TAIPEI—A Chinese investigation into purported lip syncing by a rock band from Taiwan is aimed at pressuring the band into supporting Beijing’s stance on the island and is part of a broad effort to interfere…
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Analysis: Why Beijing Put Pressure on a Rock Group – TaiwanPlus News
Taiwanese rock band Mayday are coming under pressure to support China’s position on Taiwan. Herel Hughes spoke to Chin-Fu Hung from National Cheng Kung University on Beijing’s attempts to influence Taiwan’s young people.
Xi says China must fight ‘escalating oppression’ from West with ‘diplomatic iron army’
Chinese President Xi Jinping encouraged his nation’s diplomats to take hard lines protecting the country’s interests from Western powers in a speech in Beijing on Friday.
New batch of updated COVID-19 shots arrives
A batch of Novavax’s updated XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine, with an expiration date of Aug. 31, yesterday arrived in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said. The batch of of 462,800 doses is to …
ASEAN foreign ministers express concern over South China Sea tensions
Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia’s regional bloc ASEAN on Saturday expressed their concern over growing tensions in the South China Sea which they said could threaten regional peace and urged for peaceful dialogue among parties.
China launches test runs for world’s largest plant that can convert coal to ethanol
Coal-based production line ‘vital’ for China’s food and energy security, co-developer Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics says in report on website.
China banking regulator’s former vice-chair handed life sentence
A former vice-chairman of China’s banking regulator has been sentenced to life imprisonment, state media reported Friday, the latest target in a crackdown on corruption in the second-largest economy’s …
What China’s new defense minister tells us about Xi’s military purge
The promotion of Admiral Dong Jun, the 62-year-old former head of the Chinese navy, hinted at the severity of the ongoing probe into military corruption.
China’s central bank agrees Ant Group’s Alipay has no controller
China’s central bank has agreed that popular payment app Alipay has no controller following a sweeping business overhaul of Jack Ma’s Ant Group, the fintech giant that owns the app, according to the …
I moved to China expecting to teach for just 2 years. I’ve been here for nearly a decade and have no plans to move home.
My employer pays for me to fly home every summer, but I feel reverse culture shock every time I’m back in England.
China’s Huawei reports nearly $100 billion in sales and claims it has overcome the ‘siege’ of US sanctions
The Shenzhen-based tech giant forecast nearly $100 billion in annual sales, boosted thanks to the release of the Mate 60 Pro smartphone in August.
No End In Sight To China’s Economic Woes As It Battles Low Spending, Joblessness
The big bad news of the year for China was economic. The country’s economy has struggled to recover from the impact of Covid …
Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and stepped up …
