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Russia and China stage nuclear bomber exercise in Sea of Japan (Newsweek)Admiral warns Russia will help China cut US naval dominance: here's how (Newsweek)The true aims of China's nuclear buildup (Foreign Affairs)World leaders seek stability with China as Biden exits the stage ($NYT)Xi says China's position and actions on Ukraine issue always fair and square (Xinhua)A new nuclear arms race is beginning. It will be far more dangerous than the last one (The Guardian)US lacks the planes to win an air war with China (Asia Times)Why China won't stop ally North Korea from fighting Ukraine (Newsweek)US agency warns employees about phone use amid ongoing China hack (WSJ)North Korea's involvement in Ukraine draws China into a delicate balancing act (The Guardian)Economie - Nationaal
« Plus ou moins 5%, tout est acceptable » (Le Vent de la Chine)Senior China adviser questions true state of economy (Newsweek)Chinese economy hinges on market reform & rule of law, NOT monetary or fiscal policy, says Zhang Weiying (Pekingnology)L' « économie de basse altitude », nouvelle priorité de Pékin (Le Vent de la Culture)China remains world's largest industrial robot market (Xinhua)Supergiant gold deposit discovered in central China's Hunan (Xinhua)If China's statistics can't be scrutinised, doubts about the economy will only grow (FT)China's total nuclear power generation capacity tops world rankings (Xinhua)Hong Kong stocks fall as China stimulus disappoints investors (Barron's)China unveils $1.4 trln local debt package but no direct stimulus (Reuters)Economie - Internationaal
First salvo of a Russia-China trade war (Asia Times)Putin says highly of Chinese vehicles of 'higher quality' as 70% of Russian consumers willing to buy Chinese goods (Global Times)Indonesia chases the return of 'bonanza-era' Chinese tourism (The Guardian)What does cooperation with China bring to Latin America? (newsgd.com)China's share of global electric car market rises to 76% (The Guardian)China-Russia east-route natural gas pipeline fully connected (Xinhua)China allows establishment of wholly foreign-owned hospitals in major cities (Xinhua)How China became the world's largest car exporter (NYT)China ready to maintain sound economic, trade cooperation with Mexico: spokesperson (Xinhua)Film 'Made in Ethiopia' review – knotty study unpicks China's industrial influence in Africa (The Guardian)Internationale Relaties
Syria's revolution and China (The China-MENA Newsletter)China's post-Syria quandary - The long shadow of Assad's ousting on China (Coffee in the Desert)China's weak attempts at Mideast diplomacy is faced with heavy reliance on Iranian oil (JNS)China's Syria predicament: A re-run of Libya? (Coffee in the Desert)China, Nepal sign framework agreement to promote Belt and Road cooperation (Xinhua)Nearly 90% of Chinese view Japan negatively, 2nd-highest level: poll (Kyodo News)China acts lawfully as Philippine vessels attempt to intrude into Huangyan Dao waters (Xinhua)Filipino vessel 'sideswiped' by China Coast Guard (BBC)India's External Affairs minister's statement to Parliament on China (The India China Newsletter)China's ties with Saudi Arabia buoyed by green tech (FT)China - Verenigde Staten
US Space Force lands in Japan to check China, Russia, N Korea (Asia Times)US stages 'historic' island defense drills amid growing China threat (Newsweek)Trump asks China to help bring Ukraine peace, says he 'had communication' with Xi recently ($SCMP)Empty commitments to Africa reveal why 'America First' leaves Africa last (Xinhua)Hu Xijin: Trump's policy is the driving force of de-dollarization (The US-China Perception Monitor)Six takeaways from commander of US Indo-Pacific Command admiral Samuel Paparo (Brookings)Critical mineral export restrictions (ChinaTalk)Donald Trump names David Perdue as pick for US ambassador to China ($SCMP)China issues decision on taking countermeasures against US military companies, senior executives (Xinhua)Trump-wary US colleges warn foreign students: Be back by inauguration ($Nikkei)China - Europa
Notre-Dame de Paris reopens with China's significant role in restoration (Global Times)China automakers pivot to hybrids for Europe to counter EV tariffs (Reuters)Watching China in Europe - December 2024 (GMF)'Chinese support for Russia' hitting ties, German Foreign Minister Baerbock tells Wang Yi (SCMP)Word wakker Europa en Nederland: China is inmiddels stukken beter in hoogtechnologische innovatie ($de Volkskrant)EU's strict carbon rules sap the energy of Chinese battery giants ($Caixin)Will the EU and China form a united front against Trump's tariff offensive? (SCMP)Sweden seeks clarity from China about suspected sabotage of undersea cables (The Guardian)The trip to Spain of Zhao Leji, the corrupt hunter from China (El Mundo)EU, US losing battles for Africa and Latin America to China (SCMP)China - Nederland
