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1 week, 2 days ago

Chinese state media revel in demise of Voice of America, Radio Free Asia

Shutdown of US-funded news outlets ends more than 80 years of uncensored news broadcasts in China. The daily tabloid described VOA as a “carefully crafted propaganda machine” whose “primary function is to serve Washington’s need to attack other countries based on ideological demands”. While declining to comment directly on the Trump administration’s domestic policies, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

How the CCP Co-opted an Ancient Buddhist Monk

The Diplomat

Kumarajiva, a fourth-century monk and scholar responsible for translating Buddhist texts into Chinese, is venerated by the Chinese Communist Party for developing Mahayana Buddhism in China. He is held up as a historical figure to in pursuit of several key objectives; highlighting the supremacy of Chinese Buddhism as part of the CCP’s strategy to Sinicize the faith; emphasizing the importance …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Park goers in South China feel "Capy" about their holiday season

China Daily

NANNING -- The air crackled with excitement on a sunny afternoon at Nanning Garden Expo Park, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. Originally hailing from the lush landscape of South America, capybaras, affectionately called "Capy" by their diehard fans, boast brownish-yellow fur and tiny triangle-shaped ears that look like little spread wings. "The red bow tie is such a fun …

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Marco Rubio issues Panama ultimatum over 'Chinese influence' on canal

The Independent

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rubio warns Panama of US 'measures', says Chinese influence around Canal is 'unacceptable

Firstpost

Trump has refused to back down on threats to seize the vital waterway and it remains unclear what Rubio can achieve diplomatically that would please him, with Panama firmly rejecting any claims against its sovereignty. File Image/ AFP In a stern warning to Panama, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the United States will take “measures” unless there …

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2 months ago

Chinese national killed in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Islamic State says 'we did it'

Firstpost

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan’s Takhar province. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province. Taliban’s continuing efforts to show Afghanistan stable China was the first country to appoint an ambassador to Afghanistan after the fall of the American-supported democratic …

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2 months, 1 week ago

A powerful quake rocked Tibet but the full impact remains unclear due to China's censorship

ABC

Overlooking a vast plateau in Tibet, a woman cries as she describes the scene in front of her. "For a disaster like an earthquake at this scale, it's a race against time," Zhang Yunhong of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies told the ABC from Beijing. The Foreign Correspondents Club of China's 2023 Media Freedoms Report …

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Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Russell Hedrick, a North Carolina farmer, flies drones to spray fertilizers on his corn, soybean and wheat fields at a fraction of what it would cost him to use a conventional ground spreader. Scott has compared Chinese drones to spy balloons that could “gather data or carry harmful payloads” across America, posing risks to military bases, critical infrastructure …

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Yang Tengbo isn’t just a Chinese ‘spy’ – he’s far more interesting than that

The Independent

There is at least one line of truth in the statement by Yang Tengbo, the Chinese man named as the confidant of Prince Andrew barred from entering Britain on security grounds. It did not surprise me to see Yang in a photograph with Liu Xiaoming, the former Chinese ambassador to Britain, who struck our own spies as the most effective …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Texas governor's orders bring locals uncertainty

China Daily

By May Zhou in Houston, Texas and Zhou Jin in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2024-11-30 07:40 It was done in the name of protecting more than 250,000 Chinese descendants living in Texas. Yet, the three executive orders targeting China, issued by Texas Governor Greg Abbott about a week ago brought a sense of anxiety and uncertainty to many …

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6 months, 1 week ago

China piles extra work on weary youth to ease pension crisis

The Hindu

China's decision to raise the retirement age will give a brief boost to its strained pension system but risks further discouraging weary young workers and cannot arrest long-term demographic decline, experts say. "The pension system is under a lot of strain," said Zhao Litao, a senior research fellow at the National University of Singapore's East Asian Institute. Xiujian Peng, a …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Chinese state councilor encourages athletes to strive for glory at Paris Paralympics

China Daily

Xinhua Updated: 2024-08-17 Large | Medium | Small Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin, also director of the State Council's working committee for disabled people, meets with members of China's Paralympic delegation in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 16, 2024. Shen called on the country's Paris-bound Paralympians to strive for athletic success and show good sportsmanship at the upcoming Paralympic Games. …

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9 months ago

Blame game burns another hole in ties: China Daily editorial

China Daily

Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns speaks at an event on US-China relations in Shanghai, China June 26, 2024. With his long career in US diplomacy serving six presidents and nine secretaries of state and his long-term academic interests and achievements in studies of diplomacy history, US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns should know better than most China-bashing politicians in Washington …

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9 months, 2 weeks ago

'Major suspect' arrested after four US teachers brutally stabbed in attack in China

Daily Mail

A suspect is in custody after four visiting college instructors from Iowa were brutally stabbed in an attack in China on Tuesday morning. The teachers had been on a teaching exchange programme with a partner university, Beihua, in Jilin City David Zabner, pictured, was wounded in the arm during the stabbing attack, according to his brother Iowa Representative Adam Zabner …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese mainland to halt tariff cuts on Taiwan imports

