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*** Trump has played his cards before China visit. Xi holds diplomatic powe (EuroAsia and the World)China has played key role in Iran war and will continue to do so (Asia Times)China seeks an advantage with both Trump and Iran as war evolves (NYT)Onder Russisch-Chinese heerschappij (De Groene Amsterdammer)*** Henry Huiyao Wang on How China’s patient diplomacy can help secure peace in Iran (Pekingnology)Not even Iran war's oil shock will help China reflate (EuroAsia and the World)Next, an Iran nuclear deal with Chinese characteristics (Asia Times)China's diplomacy succeeds even if it doesn't bring Middle East peace (SCMP)Manufacturing the 'correct' reality of the US-Israel-Iran war (Discourse Power)China could help the US unlock Iran (Newsweek)Economie - Nationaal
What the world can and can't learn from China’s industrial policy (EuroAsia and the World)As oil prices stay high, China doubles down on wind power (NYT)China's consumption problem is an income distribution problem (The East is Read)The rising Chinese automaker not named BYD: Geely (NYT)Policy advisor signals imminent overhaul in how the state evaluates its state-owned enterprises (Trivium China)China does have one powerful lever to boost consumption ($FT)Home prices rebound in top cities (Triuviun China)China's GDP stronger than expected, led by infrastructure spending (NYT)China records 5% GDP growth in first quarter, on track for annual target (SCMP)China's factory-gate prices rise for first time in 3 years as Iran war bites (SCMP)Economie - Internationaal
China defies Hormuz crisis with record monthly export value in April (SCMP)Why the world needs a China Shock 2.0 (Asia Times)The truth behind China's zero tariff regime for Africa: What it means for future trade (Think BRICS)Transcript: China-US Roundtable of the 12th China and Globalization Forum (Center for China and Globalization)Is China decoupling on food? ($FT)Iran war caused shortage of tungsten, most of which is from China (Asia Times)Video: Flying cars and 5-minute charges: China's EV industry sees opportunity in Iran crisis (BBC)China's energy imports decline amid Persian Gulf disruption (Trivium China)Petroyuan will mature in bursts of crisis (Asia Times)Iran war putting China's economy in a tight spot ($Asia Times)Internationale Relaties
China, Vietnam share a propaganda playbook for digital control (Asia Times)Wang Yi calls for swift reopening of Strait of Hormuz after Iran meeting (SCMP)Exposing United Front operations and the Canadian connectionSee you in Beijing: The big shift in Xi Jinping's travel plans and what it means for China ($SCMP)Inside China's embassy in Kyiv as war broke out (Pekingnology)What will China-Gulf relations look like after the war? (The China-MENA Newsletter)Mongolia courts Kazakhstan, seeks path between China and Russia (Nikkei Asia)China holds live-fire drills in waters near Luzon as Japan joins military exercises in Philippines (The Japan Times)How China is building its next outpost at sea (NYT)China says Japan's negative moves regarding Yasukuni Shrine blatant provocation against internatlonal justice (Xinhua)China - Verenigde Staten
China increasingly views Trump's America as an empire in decline (NYT)How the Trump-Xi summit could set superpower relations for many years to come (BBC)As Trump heads to Beijing, China is 'locked and loaded' for a fight (NYT)The stakes of Trump vs. Xi. How the Summit could change the course of US-China competition (Foreign Affairs)US-China rivalry reaches South American skies (NYT)What middle powers fear about the Trump-Xi summit (NYT)China is becoming dangerously overconfident (NYT)Donald Trump will arrive in Beijing this week knowing that Xi holds all the cards (The Guardian)With the US, China must choose constructive power over destruction ($SCMP)Bernie Sanders invited two Chinese AI researchers to talk safety cooperation. Here is what they said (Pekingnology)China - Europa
Watching China in Europe - May 2026 (Watching China in Europe)Orban’s departure shuts China’s back door into the EU (Asia Times)EU faces ‘China shock’ as EV imports drive Beijing’s record surplus with bloc (The Guardian)Why Spain's 'fruit bowl' diplomacy with China comes up rather empty (SCMP)Avec la fin du régime Orbán en Hongrie, la Chine perd-elle son principal allié en Europe ? (Le Vent de la Chine)Viktor Orbán, China's best friend in Europe (Watching China in Europe)Watching China in Europe - April 2026 (Noah Barkin)Prosperity or stability, Europe and China (Appia Institute)China overtakes US as Germany's top trading partner (The Guardian)China floats FTA ahead of Merz visit - seen as ploy to keep EU market open to Chinese goods (Watching China in Europe)China - Nederland