China ready to expand economic, trade exchanges with Netherlands: Chinese Premier (Xinhua)Chinese embassy strongly opposes Taiwan-related motion adopted by the Netherlands (Global Times)Chinese invloed en inmenging in het Nederlandse medialandschap (China Kennis Netwerk)Remarks Chinese Embassy in the Netherlands on the Xizang separatist's visit to the Netherlands (nl.china-embassy.gov.cn)When US comes calling the Dutch: shame if anything happened to AMSL (SCMP)ASML-baas hekelt Amerikaanse druk: Bidens exportverboden zijn 'economisch gemotiveerd' (de Volkskrant)China threatens chip war retaliation against Dutch, Japanese (Asia Times)Zes jaar cel voor Nederlands-Chinese zakenman Yang Bin, die grachtenpanden, molens en station Amsterdam Centraal nabootste (NRC)Why Trump or Harris might sell out to China (Asia Times)Chinese students in Netherlands stuck in tech war crossfire (Asia Times)Politiek
Why China's Great Firewall should be dismantled according to Wang Wen (Sinification)Xi Jinping's archival project to rewrite Chinese history (Sinocities)How a young Chinese nationalist turned her back on Beijing (WSJ)China sentences journalist detained at meal with Japanese diplomat to 7 years for espionage (AP)China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges (BBC)The sources of the Chinese Communist Party's strategic duplicity (Hoover Institution)Shanghai's Catholic bishop Shen Bin announces his program: study Xi Jinping, not the Pope (Bitter Winter)Podcast: The ideology behind Xi Jinping's China (FT)An introduction to Dr. Xu Zhiyong (China Change)'Red cultural education' for clergy of all religions in China (Bitter Winter)Maatschappij
Turning silver into gold amid China's demographic shift (Xinhua)China hailed for crucial role in developing traditional medicine (China Daily)Christians told they should 'Sinicize' music too (Bitter Winter)Xi says China committed to making traditional medicine better benefit world (Xinhua)Chinese cities fight lying flat mentality with 'snail awards' for poor workers (SCMP)Feminist hit movie Her Story touted as China's answer to Barbie (The Guardian)China is on a quest for the holy grail of meat. Let's hope it succeeds (NYT)Chinese overheid gaat over op intensere surveillance burgers na reeks massamoorden uit 'sociale wraak' ($de Volkskrant)Swift justice for mass attacks promised (SCMP)Beijing orders investigations into local disputes after spate of deadly attacks (AFP)Militaire zaken
China's triple-island mystery carrier shakes up naval battlefield (Asia Times)La purge de l’armée prend un tournant (Le Vent de la Chine)China's political problem with its army (Appia Institute)A top Chinese commander is suspended under suspicion of corruption (NYT)China's military corruption crackdown explained (AFP)Chinese, Pakistani militaries to hold joint anti-terrorism exercise (Xinhua)US getting military part right – and still losing the Pacific (Asia Times)Philippines may buy, not borrow, Typhon missiles under Trump (Asia Times)China's new hypersonic weapon could black out US, Taiwan (Asia Times)China's Pearl Harbor: Beijing turns island into $50 billion military fortress (Dagens News)Cultuur
China's passion for the piano fades as Beijing strikes somber tone ($Nikkei)Your culture’s no good here ($Trivium China)Xi's speech at literature, art symposium to be published (Xinhua)Man smashes Ai Weiwei's porcelain sculpture at Italian museum (NYT)Stamped postcards unveiled to celebrate 50 years of discovery of Terracotta Warriors (Ecns.cn)Les débuts de la « saga » chinoise du Puy du Fou, le plus grand spectacle immersif au monde (Le Vent de la Chine)'Emotional power': China's Covid wounds reopened in tense, divisive 'An Unfinished Film' (SCMP)Jia Zhangke's latest film: Caught by the Tides review – two-decade relationship tells story of China's epic transformation (The Guardian)Two poems, four years in detention: the Chinese dissident who smuggled his writing out of prison (The Guardian)Five of the best books to understand modern China (The Guardian)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
China to help train over 1,300 people from abroad in traditional Chinese medicine (Xinhua)China to start building igloos on the Moon as they race to establish new civilisation (Irish Star)Is a popular Chinese herbal medicine for brain bleeds useless? Here's what one study says ($SCMP)India surpasses China as top source of international students in the US, first time in 15 years (The Economic Times)China's job market braces for record number of fresh graduates next year (SCMP)How Xi Jinping's tutoring school ban backfired ($Nikkei)41st Antarctic expedition sets sail for 7 months (China Daily)China declares success as its youngest astronauts reach space (BBC)What the West could learn from China on education (Asia Times)Life as a young Chinese scholar: a personal account by Liu Tao (Sinification)Milieu
