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We need a Plan B for North Korea ($$The Washington Post)The dark side of peace: rapprochement has not helped those fleeing North Korea (The Economist)N.Korea likely conducted 89 illicit ship-to-ship transfers in 2018: US data ($$NK News)China denies US claims of sabotaging North Korea nuclear talks (Financial Times)US asks UN to rebuke China, Russia for selling oil products to North Korea ($$The Wall Street Journal)Sen. Graham blames China for Pompeo's failure in N.Korea (Business Times)Why Made in China 2025 will succeed, despite Trump (The New York Times)Hold the champagne on North Korea, President Trump (The Washington Post)Trump’s big North Korea deal is already turning out to be a sham (The Washington Post)North Korea may soon re-emerge as a serious point of contention in the US-China relationship (Sinocism)Economie - Nationaal
China has 487 electric-car makers, and local governments are clamoring for more (The Wall Street Journal)Will SOEs have their wings clipped? (Trivium)Is China's currency in freefall? (Trivium) More than half billion Chinese pay by mobile phones: report (Xinhua)Regulators' quixotic attempt to help small businesses (Trivium)Recordbedrag aan wanbetalingen op Chinese bedrijfsobligaties (FD)How e-commerce is transforming rural China ($$The New Yorker)39 years since the establishment of China's first four SEZs (CGTN)Opinion: How did China leapfrog everyone in e-commerce? (Caixin)The 42 trillion dollar bubble (Seeking Alpha)Economie - Internationaal
China has 120 companies on Fortune China's Top 500 list (China Plus)China's plan for agricultural imports (Trivium)China receives first Russian gas delivery via Northern Sea ($$Caixin)Chinese investment in Israeli tech is growing, and it's 'quite welcome' for some (CNBC)China raises alarm over its dependency on imported chips ($$Financial Times)With a new free trade zone, Djibouti seeks to transform from a military hub to a major trade center (Global Times)Unlikely partners? China and Israel deepening trade ties (BBC)Xi's Africa tour an opportunity to fortify Chinese economic ties (Axios)China is worried about investment restrictions (Trivium)China hits back at 'irresponsible' Financial Times report over Belt and Road projects (Global Times)Internationale Relaties
Xi arrives in Senegal for state visit (Xinhua)Xi's UAE visit showcases achievements, promises more Sino-Arab cooperation (Xinhua)Chinese tourists on the rise in Arab nations (Xinhuanet.com)BRICS and Africa must build new media footprint (Xinhua)BRICS media forum concludes with action plan for further cooperation (Xinhua)Xi resumes his globetrotting (Trivium)Apple iCloud: State firm hosts user data in China (BBC)China disputes 'meddling' in South Pacific with just an example (CGTN)Cuban president, CPC senior official vow to deepen China-Cuba relations (Xinhua)The African Union headquarters hack and Australia's 5G network (The Strategist)China - Verenigde Staten
CIA: China is waging a ‘quiet kind of cold war’ against US (foxnews)Trump blasts Fed, China and Europe for putting US economy at a disadvantage (The New York Times)US must be responsible in forming global governance policy (Xinhua)Congress ends bid to undo Trump deal to save China's ZTE ($$The Wall Street Journal)China never steals other countries' technology through military-civilian integration: FM spokesperson (Asia Pacific Daily)Trump 'ready' to tariff all Chinese goods (Seeking Alpha)Hollywood wins concession from China, but overall deal stalled (The Information)Congress to step up curbs on Chinese deals with sweeping changes to CFIUS ($$The Wall Street Journal)China will never make reforms under US pressure: expert (Global Times)China says US blaming Xi for blocking trade deal is 'bogus' (Reuters)China - Europa
How the EU can stand up to Trump and China ($$Foreign Affairs)EU stelt importheffingen in op elektrische fietsen uit China (FD)China flirt uitbundig met de EU om samen Trumps handelsoorlog te omzeilen (de Volkskrant)Peking en Brussel ondanks zalvende woorden lijnrecht tegenover elkaar ($$Het Financieele Dagblad)Chinese president eyes closer China-EU partnership (Xinhua)EU to join Trump in criticizing China's role in global trade (Bloomberg)Li eyes German link in emerging sectors (China Daily)Angela Merkel and Li Keqiang get down to business (SupChina)European Chamber calls for China to diffuse global tensions through implementation of domestic reforms (European Chamber of Commerce in China)China, Germany agree to oppose protectionism (Xinhua)China - Nederland
