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China’s anti-graft watchdog savages ‘tyrannical’ former internet tsar
China’s ‘tyrannical’ former internet tsar Lu Wei accused of trading power for sex in long list of corruption charges
Disgraced top China politician charged with bribery, another to be prosecuted
Chinese prosecutors have charged disgraced senior politician Sun Zhengcai with bribery, state media said on Tuesday, the latest development in a corruption probe into a man once considered a contender for top leadership.
In a Change of Mind, China to Retain Local EV Subsidies
China’s government is leaning toward allowing provinces continue with local subsidies for electric vehicles to sustain the rising demand for new-energy automobiles in the country, according to people familiar with the matter.
SupChina word of the day Episode 135
Our SupChina word of the day is massive protest 大规模抗议.
Swedish Bookseller Held in China Surfaces for Video Apology (Published 2018)
Gui Minhai, the bookseller who was snatched from a train last month, gave an interview at a detention center that appeared to have been coerced.
Kai-Fu Lee leads Beijing's new AI research center · TechNode
Kai-Fu Lee now has more to do with China's AI development.
China reacts with fury to Tibetan leader’s visit to South Africa
A diplomatic row has erupted between South Africa and one of its closest allies, China, over Pretoria allowing the exiled president of the Tibetan government in exile, Lobsang Sangay, into the country. By PETER FABRICIUS.
China's Love of Live-Streaming Makes Ex-Journalist a Billionaire
Every night, millions of Chinese millennials swipe their smartphone screens and spend money to lavish virtual gifts on their favorite real-time entertainers.
Djibouti is Becoming Gateway to Africa for China
Djibouti, one of Africa's smallest countries, has become China's "strategic partner." The Chinese have built a military base and a port, and is currently constructing a free trade zone, fast establishing it as Beijing's gateway to the continent.
Tomorrow Edition - Interview With Biomedical China Specialist Michael Donovan
On The Future Of The Biomedical Field In China
Aiming at China’s Armpits: When Foreign Brands Misfire (Published 2018)
Companies like Starbucks and KFC have prospered in China, but cultural differences and other factors have also led to notable failures.
AstraZeneca announces China partnerships
(Adds updates throughout.) Shares of AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.LN) reversed a morning fall after the company announced partnerships with two Chinese heavyweights,...
Is Afghanistan about to play a bigger role in ‘New Silk Road’?
Beijing sends in new envoy in sign it wants bigger role for Afghanistan in ‘New Silk Road’
The Korea Hawk Who Wasn’t Hawkish Enough
Victor Cha isn’t a peacenik — but that didn’t matter.
Productivity of Chinese industrial firms to be measured by the acre
Authorities in Xi Jinping’s former power base to measure industrial productivity by the acre
China's Xiaomi back to top five vendor as global smartphone market shrinks
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has climbed back into the global top five vendors list as the global market shrunk annually, even if only by a fraction, for the first time in 2017, according to a leading industry tracker.
Possible deal between Vatican and China alarms many Catholics
Critics say the church is naive to think China will ever loosen its grip on religion.
