Sky News host Rowan Dean says the Chinese government’s “mouthpiece” – The Global Times – claim Victoria is “still cooperating with China”. ( read original story …)
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Mainland China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 5
Mainland China reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 5, up from 17 cases from a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Credibility for China’s ADF Twitter attack ‘handed on a platter’ to Beijing by PM
The timing and delivery of China’s doctored ADF image depicting an Australian soldier with a knife at the throat of an Afghan child was “sloppy” but “devastatingly effective” according to Sky News … ( read…
Indonesia looks to Joe Biden for more ‘professional’ stance on China
While the world was distracted with the US presidential election last month, Indonesia quietly announced a marked shift in its defence strategy designed to send an unambiguous message to Beijing. ( read original story …)
Slavery will never be history as long as we turn a blind eye to China
Consumers don’t want to know their stuff is made by forced Uighur labour … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Founder Taken Amid China’s Crackdown on Fraudulent Bank Accounts
Hong Kong-based crypto exchange CEO Global said Saturday one of its founders has been taken away by authority to assist with an investigation for 15 days and it has no idea when he may return.…
Why China is now looking to have its say on international law
Four years after a decision against it on the South China Sea, Beijing is taking more of an interest in global rules and the way they are made. ( read original story …)
U.S. ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation
The terminations follow new visa restrictions limiting stays in the U.S. by members of China’s Communist Party. ( read original story …)
Pompeo ends 5 cultural exchange programs with China
The State Department has ended five exchange programs with China, calling them “soft power propaganda tools” of the Chinese government. ( read original story …)
Carbon monoxide leak kills 23 in China coal mine
A carbon monoxide leak in a China mine killed 23 out of 24 people trapped inside since Friday, rescuers reported Saturday. ( read original story …)
China, U.S. Need to Proceed Together With ‘Good Will’: Chinese Envoy
China and the United States need to proceed together with “good will” to improve relations, the Chinese ambassador to Washington said on Saturday, as ties remained fraught between the world’s two … ( read original…
US ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation
The departing Trump administration has ended five cultural-exchange programs with China that it says were being used for Chinese propaganda and had no benefit to the … ( read original story …)
China once celebrated its diversity. How has it come to embrace ethnic nationalism?
My friend Aynür’s life tells the story of how Uighurs have been purposefully dehumanised by the party-state, says David Tobin of the University of Manchester … ( read original story …)