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China en de wereldcrisis
Foreign warships in South China Sea ‘causing trouble’, Beijing’s ambassador to Britain says (SCMP)North Korea to allow outside inspectors to visit missile test site ($$The Wall Street Journal)North Korea's new nuclear promises fall short of US demands ($$The New York Times)Trump needs South Korea to save North Korea denuclearization deal (Newsweek)The real reason Kim Jong-un wants to declare an end to the Korean War (Brookings) Is #MeToo changing China? ($$The Washington Post)North Korea's Trump-era strategy: Keep making A-bombs, but quietly ($$The New York Times)North Korea plays off Washington and Beijing - and come out the winner ($$The Washington Post)US accuses North Korea of plot to hurt economy as spy is charged in Sony hack ($$The New York Times)The US needs a new North Korea strategy ($$Foreign Affairs)Economie - Nationaal
Top leaders battle the narrative that private business is under fire (Trivium)Editorial: China should increase labor productivity as workforce shrinks (Caixin)Going after fake data (Trivium)China adds 375 million jobs in past 40 years (Xinhua)China names new Beijing international airport (Global Times - Xinhua)Leftist's advocacy for death of private sector draws repercussions in China (Global Times)Anbang offloads brokerage to state-owned consortium (Caixin)China can't afford a cashless society. A mania for mobile payments is leaving the poor behind (Foreign Policy)As trade war escalates, China intensifies role of state-owned enterprises (SCMP)Why China's fracking hopes will hit the rocks (Bloomberg)Economie - Internationaal
Handelsoorlog? Het hoeft zakendoen in China niet in de weg te staan (Het Financieele Dagblad)China plans broad import tariff cuts (Seeking Alpha)Zoek de verschillen: een weg in Oeganda aangelegd door China of door Europa ($$de Volkskrant)Premier says China won't devalue yuan to boost exports ($$Caixin)Western companies all in on China's AI (Trivium)Q&A: Chinese firms' overseas deals fail because they underestimate political risk, veteran lawyer says ($$Caixin)It’s not just the US: around the world, doors are shutting on Chinese investment (SCMP)Venezuela hands China more oil presence, but no mention of new funds (Reuters)Russische gaspijpleiding naar China bijna gereed (Geotrendlines)Vocational training workshops open around the world to prepare local people to work for Chinese companies (Global Times)Internationale Relaties
China-Vatican, an agreement making history (Settimana News)China, Vatican sign provisional agreement on appointment of bishops (Xinhua)Religion Sinicized and China modernized (Settimana News)Fingers point to China after break-ins target New Zealand professor ($$The New York Times)Report: New Zealand checks professor's office for surveillance (Axios-Sinocism) China, Singapore pledge to enhance alignment of development strategies (Xinhua)China is cutting foreign influence (Trivium)China regulates distribution of foreign media (Global Times)Letter: Vatican deals with China are leaving Catholics around the world baffled (SCMP)Telling China's story more important than ever (chinadaily.com.cn)China - Verenigde Staten
China cancels trade talks with US amid escalation in tariff threats ($$The Wall Street Journal)Why are US companies working for a Chinese firm that's implicated in ethnic cleansing? ($$The Washington Post)WTO arbitrator to review China's request for retaliation against US imports (Xinhua)Trump says 'It is time to take a stand on China' (Axios-Sinocism)One world, two internets (Axios-Sinocism)Profile of US tough trade negotiator Robert Lighthizer (Axios-Sinocism)China ‘outraged’ by US sanctions over Russian weapons buy (AP)Henry Kissinger didn’t press Donald Trump to work with Russia to ‘box in’ China, institute says (SCMP)Trump threatens China over global postal rates (Financial Times)Trump's trade war has only just begun, says ex-Australian PM Kevin Rudd (Australian Financial Review)China - Europa
Mogherini: Time is ripe to ramp up Europe-Asia connectivity (Caixin)EU has a plan for Asian infrastructure but will it collide with China’s Belt and Road? (SCMP)Europe's answer to China's Belt and Road (The Diplomat)EU trade chief Malmstrom criticises US tariffs on China (Financial Times)Europese bedrijven in China stellen investeringen uit (Het Financieele Dagblad)China's foot-dragging creates 'reform deficit' in opening markets: EU Chamber ($$Caixin)China, Europe 'can cooperate more' amid rising US trade tensions (Global Times)Europe is trying to play catch-up to China's dominance in Africa (Quartz)How a restriction on Chinese-made subway cars makes life harder for commuters ($$The Washington Post)Google is on the verge of making a huge mistake with China ($$The Washington Post)China - Nederland
