Shen Zijie (above) of Shenzhen Aviators dunks during a match between Zhejiang Lions and Shenzhen Aviators at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong … ( read original story …)
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China tensions mount as Britain suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Britain will shelve its extradition treaty with Hong Kong today as the government faces mounting pressure to toughen its stance towards China.Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, will tell the Commons … ( read original story…
China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
Ou Hongyi, who took part in the #FridaysforFuture protest, says she has been told she cannot return to school unless she stops her activism … ( read original story …)
Wearing a Mask? It May Come From China’s Controversial Labor Program
Our visual investigation reveals several Chinese companies that are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the coronavirus pandemic. We track some of that … ( read original story …)
China Is Using Uighur Labor to Produce Face Masks
A Times video investigation identified Chinese companies using a contentious labor program for Uighurs to satisfy demand for P.P.E., some of which ended up in the United States and other countries. ( read original story…
TikTok halts talks on London headquarters amid UK-China tensions
Video-sharing app suspends plans for expansion in the wake of diplomatic rows between both countries … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong Teachers Fired and Afraid as China Targets Liberal Thinkers
Hong Kong teachers who backed antigovernment protests are being reprimanded and, in some cases, fired as China’s Communist Party moves to stamp out dissent. Observers fear the city’s tradition of … ( read original story…
China Study Group, the elite Indian govt body that guides policy on ties with Beijing
China Study Group, founded in 1975 under K.R. Narayanan, is playing a key role as India and China talk about disengagement in Ladakh. ( read original story …)
UK Ratchets up Criticism of China Over Uighurs, Hong Kong
Britain’s foreign secretary has hinted that he may move to suspend the U.K.’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, in response to China’s imposition of sweeping new security laws in the … ( read original story…
China flooding death toll rises as surging waters trigger new alerts, dam blasted
Days of torrential rainfall and expectations for further flooding led China to raise its flood alert level on one river to the second-highest level on Sunday as a dam was blasted to release surging … (…
Mainland China reports 16 new coronavirus cases including 13 in Xinjiang
Mainland China reported 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of July 18, up from 22 reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Sunday. ( read original…
Beijing Eases Virus Restrictions After 2 Weeks of No New Cases
Beijing authorities lowered the city’s Covid-19 emergency response level after almost two weeks of no new domestic coronavirus infections. ( read original story …)
TikTok has shelved plans for a European HQ in London as tensions with Beijing threaten to escalate into an economic war
The Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly shelved plans to open a European headquarters in London, according to the Sunday Times. TikTok, the wildly popular viral video app, had been in … ( read…