Chengdu-Tilburg cargo train becomes first China-Europe train to accomplish 2000 trips (Xinhua)The Netherlands and China renewed agreement on cultural cooperation (DutchCulture)Netherlands-based rights activist avoids repatriation to China (Radio Free Asia)China's 11th Human Rights Dialogue in the Netherlands (Hollandone.com)ING hungry for slice of digital banking sector (China Daily)Prof. Frank Pieke and Mikko Huotari new leaders of the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)Wang Yi Meets with Minister of Foreign Affairs Stef Blok of the Netherlands (fi.china-embassy.org)China, Netherlands willing to strengthen cooperation on B&R (Xinhua) Chinese raket met Nederlandse apparatuur naar achterkant van de maan (NOS)Chinese student moet meer gaan betalen (Het Financieele Dagblad)Politiek
National Supervisory Commission unchecked (Trivium)Anti-corruption campaign going strong (Trivium)On those rumors about Xi (Sinocism)Xi Jinping is not about to step down (Trivium)Legislature pledges loyalty to Xi (Trivium)Senior legislators hold study session (XInhua)Xi personality cult: creating 'three atmospheres' to study 'Liangjiahe' university (Power Network)Authorities turn a critical eye to online talent shows ($$Caixin)China frees widow of Nobel peace-prize winner, but shows no sign of easing up in treatment of other human-rights advocates (The Economist)Leading dissident Qin Yongmin jailed for 13 years for 'subversion' (AFP)Maatschappij
Elderly to take up one-third of Chinese population by 2050 (Xinhua)Xi stresses winning poverty relief battle by 2020 (Xinhua)Chart: China's aging population (Caixin)Inside China's surveillance state (Financial Times)Popular cancer drug film prompts China to speed up price cuts (The Guardian)China works on enlarging its middle-income group (chinadaily.com.cn)China hands out rewards to encourage more births (Global Times)Beijing's new Zaha Hadid-designed airport to showcase latest facial recognition technology (South China Morning Post)Inside the Beijing 'office' inhabited by human guinea pigs (The Guardian)First Chinese student sues university over professor's alleged sex assault (Global Times)Militaire zaken
Pentagon says China spying on military exercises ((CNN)China's latest quantum radar could help detect stealth planes, missiles (Popular Science)Japan warships will roil waters of South China Sea (Global Times)China is quietly conducting electronic warfare tests in the South China Sea (CNBC)China's army infiltrated by 'peace disease' after years without a war, says its official newspaper (South China Morning Post)Conference held to better protect veterans' rights, interests (Xinhua)Veteran protests: Is this time different? (SupChina)China's military to lead coast guard to better defend sovereignty (Global Times)Chinese military veterans converge on Zhenjiang as Protests Swell (Radio Free Asia)China one step closer to nuke-powered aircraft carrier with cutting-edge icebreaker comes on stream (Global Times)Cultuur
Stone tools found in China could be oldest evidence of human life outside Africa (AFP)China film: Quota? What quota? (China Filminsider)Jia Zhangke to lead 2nd BRICS co-produced film (Xinhua)Cultural relics from ancient Silk Road, Renaissance on display in Beijing (Xinhua)China to fine camping, cooking on Great Wall (Global Times)China builds alliance to protect Great Wall (Xinhua)5,000-year-long Chinese civilization verified (Xinhua)Before the revolution (New York Review of Books)Can English remain the 'world's favourite' language? (BBC)Archaeologist who uncovered China's 8,000-man terra cotta army dies at 82 (NPR)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
New policy aims to free scientists to focus on research, avoid jumping through hoops (Global Times)More than 37 million students in China's higher education last year (Xinhua)China closes a fifth of foreign university partnerships (Financial Times)Scholars question why China fails to cultivate top talent (Global Times)China attracts 60% of global AI investment: report (Global Times)China cannot rely on foreign technology for national security purposes: expert (Global Times)China's fast-growing economy woos overseas students (CGTN)School district reform prompts parent protests in Beijing (Caixin)Tsinghua's AI lab may give Google heartburn (Axios-Sinocism)Beijing dominates China's artificial intelligence landscape (Asia Times)Milieu
Risky business: China's snake farmers cash in on global venom market (The Guardian)China plans to build up to 200 national parks (Ecns.cn)Ozone hole mystery: China insulating chemical said to be source of rise (BBC)China to have 300 forest cities by 2025 (China Daily)China releases three-year action plan for cleaner air (Xinhua)Has China already reached peaked carbon emissions? One study says yes (SupChina)China's air pollution increased in 2017 according to this report (TimeOut Shanghai)Xiongan's cleanup efforts don't hold water (Caixin)China has refused to recycle the west's plastics. What now? (NPR)How smog affects spending in China (The Economist)Rampen en ongelukken
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)North Korea bus crash kills 32 Chinese tourists (BBC)Fears parts of world's longest sea bridge are floating away (The Guardian)Who killed more: Hitler, Stalin, or Mao? (New York Review of Books)Schandalen
