On a warm spring day in 2012, Xi Jinping, then China’s vice president, met with Bill Gates in Beijing. As the men were walking out of the meeting room, the conversation turned to smoking in…
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China’s gadget police found something else to ban from cars
Reclining lounge seats are latest target as regulators consider safety impacts of not sitting up straight like your mother told you …
China shock 2.0: Beijing targets German industry as Berlin looks on
A new study says Germany’s weak growth is not only home-made. Economists warn of a “China shock 2.0”, yet the federal government is slow to respond. View on euronews …
Their small nation cut a deal with China, and now the cost is becoming all too real
Residents of a small nation are getting a taste of China’s pervasive surveillance state after the country opened its doors to Beijing, The New York Times reported. The surveillance began when Chinese …
How two competing mega-bridges could turn the Pearl River Delta into a 100 million person megalopolis
Hong Kong and Shenzhen are racing to build separate multi-billion dollar bridges across the Pearl River Delta, part of a larger plan to merge dozens of cities into China’s second megalopolis. This …
China’s Ganfeng Lithium just began producing the world’s first 10-amp-hour solid-state battery — hitting 500 watt-hours per kilogram, roughly double today’s best EV packs
A single battery cell weighing roughly 20 grams now stores as much energy per kilogram as some entire EV packs did a decade ago. Ganfeng Lithium, one of China’s largest lithium producers, announced in …
US-China conflict over Taiwan risks a nuclear escalation, study finds
By Greg Torode and Jun Yuan Yong SINGAPORE, May 28 (Reuters) – A conflict between the U.S. and China over Taiwan would risk a nuclear escalation with both militaries likely to stage sweeping …
Chinese Navy Drives Away NATO Ship From South China Sea
The Netherlands appears to have conducted a landmark operation against Chinese territorial claims in the Pacific.
China-linked spy site expansion in Cuba raises alarms near key US military bases
Trump administration pressure on Cuba intensifies as analysts warn expanded Chinese and Russian intelligence facilities can monitor U.S. military activity.
China’s amb. to ‘Post’: Beijing pushes Iran from ‘extremist path’ after Trump-Xi summit
The summit in Beijing was designed to stabilize relations between the world’s two largest powers amid tensions over trade, technology, Taiwan, and the ongoing Iran crisis.
Blueprint unveiled for Beijing’s project 2035
A long-term blueprint for the quality urban development of Beijing was released on Thursday, with strategic goals through 2035 outlined for transforming the Chinese capital into a world-class, …
Think tank busts Russia-China alliance as Beijing exploits isolated Putin for cheap oil
Sometimes a friendship looks balanced from the outside. But behind closed doors, it quickly becomes clear who holds the power. A major international alliance is now quietly turning into a one-sided …
A coalmine explosion lays bare China’s two-speed economy
In China’s worst mining accident since 2009, a gas explosion ripped through a coalmine in Shanxi province on May 22nd. Television showed scenes of injured coalminers in hospitals, and rescue efforts …
