To secure its hold on power, the Communist Party is tightening its control over all faiths in China. Here’s everything you need to know:When did the crackdown begin? Religious repression has … ( read original…
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In China, Where the Pandemic Began, Life Is Starting to Look … Normal
Markets, bars and restaurants are crowded again. Local virus transmissions are near zero. But some worry that people are letting their guard down too soon. ( read original story …)
How China uses Muslim press trips to counter claims of Uighur abuse
Beijing has taken dozens of journalists from the Islamic world on tours of its indoctrination camps in Xinjiang in an attempt to counter western headlines … ( read original story …)
With China tensions rising, U.S. joins Taiwan to mark battle anniversary
The de facto U.S. ambassador in Taipei joined for the first time on Sunday a Taiwanese leader, amid rising tensions with Beijing, to commemorate a key military clash and the last time Taiwanese forces ……
China reports 12 coronavirus cases, seventh day without local transmission
China reported 12 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 22, down from 22 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Sunday. All 12 new infections were imported cases, according…
China reports 12 coronavirus cases, 7th day without local transmission
China reported 12 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 22, down from 22 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Sunday. All 12 new infections were imported cases, according…
Roundup: Shanghai edge Beijing, Qingdao take first win in Chinese Super League
Oscar (R) of Shanghai SIPG breaks through during the sixth round match between Beijing Guoan and Shanghai SIPG in the postponed 2020 season of the Chinese Football Association Super League (CSL) … ( read original…
China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider
Cai Xia is no stranger to defying expectations. During her years at the Chinese Communist Party’s top training center and think tank, the outspoken professor had surprised many with her liberal ideas … ( read…
China reports 22 coronavirus cases, 6th day without local transmission
BEIJING, Aug 22 (Reuters) – China reported 22 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for Aug. 21, same as a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday. All 22 new infections were…
China-US comedians: ‘We hope jokes travel faster than the virus’
Can you make jokes about a pandemic? Up Next, President Trump calls coronavirus ‘kung flu’ Video, 00:01:05President Trump calls coronavirus ‘kung flu’ Coronavirus: ‘China is not the enemy of the US’ … ( read original…
China’s Achilles heel: What Japan’s 1980s boom and bust can tell us about the Chinese economy
Three major vulnerabilities emerge in China’s economy at a potential turning point in its relations with the world, says Federated Hermes portfolio manager Steve Chiavarone. ( read original story …)
Trump says could ‘decouple’ and not do business with China
U.S. President Donald Trump, in a Fox News interview airing Sunday, raised the possibility of decoupling the U.S. economy from China, a major purchaser of U.S. goods. In a video excerpt, Trump … ( read…
Pompeo to visit Israel, UAE this week, source says; peace, Iran, China on agenda
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Israel on Monday and travel on to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday to discuss the countries’ normalisation deal, a person briefed on his itinerary … (…