Guus Hiddink wordt coach Chinees olympisch elftal (nrc.nl)Chinese investment adds significant benefit to Dutch economy (China News)'Ons belastinggeld naar mislukte campus in China' (De Telegraaf)Dutch high-tech firm denies banning Chinese hires (Global Times)New route of China Railway Express directly links Tilburg and the Changsha (Xinhua)How to read summer grumbles about China's swaggering leader ($$The Economist)'We waren klein, maar nu wordt Heineken overal in China verkrijgbaar' (Het Financieele Dagblad)Heineken taps China with stake in nation's best-selling beer ($$Caixin)Heineken sluit miljardendeal in China ($$Het Financieele Dagblad)DSM profiteert van strenge milieuregels China ($$Het Financieele Dagblad)Politiek
China cleans up harmful information in online literature (Xinhua)More Chinese internet controls coming (Axios-Sinocism)Another one bites the dust (Trivium)Top leaders to focus on immediate challenges (Trivium)7 ways China hobbles foreign media (Inkstone)More restrictions on foreign TV programs likely (Sinocism)China’s Global Times plays a peculiar role (The Economist)Former top Chinese officials call for better protection of human rights and justice for all (SCMP)Xi Jinping castigates Party members (Trivium)Xu Zhiyong: Four years afar (China Change)Maatschappij
China to become world's largest country of organ transplants in 2020 (Xinhua)The decline and fall of Chinese Buddhism: how modern politics and fast money corrupted an ancient religion (SCMP)China's precise poverty reduction inspiring as 'multidimensional poverty' hits children worst: expert (Xinhua)China to unveil world's tallest (72 meter) Confucius statue (Xinhua)Cellphone inspections in Hangzhou (China Change)Dua Lipa 'proud' of fans ejected from concert for waving LGBT flags (The Guardian)Commemorating the fifth anniversary of the founding of the China Human Rights Lawyers Group (China Change)Face recognition, big data required for ride-hailing companies (Ecns.cn)The Han-opticon: China’s dystopian surveillance networks (Los Angeles Review of Books)Chinese spending on pets rises 27% to reach $25 billion (Ecns.cn)Militaire zaken
VS leggen Chinees leger sancties op na aankoop van Russische wapens ($$de Volkskrant)Russia and China will now hold military exercises 'on a regular basis'. But does that mean an alliance is coming? (The National Interest)Chinese military to restore bugle calls system (China Military Online)Military cooperation with Russia reaches new highs (Trivium)China gets closer to its dream of a blue-water navy with rapid expansion of African base (The Print)China participates in Australia-led joint maritime drill (CGTN)How a potential Chinese-built airport in Greenland could be risky for a vital US Air Force base (Defense News)Australia beats China to funding Fiji base (The Australian)China slams British navy's South China Sea intrusion (Global Times)British Navy warship sails near South China Sea islands, angering Beijing (Reuters)Cultuur
Buddha statue pulled from Sotheby’s auction on suspicion it may be from China Unesco site (SCMP)Is it okay to steal back looted colonial-era treasures? ($$The Washington Post)Zhang Yimou makes return to Venice Film Festival after two decades (CGTN)'Crazy Rich Asians' has soared, but it may not fly in China ($$The New York Times)China consumes more children's books (Xinhua)China arrests over Tang Dynasty relic thefts (BBC)The great Chinese art heist (GQ)Four irrigation systems inscribed as world heritage (Ecns.cn)Zhang Yimou to receive Glory to Filmmaker award at Venice Film Festival (Xinhua)When China embraced classical music: The Philadelphia Orchestra's historic 1973 tour (SupChina)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
China expunges unapproved, foreign content from school textbooks (Reuters)China plans two Mars missions by 2028 (Ecns.cn)Chinese student enrollment declines (The Daily Illini)China welcomes foreign AI development (Global Times)China's R&D spending sees rapid growth in past decades (Xinhua)China is overtaking the US in scientific research (Bloomberg) Ministry of Science and Technology wants more international talent (Trivium)Xi stresses following path of socialist education with Chinese characteristics (Xinhua)China's self-developed heart stent wins worldwide recognition (Xinhua)Chinese parents are paying a high price for free education (Sixth Tone)Milieu
