A Chinese student network based in Ireland is being used by Beijing to identify and gain access to talented researchers and intellectual property, according to a new report by an Australian think tank … (…
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Australia minister warns foreign journalists amid China spat
A senior Australian government minister on Sunday warned foreign journalists working in the country they might come under the scrutiny of federal agencies if they provide a … ( read original story …)
Hidden Gem: ’76 Days’ Examines the Human Cost of the Coronavirus Outbreak in Wuhan, China
Days also takes viewers to Wuhan, a city of 11 million people barely known outside of China before it was thrust into a global spotlight as it ground to a halt in a frontline battle…
China would rather see U.S. TikTok ban than stiff-armed sale
More than 100 million users in the U.S. hold accounts on the popular social media platform, TikTok. But that could come to an end this month if a deal is not inked between a U.S.…
Culture clash: has Australia miscalculated in its feud with China?
When Scott Morrison met with about 10 of his hawkish backbench colleagues for a “fireside chat” at Parliament House in the middle of May, he had a clear message: Australia would stand up for its…
Disney’s Mulan takes a kung fu kicking in China
For the Walt Disney studio, it must have seemed like a formula for a box office bonanza in China – a live-action retelling with Chinese stars of an adventure-packed folk-tale about a national heroine ……
The coronavirus may have been in California before China announced outbreak, study suggests
The novel coronavirus may have been circulating in Southern California as early as December, a new study from UCLA published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Medical Internet Research suggests. ( read original story …)
Families urge China to release their relatives
Posted . A group of Hong Kong families on Saturday demanded the urgent return of their activist relatives detained last … ( read original story …)
Beijing Slaps Restrictions on U.S. Diplomats
Beijing will impose unspecified “reciprocal restrictions” on all American diplomats in China as a response to earlier U.S. restrictions on Chinese diplomats, according to Al J … ( read original story …)
US-China row over detention of 12 Hongkongers in Shenzhen escalates, as families seek city government’s help to bring group back
Beijing’s foreign affairs arm in Hong Kong hits back after remarks by top diplomat Mike Pompeo and calls on US politicians to stop interfering in the city’s affairs. ( read original story …)
Disney Wanted to Make a Splash in China With ‘Mulan.’ It Stumbled Instead.
A political controversy over a filming location was a rare blunder for one of the world’s savviest companies in dealing with China. ( read original story …)
Hitting the books: How China uses AI to influence its 1.4 billion citizens
Today, states and their actors are waging a digital cold war with artificial intelligence systems at the heart of the fight. In T-Minus AI, the US Air Force’s first Chairperson for Artificial … ( read…
India-China dispute: China returns five missing Indian nationals
Five Indian nationals thought to have been detained when they wandered across the border into China have been freed, India’s defence ministry says. The youths, from a state bordering China, went … ( read original…
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