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From Asia to Africa, China Promotes Its Vaccines to Win Friends
With pledges of a coronavirus vaccine, China is on a charm offensive to repair strained diplomatic ties and bolster engagement with other countries.
Xi hails China’s ‘decisive action’ on virus at Covid-19 hero ceremony
President uses event to hail China’s success in pandemic fight and economic recovery while virus still rages in other parts of the world.
Joe Biden’s China Journey
As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a “dictatorship.”
Countryside fit for a superpower? Inside China’s colossal rural revamp
Beneath the veneer of Xi Jinping’s ambitious agricultural plan farming communities remain marred by homelessness, poverty and unstable markets
Xi calls for freer service trade as China tries to counter decoupling
Xi’s advocacy of international cooperation at the opening ceremony of the China International Fair for Trade in Services came as opposition to China has been building in Washington and New Delhi.
President Xi’s plan for Tibet fuels a pushback and a nudge to India
India has been kind to the Tibetan people but the Indian government had always let its relations with China influence its stand on Tibet, said Gyari Dolma, the first woman contesting for the post of CTA president
Germany urges Hong Kong security law withdrawal, seeks Xinjiang access
Four of the five European countries Wang Yi visited raised concerns publicly with him over Hong Kong, leaving the Chinese official on the defensive.
India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In
After months of efforts to defuse tensions, soldiers rushed to shout in each others’ faces again. Though the confrontation wasn’t bloody, where it happened was significant.
Thomas Piketty refuses to censor latest book for sale in China
French economist admired by Xi Jinping says he will not cut sections on inequality in China
With a Wary Eye on China, Taiwan Moves to Revamp Its Military
The self-governing democracy is taking steps to bolster its armed forces in order to deter or defeat an invasion from China — with or without American help.
China’s top diplomats in back-to-back Europe trips amid US tensions
Politburo member Yang Jiechi is expected to visit Greece, Spain and potentially Portugal next week, according to diplomatic sources, arriving days after Foreign Minister Wang Yi finishes his tour.
Xi reaches out to ‘US states, local councils, businesses’ despite hostility
President Xi Jinping is keen to de-escalate rising tensions with the US and ensure American companies continue to do business with China.
China to showcase ‘dual circulation’ strategy in Yangtze River Delta
President Xi Jinping says Shanghai and the three neighbouring provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui will be a model for the implementation of the new economic plan.
‘Damage control’ at heart of Chinese foreign minister’s mission to Europe
Leading diplomat’s five-nation tour expected to focus on 5G and Huawei as more countries ban Chinese technology giant.
China, Pakistan agree to push on with rail and power projects
Statement comes after a meeting of neighbours’ foreign ministers in the south China island province of Hainan.
Why a Chinese former prosecutor chose to harbour a dissident
Yang Bin has paid a heavy price for her action but says losing her professional licence is nothing compared to the difficulties of others.
Local Officials in China Hid Coronavirus Dangers From Beijing, U.S. Agencies Find
A new U.S. intelligence report says top officials in Beijing were in the dark in early January on the true dangers of the virus. That could affect U.S. policy on China.
Beijing sends its top diplomat to Singapore and South Korea amid US tensions
Yang Jiechi’s first trip to Seoul in two years will include talks on international security, Korean peninsula and coronavirus response.
U.S. Tries to Bolster Taiwan’s Status, Short of Recognizing Sovereignty
President Trump prefers a robust relationship with authoritarian China to one with democratic Taiwan. But other American officials aim to strengthen U.S.-Taiwan ties.
As Relations With U.S. Sink, China Tones Down ‘Hotheaded’ Nationalism
Beijing is dialing down its belligerence to avoid provocative moves that might give President Trump more opportunities to attack ahead of the November election.
Communist Party takes control of paramilitary police
Xinhua reports that, effective January 1, the People’s Armed Police (PAP) will be commanded by the Central Committee of the Communist Party and the Central Military Commission…
Xi highlights environmental protection in speech
A summary of the top news in Chinese politics and current affairs for October 18, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project newsletter, a convenient package of China’s business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.
What did Winnie the Pooh do wrong in China?
Images of Winnie the Pooh have been censored on Chinese social media after the circulation of memes that compared Chinese President Xi Jinping to the bear.
A smiling president is censored
Jeremy Goldkorn’s selection of the top stories from China on June 15, 2017. Part of the daily The China Project newsletter, a convenient package of China’s business, political, and cultural news delivered to your inbox for free. Subscribe here.
‘Now China leads’ – China’s latest top news
A roundup of the top China news for June 6, 2017. Get this free daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
Xi comes to Mar-a-Lago with ‘tweetable deliverables’
Top China news for April 6, 2017. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
Real estate speculators rush to site of planned new city
Top China news for April 3, 2017. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
Will Trump go to Beijing before Xi goes to Mar-a-Lago?
Top China news for March 20, 2017. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe
What really happens at China’s Two Sessions
This year’s Two Sessions ends today. Here is a brief guide to the annual meeting in Beijing, which is China’s biggest and most transparent political gathering.
Trump to host Xi at Mar-a-Lago in April — U.S. media
Top China news for March 13, 2017. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
Rap video about the things close to Xi Jinping’s heart
As part of the state media blitz associated with the annual Two Sessions — the meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference — Xinhua News Agency released an animated music video with a rap song about the “six things close to Xi Jinping’s heart.”
News roundup: Self-taught villager wins lawsuit against chemicals company
Top China news for February 3, 2017. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
The talk of Davos about Xi and Trump
Kaiser Kuo goes to the World Economic Forum and contemplates two different worldviews.
Chinese millennials in debt, plus China’s market economy debate
Top China news for December 12, 2016. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
Trump picks Iowa gov. Terry Branstad — a ‘friend’ of China’s leader — as Beijing ambassador
“Branstad has extensive ties to China and a personal friendship with Chinese president Xi Jinping that dates back decades. If his nomination goes through, the move could help reassure China’s leadership that Trump understands the importance of healthy relations with Beijing.”
China, grappling with Trump, turns to ‘old friend’ Kissinger
“As he’s done for decades, Henry Kissinger is again shuttling between the U.S. and China to defuse tensions, this time as President Xi Jinping tries to figure out how much of President-elect Donald Trump’s China bashing will follow him to the White House.”
News roundup: China has 654,000 people living with HIV/AIDS
Top China news for December 1, 2016. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
China welcomes incoming head of UN, where it wants a larger role
“China extended a warm welcome this week to the incoming United Nations chief, António Guterres, praising the world body and making clear that it wants a greater role there, at a time when Donald J. Trump’s election to the White House has many wondering whether American involvement will recede.”
News roundup: Sperm crisis in China?
Top China news for November 29, 2016. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
News roundup: High-speed rail link between Shanghai and Kunming, plus Sinica Podcast with Carla Nappi
Top China news for November 22, 2016. Get this daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe.
