and said he was a French citizen, while a plainclothes officer told him “this is China, you know that – it’s not the same”, a Mingpao journalist at the scene reported (in Chinese). Two friends…
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Despite their different trajectories, the clarity of China’s and the United States’ economic policies can help to drive global growth, a senior Chinese official said on Friday. The world’s two largest economies can “learn from…
Beijing slams US for sanctioning Chinese official for abuses
Add China as an interest to stay up to date on the latest China news, video, and analysis from ABC News. China said Friday that it strongly opposes the Trump administration’s decision to sanction a…
Beijing Builds Its Influence in the American Media
During China’s 19th Party Congress, held in Beijing from Oct. 18 to 24, the country’s state-controlled domestic media dutifully gave the dry, jargon-filled proceedings wall-to-wall front-page coverage. Beneath headlines trumpeting the party’s … ( read…
Beijing Renhe deny offer for Fernando Torres
Newly promoted Chinese Super League side Beijing Renhe have denied making an offer for Atletico Madrid forward Fernando Torres. Torres is out of contract at the end of the season and the 33-year-old has been…
Hong Kong leader says she won’t blindly obey Beijing’s orders
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she would not blindly obey the orders of Communist Party leaders in Beijing, while admitting the government has no way to suppress skyrocketing prices in…
Beijing condemns Taiwan probe into tiny pro-China opposition party
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An artist who filmed Beijing’s migrant crackdown is missing, his friends say
Friends of an artist who fled Beijing after documenting mass expulsions of migrant workers from the Chinese capital say he has gone missing after being detained by the police. The painter, Hua Yong, posted dozens…
The Beijing Declaration on Human Rights: A Closer Look
Commendable commitment to universality of human rights. Has emphasized the particularities of developing countries. Interdependence of civil/political rights and economic/social/cultural rights are highlighted. Human freedom is reinterpreted … ( read original story …)
India, China hold talks on long-pending border dispute
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AP Exclusive: Anger with China drives Uighurs to Syrian war
ISTANBUL — The Chinese interrogators held burning cigarettes to Ali’s face, tied him against a tree and beat him as they tried to get the Uighur farmer to say he took part in an ethnic…
Shine.cn launches its online Online Digital News Channel From China
Shine is an independent news report agency that is an updated version of the Chinese information and media giant Shanghai Daily. It has both a desktop and mobile platform enabling the platform accessible to both…
China sentences 85 people, including 44 Taiwanese, for scams
Countries including Malaysia, Cambodia and Kenya have deported Taiwanese suspects to China in deference to Beijing, which views Taiwan as its own territory without sovereign legal status. Taiwan rejects China’s claim to its territory and…