Un-sanctioned: China to welcome Dutch trade minister Sjoerdsma amid Nexperia, ASML discord ($SCMP)Police investigates the aggressors of Amsterdam's Lonely Uyghur (Bitter Winter)Transnational repression in The Hague: Amsterdam’s 'Lonely Uyghur' assaulted inside city hall (Bitter Winter)Slimme meters Kritiek op miljoenenorder van netbeheerders in China: 'Goedkoop is duurkoop' (rtl.nl)Chip company Nexperia plotted to send technology to China, ex-CEO says (NYT)Nieuwe escalatie in Nexperia-vete: China publiceert namen Nederlandse spionnen ($de Volkskrant)Dutch economy minister reportedly admits China's counterreaction on Nexperia 'blindsided' him; expert says he still shifts blame (Global Times)Nederlands-Chinese conflict over Nexperia loopt verder op: China spreekt van 'samenzwering' ($de Volkskrant)China urges Netherlands to swiftly resolve Nexperia issue: commerce ministry (Xinhua)Netherlands suspends state seizure of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia (The Guardian)Politiek
Has China just ended the end of history? (SCMP)Catholic training in Beijing centered on Xi Jinping, not the Pope's magisterium (Bitter Winter) Communist Youth League of China has nearly 78.34 mln members (Xinhua)China's spy chief lays out threat landscape (Trivium China)Lu Xun, China's most famous modern writer: from fiery rebel to cute communist mascot (NYT) Ma Xingrui becomes China’s third Politburo member investigated for corruption ($SCMP)Family line, Party line, with Joseph Torigian (The US-China Monitor)China's new retirement plan for dissidents: work, prison, repay, repeat (Bitter Winter)China's biggest political meeting is ending - what have we learned? (BBC)The Church, the Party, and their faiths (Appia Institute)Maatschappij
China vs. God (The Free Press)The son who refuses to give up: a new appeal for Christian bookseller Chang Yuchun (Bitter Winter)This is not an inspiring China story (Pekingnology)China's surveillance fantasies, accidentally published online (Bitter Winter)When even Taoism must be 'sinicized' (Bitter Winter) He Yuyan, May 5, 2026China's 'ecommon prosperity’ push faces reality check as inequality rises: study (SCMP)How AI is transforming China's entertainment industry (NYT)How China's industrial tourism boom is creating a new generation of tech-savvy children ($SCMP)United Front issues guidelines for the new law on ethnic unity (Bitter Winter)How China is using AI – and state funding – to transform the micro drama industry (SCMP)Militaire zaken
Anciens ministres de la Défense Li Shangfu, Wei Fenghe : les deux fusibles d’une affaire bien plus grande (Le Vent de la Chine)How China's leader lost faith in his generals (NYT)US, Japan missile drills put Philippines in China’s line of fire (Asia Times)*** China's J-35AE for Pakistan risks nuclear escalation with India (Asia Times)China to ban drone sales in Beijing citing security concerns (BBC)Iran's US radar strike exposes China's South China Sea gap (Asia Times)US bunker-buster hits on Iran drive China deeper underground (Asia Times)China military tense, Xi at ease at start of National People's Congress ($Nikkei)China removes three retired generals from national advisory body (BBC)Deep in China's mountains, a nuclear revival takes shape (NYT)Cultuur
Art on trial - a sculptor's arrest highlights new extremes for censorship in China (BBC)Plato goes to Beijing: Why Xi Jinping wants China to become a world leader in Greek and Latin studies (Bitter Winter)When the esoteric West sought the Dao - and discovered its own reflection (Bitter Winter)"Was I scared going back to China? No': Ai Weiwei on AI, western censorship and returning home (The Guardian)Le Serpent se faufile, le Cheval hennit (Le Vent de la Chine)How old is Chinese civilisation? It really dates back 8,000 years, an archaeologist argues (SCMP)China steps up cultural heritage protection to keep its past alive for the future (Xinhua)China's cultural advantage in the AI Age (Asia Times)Al jaar vast voor 'beledigend' kunstwerk (Amnesty International)Was Venice's winged lion made in China and delivered by Marco Polo's family? ($SCMP)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
Why China is so much less scared of A.I.? (NYT)China builds world’s first 'coal battery' ($SCMP)DeepSeek's latest model underwhelms (Trivium China)Three of China's leading scholars discuss the future of global AI governance (Tracking People's Daily)After call from Beijing, China's auto industry races to embed AI in just about everything (Reuters)DeepSeek previews new AI model adapted to run on Huawei chips (Reuters)Chinese scientists have been dying mysterious deaths too (Newsweek)Nuclear fusion: All in on fusion (ChinaTalk)An Open Day for a closed campus (Pekingnology)As China's biotech firms shift gears, can AI floor the accelerator? (SCMP)Milieu