Updates on 709 lawyer Wang Quanzhang (China Change)Liu Xia: free at last but a hostage-in-exile to Beijing’s crackdown (The Guardian)A persecuted woman is free at last, but China's cruelty persists ($$The Washington Post)709 Crackdown three years on: 'We don't accept the Communist Party's attempt to instill terror in us’ (China Change)Cancer drug smuggling (SupChina)Micron gets the China treatment: 'First we steal your tech then we use a local court to shut you down...' (Sinocism)Chinese schoolboys end up in hospital after teacher forced them to swallow cigarette ash as punishment for smoking (South China Morning Post)709 Crackdown three years on: 'If this country can't even tolerate lawyers' (China Change)Tech start-ups push to make China's facial recognition systems part of daily life across Asia (South China Morning Post)709 Crackdown three years on: 'I stayed because I want to change it’ (China Change)Sport
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)Xi's World Cup dream (Trivium)Chinese elements make strong appearance at 2018 World Cup (Ecns.cn)57% World Cup ticket buyers from China are women (Global Times)Japan's World Cup win was 'Asia's victory,' says Chinese newspaper (SupChina)Taiwan
Xi tones down anti-Taiwan rhetoric (Business Times)Air India's name change for Taipei 'shows respect for Chinese laws' (Global Times)'Fake news' Chinese journalist is refused entry by Taiwan (AFP)Beijing slams Tsai Ing-wen for 'constrain China' comment (CGTN)Taiwan hit by jump in cyber attacks from China (Financial Times)Time is running out for foreign airlines to comply with one-China policy (People's Daily Online)Taiwan's Foxconn says biggest challenge is US-China trade war (Reuters)US tech companies return to Taiwan as China ties sour (Financial Times)Japanese airlines rename 'Taiwan' as 'China Taiwan' on websites (AFP)Taiwan to encourage boycott of airlines that cave to Beijing pressure: report (Straits Times)Hongkong
Hong Kong National Party: Move to ban pro-independence group 'concerns' UK (BBC)Hong Kong moves to crush pro-independence party (SupChina)Video: Hong Kong's rock song of freedom (BBC)Protesters stopped as Hong Kong marks handover to China (AP, Reuters)Hong Kong pro-democracy protests draw low turnout (BBC)Xi's plan for Hong Kong (Trivium)Video: Hong Kong's fish are eating plastic - and people could be too (BBC)Controversial joint checkpoint plan for Express Rail Link approved amid unprecedented scenes at legislature (Hong Kong Free Press)A lengthy jail term sends a message to Hong Kong’s rebellious youth (The Economist)China's vaccine tourists drain Hong Kong's supply of cancer drug (Bloomberg)Macau
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)Macau's former chief prosecutor charged with nearly 2,000 crimes (BBC)Tibet
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)Dalai Lama calls on Tibetans to remain united as India drifts toward China (Reuters)India spurns the Dalai Lama's celebration, worried about China (The New York Times)Tibetan temples conduct exams on Constitution, rules (Global Times)Xinjiang
China fails in its gambit to use the UN NGO Committee to silence the society for threatened peoples and Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa (China Change)Uighur children fall victim to China anti-terror drive (Financial Times)Spy for us - or never speak to your family again (BuzzFeed)Ethnic Kazakhs who are Chinese citizens, and even citizens of Kazakhstan itself, swept into the gulags of Xinjiang (SupChina)Dozens of Uyghur children of Xinjiang village camp detainees sent to live in orphanages (Radio Free Asia)$9 billion spent on surveillance tech in Xinjiang in 2017 (SupChina)Xinjiang Muslims attend sinicization training to maintain social stability (Global Times)Xinjiang rapidly building crematoria to extinguish Uyghur funeral traditions (Radio Free Asia)China sponsored event on human rights development in Xinjiang held at UN Headquarters (Asia Pacific Daily)Time to denounce China's Muslim gulag (Lowy Institute)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
'When asked if you are satisfied with the local food safety situation, please answer: Satisfied or very satisfied' (China Youth Daily)11 sisters help Shanxi man get married. Chinese Internet says, 'Wait, what?' (SupChina)Chinese plagiarism watchdog accused of plagiarizing American NGO (Sixth Tone)China blocks HBO after John Oliver parody of Xi Jinping (The Guardian)Why China has banned videos of people whispering (The Guardian)Why Egypt wants China's Sphinx replica beheaded (Al-Monitor)Beijing has 800,000 fewer smokers ... But its smoking population strangely remains the same (The Beijinger)Chinese man poses as safety inspector, shuts down rival factories to help friend (South China Morning Post)Ivanka Trump accused of tweeting 'fake' Chinese proverb (BBC)For Chinese pedestrians glued to their phones, a middle path emerges ($$The New York Times)
