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60 Minutes Archives: An interview with China’s Jiang Zemin
Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Mike Wallace asked about the Tiananmen Square massacre, Falun Gong, and the relationship between China and the U.S. ( read original story …)
Why Trump blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic is a waste of time and energy
When I am on the road, it’s not unusual for me to fall asleep with the television on. A few days ago, in the early hours, I awoke to a CNN “Breaking News” story. The…
Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill
President Donald Trump once again says he’ll veto the annual defense policy bill that covers the military’s budget and pay raises for service members, but this time he’s citing unspecified concerns ab … ( read…
The Guardian view on China’s treatment of the Uighurs: from unthinkable to irrefutable
What once seemed surely unthinkable has become, in just a few years, irrefutable. The evidence amassed by scholars, journalists and campaigners of grotesque human rights abuses in Xinjiang has begun … ( read original story…
Bloomberg News Chinese staff member detained in Beijing
Chinese authorities have detained a Chinese national working for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing on suspicion of endangering national security, the news agency and China’s foreign ministry said … ( read original story …)
Xi Jinping’s pledge to cut China’s carbon emissions raises questions over whether Beijing is moving quickly enough
President Xi Jinping’s latest climate pledges, including a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by over 65 per cent and boosting the use of non-fossil fuels, have been greeted with caution by … ( read original…
China tariffs offset by rising Australian iron ore prices due to ‘fear tax’
Boosted iron ore prices due to anxious markets are likely to help federal budget’s bottom line, Deloitte says … ( read original story …)
China holds low-key Nanking massacre memorial service as Beijing seeks to warm ties with Tokyo
China on Sunday held a solemn but low profile memorial service to mark the 83rd anniversary of the Nanking massacre by Japanese troops during World War II, a bitter source of grievance between the ……
China-India relations: could Beijing agreeing a new height for Everest with Kathmandu stir up tensions?
The announcement of a new height for Mount Everest may have settled a long-running dispute between China and Nepal, but observers say it also sends a signal about Beijing’s rising influence in South … (…
China looks forward on anniversary of 1937 Nanjing massacre
BEIJING (AP) — A confident-sounding Communist Party of China spoke of a brighter future as it remembered the victims at a ceremony Sunday on the 83rd anniversary of the Nanjing massacre. Over six … (…
Canada says 2 citizens held in China have not been tried
Canada said Thursday that it has confirmed with China that two Canadians held for two years in China in a case linked to a Huawei executive have not been put on trial, contrary … (…
China reports 24 new COVID-19 cases, monitoring tourist spot Hainan
China reported 24 new coronavirus cases in the mainland on Sunday, up from 13 cases a day earlier, while the authorities were monitoring possible contacts in the domestic tourism hotspot of Hainan. ( read original…