China's coal consumption to plateau by 2030, report says ($Caixin)China scales new heights with world’s longest outdoor escalator ($FT)China amps up electric ships in push to decarbonise waterways, leverage EV prowess ($SCMP)Chang'an to launch world's first EVs equipped with sodium-ion batteries (Trivium China, Net Zero Weekly)Yangtze River shows signs of remarkable recovery after fishing ban (The Guardian)Xi Jinping thought on ecological civilization transcends industrial civilization & is going global (Tracking People's Daily)'If you're flushing the toilet with grey water, people should know': how China turned rain into an asset (The Guardian)Beijing won its war for blue skies, but villagers are paying the price (NYT)Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s (The Guardian)Great Green Wall 2.0: China is geoengineering deserts with blue-green algae (SCMP) Rampen en ongelukken
Deadly China plane crash was caused by fuel cut-off, says report (BBC)China suspends new autonomous driving permits after Baidu incident (Nikei)Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 21 people (BBC)Divers recover bodies of seven Chinese tourists from bottom of Lake Baikal (BBC)Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family (BBC)China delays plans for mass production of self-driving cars after accident (NYT)Train hits, kills 11 in China's worst rail accident in over a decade (Reuters)Major Chinese bridge collapses into river just months after opening to traffic (Fox News)China tries to cover up toxic mining disaster in Zambia: WSJ (Newsweek)Mount Everest rescue: all hikers now safe after days stranded in powerful blizzard (Reuters)Schandalen
Former China defence ministers convicted of corruption in latest purge of military leaders (The Guardian)China tightens corruption rules across public and private sectors ($Caixin)One ship, three deaths: the shocking truth behind working conditions on a Chinese fishing vessel (The Guardian)China influencer tricked into Cambodia cyber scam recounts ordeal but live-stream was cut short (SCMP)China's e-commerce platforms hit with 3.6b yuan fine for food safety violations (SCMP)Blind Falun Gong practitioner sentenced and 'disappeared' (Bitter Winter)Chinese national given one year in prison for smuggling ants out of Kenya (BBC)Founder of China's Evergrande pleads guilty to fraud (BBC)Death toll of the abrupt end of zero COVID in China: likely, two million (Bitter Winter)A house erased: Beijing dissident returns from prison to find her life bulldozed (Bitter Winter)Sport
The Chinese sports brand taking on Nike and Adidas (BBC)China views sports industry as new growth driver in next five years (Xinhua)Chinese government unveils plan to boost football development and youth training (Xinhua)Third division Chinese football team penalized for attempting to gift match officials (Global Times)Two securities officials fall to their deaths amid China's graft sweep ($Caixin)China's pro-wrestlers search for a star to bring the sport out of the shadows (The Guardian)China's dream of becoming a football superpower lies in tatters (BBC)Chinese Football Association launches self-recommendation system to better select talent, prevent corruption (Global Times)Xi declares 9th Asian Winter Games open (Xinhua)41 Chinese chess individuals penalized for cheating (Xinhua)Taiwan
China no longer needs Taiwan for chips (Pascal Coppens)Will Trump betray Taiwan? (Project Syndicate)Xi is poised to press Trump on arms sales to Taiwan (NYT)Paraguay 'deeply values' Taiwan ties, president says in Taipei (Reuters)How China quietly erased Taiwan from coffee’s world stage (Asia Times)Taiwan president visits Eswatini days after blaming China for cancelled trip (BBC)Taiwan’s Cheng will face a tough crowd on US visit (Asia Times)Wang calls Taiwan 'biggest risk factor' in Beijing-Washington ties during Rubio call (SCMP)Taiwan accuses China of vegetable laundering via Vietnam (The Guardian)Hormuz today, Taiwan tomorrow (Project Syndicate)Hongkong
