President Xi Jinping completed his shake-up of China’s top personnel this week, with the legislature voting to install a key ally and former aide as premier.
Monthly Archives For March 2023
When China shot down five U-2 spy planes at the height of the Cold War
When a Chinese high-altitude balloon suspected of spying was spotted over the United States recently, the US Air Force responded by sending up a high-flying espionage asset of its own: the U-2 reconnaissance jet.
Li Qiang becomes China’s premier, tasked with reviving economy
took office on Saturday as China’s premier, the country’s No.2 post, putting the close ally of President Xi Jinping in charge of reviving an economy battered by three years of COVID-19 curbs. Widely …
Is It Raining Worms In China? Viral Video From Beijing Leaves Netizens Perplexed | WATCH
A bizarre video from the city of Beijing showing roads and vehicles covered with worm-like creatures has taken social media by storm.
Beijing to increase unification pressure on Taiwan, says US spy agencies
As Chinese President Xi Jinping begins his third term, Beijing will continue to press Taiwan on unification and try to undercut US influence in the region, according to an annual report by the US intelligence…
How Beijing Boxed America Out of the South China Sea
In early February, a Philippine coast guard vessel approached a small outpost in the South China Sea when it was hit by green laser beams that temporarily blinded its crew. The source was a Chinese…
‘Money Machine’ Is Missing the Juicy Details of Chinese Banking
Review: ‘Money Machine’ Is Missing the Juicy Details of Chinese Banking Create an FP account to save articles … Shan’s Money Machine: A Trailblazing American Venture in China promises to explain the …
U.S. negative covid-19 test requirement for travelers from China expires
A requirement that travelers to the U.S. from China present a negative covid-19 test before boarding their flights expired Friday after more than two months as cases in China have fallen.
Iran and Saudi Arabia signal the start of a new era, with China front and center
When Saudi Arabia and Iran buried the hatchet in Beijing on Friday, it was a game-changing moment both for a Middle East shaped by their decades-old rivalry, and for China’s growing influence in the oil-rich…
Xi clinches third term as China’s president amid host of challenges
Xi Jinping secured a precedent-breaking third term as president of China on Friday during a parliamentary session in which he tightened his control of the world’s second-largest economy as it emerges from a COVID slump…
China’s ‘two sessions’ 2023: Beijing fills top prosecutor, judge and anti-corruption positions
Former Hubei party chief Ying Yong, responsible for the country’s initial Covid-19 response in Wuhan, is named procurator-general Incumbent top prosecutor Zhang Jun becomes president of the Supreme People’s Court,
Iran and Saudi Arabia reach deal to restore diplomatic ties, with help from Beijing
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China diplomatic success as Iran, Saudi Arabia to resume ties following secret Beijing meetings
The Beijing talks capped off a series of talks over the past two years between Saudi Arabia and Iran, with previous talks in Iraq and Oman in 2021 and 2022 respectively.
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