The problem was not that young people thought they were too good for that work, but that it did not offer a real chance at a better life, because of lower wages and persistent discrimination, said Nie Riming, a researcher at the Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law. Until China …
Read More »China military rehearses ‘encircling’ Taiwan after US Speaker visit | CNN
Taipei CNN — China has started three days of military exercises around Taiwan after the island’s president met the US House Speaker in defiance of repeated threats by Beijing. The exercises, dubbed “United Sharp Sword,” have been denounced by Taiwan. China sees Taiwan as its own territory and has not …
Read More »China begins three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait
PLA announces United Sharp Sword exercises amid Chinese anger over meeting between Taiwan’s President and US House Speaker. China has announced three days of military exercises around Taiwan amid anger in Beijing over Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting in California with the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives …
Read More »Six of the most beautiful sections of the Great Wall of China | CNN
CNN — Having lived in Beijing for almost 12 years, I’ve had plenty of time to travel widely in China. I’ve visited more than 100 cities, not to mention countless towns and villages throughout the mainland’s 31 provinces. Looking back, I’ve come to realize it was my frequent visits to …
Read More »The Biggest Threat to America Isn’t Russia or China – It’s the Enemy Within
Depending on what 24/7 mainstream news channel you watch or political party you ascribe to, you are either fed that the biggest threat to America is Russia or China. No doubt worthy adversaries, particularly China, who I’ve long admired for their dedication to a cause and ‘long-game’ foreign policy. However, …
Read More »Vatican says China has unilaterally appointed bishop to Shanghai
The announcement comes months after Vatican accused China of violating their accord on the appointment of bishops. The Vatican has said that Chinese authorities have appointed a new bishop to Shanghai, the largest Roman Catholic diocese in China, in an apparent violation of a bilateral pact between the two states. …
Read More »Malaysia’s Anwar faces balancing act on first China trip
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim is expected to navigate between deepening economic ties with his country’s biggest trading partner and tackling thorny issues such as the South China Sea during his first visit to China as prime minister, analysts say. Anwar will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on …
Read More »China thinks it’s diplomatically isolating Taiwan. It isn’t | CNN
Taipei, Taiwan CNN — When the Honduran President announced last week her country planned to establish diplomatic ties with China, the ripples were felt far beyond this Central American country of population 10 million. To many, it was the latest confirmation of China’s growing clout on the world stage. The …
Read More »Biden Regime Rejects Any Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire… if China is Involved
The White House has voiced hostility to any efforts by Beijing to mediate a ceasefire in the conflict as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepared to visit his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the first time since the weeks before to war breaking out in Ukraine. The ongoing conflict in Ukraine …
Read More »Russia, China creating world of ‘danger, disorder, division’: UK
The United Kingdom views China as representing an “epoch-defining challenge” to the world order and sees the UK and Europe’s security tied to Russia’s unsuccessful prosecution of its war on Ukraine, an update to the UK’s strategic foreign and defence policy blueprint states. In a “refresh” to the Integrated Review …
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