Consider alternatives to pangolin scales, traditional Chinese medicine professors urge at conservation conference in Hong Kong (SCMP)China-made degradable plastics promise end to ocean pollution (Xinhua)New soil pollution law holds polluters more accountable (Trivium)Pollution may dim thinking skills, study in China suggests ($$The New York Times)A global environmental threat made in China (Project Syndicate)African countries, China launch joint environmental effort with plans for new center based in Nairobi (UN Environment)Number of captive giant pandas surpasses 500 mark, species extinction 'unlikely' (Global Times) Video: China cuts back on recycling imports (CBS)The environment regulator’s new structure (Trivium)Global warming accelerates desertification in northern China (Xinhua)Rampen en ongelukken
Deadly typhoon lands in south China (BBC)Hotelbrand in China eist achttien levens (RD)Death toll from China mine accident rises to 13 (Xinhua)Chemical plant blast in SW China kills 19, injures 12 (Xinhua)Highway crash killed at least 18 in south China (sina.com)10 years ago in Sichuan, a quake killed 69,000. Should China be thankful? ($$The New York Times)Video: Sichuan earthquake, the ghost town visited by millions (BBC)Death toll in NW China knife attack rises to 9 (Xinhua)China karaoke bar fire kills 18 in Yingde (BBC)China dragon boat accident leaves 17 dead (BBC)Schandalen
Google's China move unites critics (Axios)Editor wanted by police over 'coffin-snatching' video (Radio Free Asia)'Suffering and hardship belong to me': A voice from a Chinese prison ($$The New York Times)#MeToo in the monastery: A Chinese abbot's fall stirs questions on Buddhism's path ($$The New York Times)Missing posts on missing actress Fan Bingbing (China Media Project)Mysterious 'disappearance' of actress throws Swisse vitamins into disarray (Sydney Morning Herald)China carpool service suspended indefinitely (BBC)6 years gone: Myanmar woman escapes brutal China captivity (AP)Formaldehyde emerges as new risk in China's housing boom (BBC)Sexual misconduct and the problem with Chinese internet companies (SupChina)Sport
Hockey: The NHL, seeking fans in China, calls In the Great One ($$The New York Times)Hockey: China's brewing romance with NHL: a power on the rise (CGTN)Hiddink to lead China's Olympic drive (AFP)China dedicates thousands of schools to soccer education in grand plan (Global Times)Cristiano Ronaldo re-ignites football frenzy in China after World Cup (Xinhua)Chinese police uncovered $1.5 billion in World Cup bitcoin gambling (Bitcoin)World Cup lesson for China as key goal is to train the young (China Daily)Chinese World Cup sponsorship not about filling gaps: FIFA (Reuters)More Chinese than British seen visiting Russia for 2018 FIFA World Cup matches (CGTN)Chinese businesses soar with sponsorships at World Cup 2018 (CGTN)Taiwan
Buddhist temple, now a communist shrine, plants China's flag in Taiwan ($$The New York Times)Allies asked to speak for Taiwan at UN General Assembly (Focus Taiwan)China tells Taiwan to stop spying as TV show details honey traps (Reuters)Panama asks US to ‘respect’ decision to cut Taiwan ties (Asia Times and agencies)US recalls diplomats in El Salvador, Panama, Dominican Republic over Taiwan (Reuters)Trump is failing to counter China's diplomatic assault on Taiwan ($$The Washington Post)US senators introduce legislation to punish Taiwan allies who switch sides, accusing Beijing of ‘bullying’ (SCMP)Once a Cold War flashpoint, a part of Taiwan embraces China's pull ($$The New York Times)Beijing takes strong stance on 'one China' policy amidst United Airlines' Taiwan listing debacle (Business Times)Taiwan prepares for the day when it may have no more friends (Asia Times)Hongkong
'Love wins': Hong Kong changes same-sex spouse visa policy after historic ruling (Hong Kong Free Press)The year the gloves came off (Inside Story)Free Wi-fi at West Kowloon terminus ‘not a risk’, but service provider admits it will give your personal data to Chinese authorities (SCMP)China urges UK to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs (Xinhua)Mainland Chinese university bars two Hong Kong human rights lawyers from teaching regular course there (SCMP)Pro-democracy party slams Communist Party 'brainwashing' in Hong Kong textbooks (RFA)The new thing in Hong Kong's public schools: white students ($$The New York Times)Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan: Beijing seeks broader control: 'The stick is getting bigger, but the carrots are getting sweeter' (CNBC)Hong Kong and Macau students will face compulsory military training at top mainland Chinese university for first time (SCMP)Video: The man who keeps suing Hong Kong (BBC)Macau
