China appears to have massively upgraded its powerful online censorship apparatus, using it to more severely block sensitive topics in group conversations while allowing freer rein in private chats – a sign, one expert says,…
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China says it wants smooth military ties with Trump
“China is willing to work hard together with the defense department of the next U.S. government to promote the healthy and stable development of military-to-military relations,” Yang told a monthly news briefing. Trump will take…
Softwood lumber dispute with U.S. sees B.C. turn to China, India
VICTORIA – The prospect of a reignited trade dispute with the United States over Canadian softwood lumber exports has British Columbia looking for new customers in China and India. Mike de Jong, B.C.’s minister of…
Beijing untypically quiet on Taiwan drills in South China Sea
ITU ABA, South China Sea Taiwan held rescue drills on Tuesday off the coast of its sole outpost in the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea, but the biggest claimant in the disputed area…
China plans to build $2bn film studio
China’s government has announced it will build a $2bn (£1.6bn) film studio in another push to expand China’s already burgeoning film industry. The studio, based in Chongqing in the south west of the country, will…
Beijing warns against Taiwan ties as Singapore tries to free troop carriers in Hong Kong
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE Beijing on Friday warned countries against maintaining military ties with Taiwan, after Singaporean armored troop carriers were seized en route from the island that Beijing regards as a breakaway province. Chinese foreign ministry…
Castro's death a reminder in China of changed communist axis
BEIJING — In the shadow of east Beijing’s soaring glass skyscrapers, elderly retirees still speak nostalgically about their Cuban brothers-in-arm, faraway comrades bound by communist solidarity. But in central Beijing’s halls of power, Cuba is…
‘Something Is Wrong’: Fresh Fish Vanish From Beijing Stores, Raising Suspicions
BEIJING — In supermarkets across the Chinese capital, shoppers have been staring, baffled by empty fish tanks and asking: Where have all the fish gone? Carp and other freshwater fish usually sold alive and flapping…
10 Things To Do In Beijing – Why You Need To Visit The Capital Of China
Beijing is a multifaceted metropolis filled with surprises at every street and corner. The vibrant city is not just the capital of China but also the country’s focal point of arts and culture.There is so…
Beijing to give seniors bracelets to prevent them getting lost
In Beijing, 12,000 elderly people will receive free bracelets that could help prevent them from getting lost, local authorities said on Saturday. The bracelets will be given to elderly people who have cognitive problems such…
Three Olympic gold medals stripped in latest IOC doping retests
The IOC, which stores samples for 10 years, reanalyzed more than 1,000 samples from the 2008 Beijing Games and 2012 London Olympics with improved techniques that can detect the use of steroids going back weeks…
Beijing cancels bilateral meetings with Mongolia following Dalai Lama visit
Biannual parliamentarians advisory summit also cancelled; Mongolian Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing also in question. A blow to the economy of Mongolia, which counts on Chinese loans and investment. Ulaan Baatar: the visit of the…
Britain’s 4x400m girls from Beijing 2008 are set to be upgraded to bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH
BRITAIN’S 4x400m girls are set to be upgraded to Olympic bronze – more than eight years after finishing FIFTH with their Belarus rivals the latest athletes to be kicked out for doping. Christine Ohuruogu, who…