China Daily

BEIJING -- Starting on June 15, 2024, Chinese mainland will halt tariff concessions for some Taiwan products that currently enjoy preferential tariff rates stipulated in the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement in response to the island's trade restrictions, according to the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council. These products consisted of 134 tariff items from Taiwan, including lubricant base oil, …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Cyber warfare, influence operations, and TikTok bans

Hindustan Times

While a concrete and foolproof solution is yet to emerge on preventing conventional conflicts, a peculiar situation has emerged wherein warfare has become grey zone warfare--somewhere between peace and conflict. Senate in April, passed a legislation giving TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance roughly nine months to divest the US assets of the short video app, or to face a countrywide ban. …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

'China is behind this': MPs lash out at Beijing over MoD cyber-attack

Daily Mail

China is being blamed for a major cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence that may have affected information about more than 250,000 armed forces personnel. Conservative former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith told Sky News : 'This is yet another example of why the UK Government must admit that China poses a systemic threat to the UK and change …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Germany's Scholz seeks Chinese role in 'just peace' for Ukraine

The Hindu

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday he hoped Berlin and Beijing could help achieve a "just peace" in Ukraine, as he met President Xi Jinping in the Chinese capital. Meeting with Mr. Xi at Beijing's Diaoyutai State Guesthouse on Tuesday, Mr. Scholz told the Chinese leader he hoped to discuss "how we can contribute more to a just peace …

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1 year ago

India rejects China’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh

Hindustan Times

India on Tuesday rejected China’s contention that Arunachal Pradesh, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a major infrastructure project last week, is part of Chinese territory and said such claims will not change the reality that the state is part of the country. Indian leaders visit Arunachal Pradesh from time to time, as they visit other states of India,” external …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Casting light into the shadows of the past

China Daily

Gold artifacts with snake and tiger motifs, unearthed from Xiazhan site in Baoji, Shaanxi province. In Beijing, the Temple of Heaven has stood for centuries, silently standing in testament to Chinese people's awe of the divine and their sacrificial custom to the heaven in the Ming and Qing dynasties — a custom that actually has a much longer history. Ancient …

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1 year, 3 months ago

China’s Gansu earthquake kills at least 127 people: What to know

Al Jazeera

Earthquake in China’s northwest kills more than 100 people A powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck China’s remote Gansu province at midnight on Monday, killing at least 127 and injuring more than 700 people. The death toll is the highest recorded in China since 2014, when an earthquake killed 617 people and devastated southwest China’s Yunnan province. China’s ministries of finance …

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1 year, 3 months ago

TikTok ban struck down in Montana

The Independent

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1 year, 4 months ago

Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts ‘zero-COVID’ after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state

Associated Press

SHENZHEN, China — In one painting, a child sits, mouth wide open, as a worker in white medical garb extends a long cotton swab toward her tonsils. These are some of the portraits that Zeng Fanzhi, 85, has painted to commemorate three years of China’s strict “zero-COVID” controls, which sparked nationwide protests a year ago. To Zeng, China’s adherence to …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Organization fosters ties between Chinese, US youth

China Daily

Students from a primary school in Portland, Oregon, experience intangible cultural heritage items at the Suzhou Experimental Primary School on March 12, 2019, during a three-day study tour in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Inspired by Xi, group in Washington state serves as bridge for cultural exchanges Amid the spirit of enduring camaraderie, echoes of friendship between nations resound through songs performed …

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Chinese state media revel in demise of Voice of America, Radio Free Asia

How the CCP Co-opted an Ancient Buddhist Monk

Park goers in South China feel "Capy" about their holiday season

Marco Rubio issues Panama ultimatum over 'Chinese influence' on canal

Rubio warns Panama of US 'measures', says Chinese influence around Canal is 'unacceptable

Chinese national killed in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan, Islamic State says 'we did it'

A powerful quake rocked Tibet but the full impact remains unclear due to China's censorship

Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them

Yang Tengbo isn’t just a Chinese ‘spy’ – he’s far more interesting than that

Texas governor's orders bring locals uncertainty

China piles extra work on weary youth to ease pension crisis

Chinese state councilor encourages athletes to strive for glory at Paris Paralympics

Blame game burns another hole in ties: China Daily editorial

'Major suspect' arrested after four US teachers brutally stabbed in attack in China

Chinese mainland to halt tariff cuts on Taiwan imports

Cyber warfare, influence operations, and TikTok bans

'China is behind this': MPs lash out at Beijing over MoD cyber-attack

Germany's Scholz seeks Chinese role in 'just peace' for Ukraine

India rejects China’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh

Casting light into the shadows of the past

China’s Gansu earthquake kills at least 127 people: What to know

TikTok ban struck down in Montana

Artist Zeng Fanzhi depicts ‘zero-COVID’ after a lifetime of service to the Chinese state

Organization fosters ties between Chinese, US youth