Hong Kong and Macau students will face compulsory military training at top mainland Chinese university for first time (SCMP)Macau's fortunes shine as April gaming revenues surge 28 per cent (South China Morning Post)Writer Jung Chang entry in Macau not guaranteed by authorities (Macau News)Lost language: how Macau gambled away its past (The Guardian)26 elected as new legislators of China's Macao: preliminary results (Xinhua)Why Macau is less demanding of democracy than Hong Kong (The Economist)Macau enlists Chinese army as authorities struggle with typhoon fallout (Reuters)Macau former chief prosecutor sentenced to 21 years in prison (Xinhua)Macau legislators at China's parliament ask Kim Jong Who? (Reuters)Significant development since Macao's return to China (CCTV)Tibet
Top official asks Tibetan Buddhists to firmly uphold leadership of CPC (Global Times)Former home of Dalai Lama's parents demolished in Lhasa (International Campaign For Tibet)China's premier says Tibet inseparable part of country's 'sacred' territory (Reuters)Why isn't the Dalai Lama speaking out in defense of the Rohingya? (The Washington Post)In 1st Israel visit, a Tibetan leader quietly seeks support, hails Jews’ return (The Times of Israel)Tashi Wangchuk and the state of Tibetan language in China (Asia Dialogue)A Tibetan tried to save his language. China handed him 5 years in prison ($$The New York Times)China opposes US resolution on Tibet issue (Xinhua)Tibet group thanks Sweden in 'Chinese spy' case (BBC)Sweden charges man with spying on Tibetan exiles for China (Reuters)Xinjiang
Three Uyghurs detail their experience in China's secret 're-education' camps (Radio Free Asia)Kids separated from parents in Xinjiang (Axios-Sinocism)Pakistan asks China to soften restrictions on Muslims (The Nation, Pakistan)Calls grow for UN action on China's Muslim 're-education camps' (Reuters) Will Donald Trump stand up to China? ($$The New York Times)Critic of China's internments says Turkey may bar his family (AP)China’s Orwellian tools of high-tech repression ($$The Washington Post)Xinjiang University professors sent to concentration camps (China Change)China’s pitiless war on Muslim Uighurs poses a dilemma for the west (The Observer)Uyghur mass detentions get global attention, but China says West's efforts have failed (Axios)Binnen-Mongolie
Within pain there is also hope (China Digital Times)China approves coal mine project in Inner Mongolia (Xinhua)China builds Mongolian language database with cloud computing (Xinhua)800 years after Genghis Khan, Chinese Mongolians forge new prosperity (Xinhua)Southern Mongolia: Peaceful protesters met with violence by Chinese government (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)Southern Mongolia: Herder community activist to be prosecuted for statements on land rights (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)Southern Mongolia: Four herdsmen arrested for online petition over unpaid subsidies (Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization)Incredible photos show Inner Mongolian labourers battling brutal conditions (Daily Mail)Ethnic Mongolian activist detained after tweet about land dispute (Radio Free Asia)Parents protest curbs on Mongolian language teaching in Chinese schools (Radio Free Asia)Een lach en een traan
China ripped off an iconic Coke ad for its Belt and Road theme song (Quartz)China kindergarten principal sacked for pole dance show (AFP)Cheating Chinese pigeon racers hide birds on bullet train in short cut to US$147,000 prize money (SCMP)What men's bathroom graffiti says about Chinese masculinity (Sixth Tone)Binging and purging as online trend: From China's 'big stomach stars' to 'vomit bars' (What's on Weibo)Where did all the bikes go?! There are 20 percent fewer share bikes in Beijing (The Beijinger)Goose called Gugu wins place at Chinese university (BBC)Winnie the Pooh film denied release in China (BBC)Illegal ghostwriting services boom for Chinese students' summer homework (CGTN)Chinese women pay for online service to test romantic partner’s loyalty (Global Times)
