China announced sanctions against me this week for the second time in a month. This time it was for speaking out against China’s deepening control of Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
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US-China trade deal review postponed as China ramps up farm, energy purchases
The United States and China have delayed a review of their Phase 1 trade deal initially slated for Saturday, sources familiar with the plans told Reuters. ( read original story …)
‘Reflection’ leads Beijing to soften rhetoric aimed at U.S., others
As the relationship between the United States and China deteriorates, Beijing is looking to tone down its rhetoric and salvage something, The New York Times reports. Recently, top Chinese diplomats, … ( read original story…
Each week Beijing’s message to Hong Kong gets clearer: we can do what we like
Since the anti-sedition law the territory has entered uncharted waters, says writer Ilaria Maria Sala … ( read original story …)
China Focus: Beijing’s Xinfadi wholesale market reopens as COVID-19 outbreak ebbs
Customers buy vegetables at a retail grocery store which has been set up recently next to the Xinfadi wholesale market in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 15, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) The reopened … ( read…
China and the US are racing for influence in Latin America
At first glance, the picture China’s ambassador to Barbados tweeted on July 23 shows nothing more than an online meeting — a typical, screen-based representation of what life has become during the … ( read…
UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline
End of cooperation ‘because of pandemic’ comes as extent of similar British contracts with foreign forces emerges … ( read original story …)
As Relations With U.S. Sink, China Tones Down ‘Hotheaded’ Nationalism
Beijing is dialing down its belligerence to avoid provocative moves that might give President Trump more opportunities to attack ahead of the November election. ( read original story …)
To Get Tougher on China, Trump Needs U.S. Navy, Which Is Straining
Growing demands on the Navy as part of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign against China come as the military branch is addressing shortcomings in training, workloads, navigational skills and … ( read original story …)
China Restaurant Apologises For Weighing Customers
A restaurant in China has apologised for its controversial policy of asking diners to weigh themselves before entry in an overzealous response to a new national campaign against food waste. The beef … ( read…
Beijing 2022 announces shortlist for visual design of uniform equipment
A panel are selecting the design proposals for the visual appearance of Beijing 2022 Games uniform equipment. (Xinhua) BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic … ( read original story…
U.S. Navy carrier conducted exercises in South China Sea on August 14
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier conducted exercises in the contested South China Sea on Friday, the U.S. navy said in a statement. ( read original story …)
‘The press has to go on’: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing
Apple Daily founder and pro democracy activist says his case will likely be a ‘litmus test’ of Hong Kong’s legal system … ( read original story …)
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