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins freedom of speech award in Germany (The Guardian)Hong Kong wants to become a global gold vault. Does the Iran war create an opening? ($SCMP)Interpol: how shock Hong Kong meeting shows China's power in Interpol (Newsweek)Hong Kong bookstore staff arrested for allegedly selling 'seditious' Jimmy Lai biography, broadcaster reports (The Guardian)Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction, paving way for political negotiations over releaseThe dark side of the Hong Kong White Paper: fear grows after the Jimmy Lai verdict (Bitter Winter)University expels student who called for accountability over Hong Kong fire (AFP)Hong Kong convicts a political exile's father, a first for the city (NYT)Jimmy Lai severely sentenced despite Trump calling for his release (Asia Times)Hong Kongs once-vibrant press stays silent or celebrates Jimmy Lai’s 20-year jail sentence (The Guardian)Macau
Macau's Grand Emperor hotel rips up lobby floor to sell off gold bricks (The Guardian)Macau's silent chill: the arrest of Au Kam San and the unseen repression (Bitter Winter)Macau's big money days are behind it (FT)Xi Jinping urges Macau to diversify economy away from casinos (The Guardian)Xi swears in new leader of casino hub Macao, telling the city to diversify economy (AP)Macau: a city of contrasts – in pictures (The Guardian)Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover (AP)Macau 'gradually unleashing deep potential' in push for better future: Xi ($SCMP)Sam Hou Fai elected chief executive-designate of Macau (Reuters)Macau's Portuguese strive to preserve their cultural heritage (FT)Tibet
'Sinicizing' Tibetan Buddhism, one inspection tour at a time (Bitter Winter)Two Tibetan monks 'disappeared' into the Chinese jail system (Bitter Winter)A blueprint for 'harmony': reading between the lines of Tibet's new governance gospel (Bitter Winter)The new law on ethnic unity: a threat to Tibetan buddhism (Bitter Winter)China's Tibetan New Year gift to Mount Kailash pilgrims: more checkpoints, less pilgrimage (Bitter Winter)Tibet's new medical mystery: healthy young monk dies after arrest (Bitter Winter)Dalai Lama expresses 'gratitude and humility' at first Grammy win (The Guardian)Three centuries after his death, China is still afraid of the Sixth Dalai Lama (Bitter Winter)Beijing's bonfire of Tibetan prayer flags (Bitter Winter)The theater of obedience: 30 years of the false Panchen Lama (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang
Green belt project transforms Taklimakan Desert in Xinjiang (Xinhua)Dubious Uyghur' testimonies' hail 'conversions' to atheism- through marriage (Bitter Winter)China is escalating repression of Uyghurs and Kazakhs (Bitter Winter)Kazakh scholar sentenced in Xinjiang for 'misinterpreting' a poet (Bitter Winter)Amsterdam's Lonely Uyghur vs Uyghur restaurants - or in favor of them? (Bitter Winter)Why Uyghurs remembered February 5, 1997, 29 years on (Bitter Winter)Uyghurs are 'protected no more' in Türkiye (Bitter Winter)A tale of two hostage-takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs (Bitter Winter)America's Maduro operation and China's Aksu cave operation: A Uyghur view (Bitter Winter)China, Kazakhstan, and the 'Chinese flag burning' trial (Bitter Winter)Binnen-Mongolie
How Chinese propaganda erased Mongolian identity - and much more (Bitter Winter)Mongolian: The language Beijing wants to bury alive (Bitter Winter)A memoir on repression in China's Southern Mongolia - in an anti-West magazine (Bitter Winter)Genocide in Southern Mongolia: the return of a buried history (Bitter Winter)Inner Mongolia focuses on desertification control of Horqin sandy land (Xinhua)Words used for cultural genocide: how 'Northern Frontier' is replacing 'Inner Mongolia' (Bitter Winter)Unusual protest by Southern Mongolian herders ask for compensation after grazing ban (Bitter Winter)‘Northern frontier culture’: How China is erasing ‘Mongolia’ from Mongolian culture (The Strategist)Inner Mongolia emerges as model for Xi Jinping's ethnic affairs policy, but analysts warn of cultural 'erosion' (SCMP)Podcast: Why is the Communist Party redoubling its assimilation efforts? (The Economist)Een lach en een traan
Humanoid robots show rapid advances as they race past humans in Beijing half-marathon (Reuters)Chinese carmaker patents voice-controlled 'in-vehicle toilet' (BBC)The Party bureaucrat who married his deceased sister (Bitter Winter)AI-gekte in China bereikt grens: overheid waarschuwt voor gevaarlijke app 'De Kreeft' ($de Volkskrant)Why are smugglers swarming East Africa for ants to send to China and Europe? ($SCMP)Group of dogs that went missing in China go viral after walking 17km home (The GuardianChinese university tells students to 'fall in love' during spring break (Reuters)Chinese national charged for trying to smuggle 2,000 ants from Kenya (BBC)Beijing pastry shop overrun by shoppers after Xi Jinping's visit (The Guardian)Draco Malfoy becomes unlikely Lunar New Year mascot in China (BBC)
