The abrupt interpretation of Article 104 of the Basic Law by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) triggered a new round of political confrontation between Beijing and the pan-democrats. Beijing decided to pre-empt the…
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What was Beijing really up to with its Basic Law interpretation?
Beijing harasses independent candidates for low-level offices
Liu Huizhen, a petite, soft-spoken farmer’s daughter who wants to serve her community, might seem an unlikely threat to China’s all-powerful Communist Party. Yet, as Chinese vote yesterday for low-level representatives, authorities have responded to…
Canadian students need to go to China, but they need help getting there
Chardaye Bueckert was sitting on a train hurtling toward Beijing after a day spent marvelling at the Ming-era walls of Pingyao when she started thinking about Alberta. Travelling at up to 250 km/h, the electric…
Yuan at Pre-Crisis Lows
Advertisment China’s currency keeps sinking against the dollar. Since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election last week, Beijing has allowed the yuan to tumble. The fall continued Tuesday, with one American dollar buying around…
China’s celebrated female fighter pilot, the ‘Golden Peacock,’ killed in horrific aerobatics team collision
Her 35-year-old male co-pilot ejected in time and survived with minor injuries, the South China Morning Post reported. Yu was one of China’s first female fighter pilots and the first woman to fly a J-10…
China claims its first aircraft carrier is now ready for combat
China’s first aircraft carrier is now ready to engage in combat, marking a milestone for a navy that has invested heavily in its ability to project power far from China’s shores. The Liaoning’s political commissar…
China Sure to Meet Full-Year Economic Targets, Premier Says
It’s mission accomplished for China’s economy. China is confident it will achieve its major full-year targets and tasks, Premier Li Keqiang said at a seminar in Beijing, according to state media reports late Tuesday. China…
China says aircraft carrier now ready for combat
BEIJING – China’s first aircraft carrier is now ready to engage in combat, marking a milestone for a navy that has invested heavily in its ability to project power far from China’s shores. The Liaoning’s…
BMO wins China approval to quote loonie against yuan
Bank of Montreal said on Tuesday it had been named the first and only Canadian bank approved by the People’s Bank of China to quote the Canadian dollar against the yuan as a market maker…
Credit Suisse hires banker in China onshore private banking push: memo
HONG KONG Credit Suisse has hired former RBS banker Rick Meng as head of China onshore private banking, according to an internal memo, as the Swiss private bank looks to tap the wealth management business…
Reports of iPhone shutdowns spark complaints in China
The China Consumers Association (CCA) has asked Apple to investigate “a considerable number” of reports by users of iPhone 6 and 6s phones that the devices have been shutting off and cannot be turned back…
China executes farmer who killed official with nail gun
The official Xinhua News Agency says Jia Jinglong was put to death Tuesday … Land seizures and government corruption are major sources of discontent in China, where the legal system remains weak and ordinary citizens…
China to Trump: Co-operation is the only choice
Trump lambasted China throughout the U.S. election campaign, drumming up headlines with his pledges to slap 45 percent tariffs on imported Chinese goods and to label the country a currency manipulator on his first day…
