(CNN)Indonesia has become the latest Southeast Asian nation to ruffle China’s feathers over the South China Sea. In an act of defiance against Beijing’s territorial ambitions in the region, Indonesia will now call the northern…
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Will China’s tightened capital controls pop the housing bubble?
This month, the limit on foreign currency transactions in China was lowered to $9,000 to increase scrutiny on investment money flowing out of the country. Some fear it could be the catalyst that finally causes…
China has ‘almost doubled the fighting power of its aircraft carrier’ as Beijing conducts drill on the warship near Taiwan Strait
China has reportedly conducted a series of combat exercises on its aircraft carrier Lianing near the Taiwan Strait. The drill on July 13 was staged under ‘complicated aviation and marine conditions’ and was aimed to…
China cremates body of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo
China cremated the body of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate … But the statement did not appear on its website, where transcripts of daily news briefings have been scrubbed clean of all mentions of Liu.…
4 Hong Kong lawmakers disqualified, fueling worries about Beijing’s influence
Hong Kong (CNN)Four pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong have been disqualified from their posts for failing to take their oaths properly, a court ruled Friday. The four legislators in question — Nathan Law, Lau Siu…
China media: Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo ‘led astray by West’
“China is a country under the rule of law … But the statement did not appear on its website, where transcripts of daily news briefings have been scrubbed clean of all mentions of Liu. Liu…
China cautions Botswana over Dalai Lama visit
China is a major investor in Botswana’s economy. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a daily news briefing that the Dalai Lama wears the cloak of religion to engage in anti-China, separatist activities and…
Liu Xiaobo: China rejects foreign criticism over dissident’s death
“The handling of Liu Xiaobo’s case belongs to China’s internal affairs, and foreign countries are in no position to make improper remarks,” reported Xinhua state news agency on Friday. Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang added that…
China, US neck-and-neck in global (un)popularity contest, poll finds
“China has been investing very heavily to develop its ‘soft power’ — and its ability to minimize news and information about aspects that reflect poorly on its government.” China’s global unfavorable rating stands at 37%,…
China, N. Korea: 2 repressive systems, 2 prisoners, 2 deaths
CHINA’S “WORST NIGHTMARE” China went to great lengths to shut … Questions asked about him at the daily Foreign Ministry news briefings were scrubbed out of published transcripts. Bits of information leaked out through friends,…
Beijing ‘killed’ Liu Xiaobo: dissident Chen Guangcheng
Chen Guangcheng, one of China’s best-known activists who fled to the United States, charged Thursday that Nobel peace laureate Liu Xiaobo was “deliberately killed” by the country’s rulers, urging the international community to maintain pressure…
The Latest: China slams ‘improper’ remarks supporting Liu
The Latest on the death of imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, who died Thursday night in the northeastern city of Shenyang following a battle with liver cancer (all times local): 2:30 a.m.…
Milestones in China’s pro-democracy movement
News of his condition is met with dismay and draws calls from supporters and foreign governments for him to be allowed to seek treatment overseas. China rebuffs the calls. ( read original story …)
