet turtle live in Beijing, but she and her family are no longer welcome in the capital.
Hong Kong on alert after China confirms first human H7N4 bird flu case
Health authorities warn holiday travellers to avoid contact with live poultry as Jiangsu woman tests positive for virulent avian influenza strain