Warming climate threatens Chinese farmers' livelihoods (Caixin)Integrating China into global sustainable development (The US-China Perception Monitor)Will China pay up to take the climate change lead? (Asia Times)Warming climate threatens Chinese farmers' livelihoods ($Caixin)China's largest desert fully encircled with green belt (Xinhua)China scientists rush to climate-proof potatoes (Reuters)China's 53% of desertified land is under control (chinadaily.com.cn)China's giant sinkholes are a tourist hit - but ancient forests inside are at risk (BBC)Global warming accelerates upward expansion of the alpine tree line in the Himalayas: study (Global Times)Will China become a leader in global climate action? (DW)Rampen en ongelukken
Zhuhai car attack: senior heads roll in south China city where dozens died ($SCMP)Ground collapse leaves 13 workers missing in southern China (Xinhua)Car driven into crowd outside China primary school (BBC)South China car attack suspect still in a coma, Zhuhai authorities say (SCMP)Eight killed and 17 injured after stabbing incident in China (Reuters)China's leaders urge investigation into Zhuhai car attack that killed 35 (Reuters)Genetic ghosts suggest Covid's market origins (BBC)Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years (BBC)Yagi: China evacuates 410,000 ahead of super typhoon (BBC)China: School bus ploughs into a crowd killing 11 people (BBC)Schandalen
Chinese companies apologise for 'shrunken' sanitary pads (BBC)China defence minister Dong Jun under investigation for corruption, FT reports (Reuters)Former head of China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration prosecuted (Xinhua)South African tiger farms illegally smuggling body parts to China or Vietnam, says charity (The Guardian)Cheng Peiming: Organ harvesting survivor slandered in China and threatened in the US (Bitter Winter)Leading human rights lawyer Xu Zhiyong on hunger strike in Chinese prison, family says (The Guardian)Former Guizhou Party chief sentenced to death with reprieve for taking bribes (Xinhua)Yao Haijun, editor of The Three-Body Problem series, placed under investigation (Global Times)Former vice mayor of Beijing removed from Party, public office (Xinhua)Falun Gong practitioner persecuted to death 5 days after arrival in notorious prison (Bitter Winter)Sport
World Chess Championship 2024: Ding Liren (China) v Gukesh Dommaraju (India) pre-match questions, answered (The Guardian)Global trail runners gather in China's Zhangjiajie for epic race (Xinhua)Match-fixing in Chinese football rampant during Covid, ‘there was no escaping it’ player says (SCMP)China's new improbable football stars (BBC)Chinese FA bans 38 players for life in corruption crackdown (Reuters, The Guardian)China dominates the Paralympics – but that’s not just down to its almost limitless funds (The Guardian)Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0 in World Cup qualifying (AFP)Most decorated Chinese swimmer back after drugs ban (BBC)China's extreme fan culture makes Olympic gold a mixed blessing (NYT)Olympics spurs debate: can China be a ‘sports powerhouse’ by letting market hone athletes? ($SCMP)Taiwan
China sends ships to Taiwan in response to leader's US visit (Newsweek)Taiwan reports 14 Chinese warships and 4 balloons near the island (AP)Paraguay kicks out Chinese envoy after he urges country to cut ties with Taiwan (AP)Mainland China sanctions 13 US companies over weapons sales to Taiwan ($SCMP)Taiwan president stops in Hawaii during Pacific tour, drawing ire from China (The Guardian, agencies)Taiwan's president to rally tiny Pacific allies to counter China (NYT)Beijing reiterates readiness to resume mainland tourists to Taiwan (Pekingnology)Video: Taipei Council threatened over China organ harvesting documentary (TaiwanPlus News)More people realize US harming, not protecting Taiwan (Xinhua)Taiwan: Ukraine's survival is our survival (Gatestone Institute)Hongkong
Cathay Pacific apologises over inflight Family Guy episode with Tiananmen Square scene (The Guardian)Silenced and erased, Hong Kong's decade of protest is now a defiant memory (BBC)China's crackdown on Hong Kong is a test for Trump ($The Washington Post)China rips countries' intrusion in HK trial (China Daily)My friend Nathan Law: Joshua Wong is among those jailed in Hong Kong – the UK must stand up for these political prisoners (The Guardian)Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai takes witness stand in collusion trial (The Guardian, AFP)US vows more sanctions on Hong Kong officials after jailing of 45 activists (SCMP)Hong Kong court sentences dozens in case that crushed pro-democracy camp (WSJ)Tourism has rebounded worldwide. But not in Hong Kong ($NYT)British judge Nicholas Phillips steps down from Hong Kong court (The Guardian)Macau
Sam Hou Fai elected chief executive-designate of Macau (Reuters)Macau's Portuguese strive to preserve their cultural heritage (FT)No horse racing, please, we're Chinese: the end of a venerable tradition in Macau (Bitter Winter)Hong-Kong-style National Security Law comes to Macau (Bitter Winter) Macau facing increased restrictions under expanded security law (BBC) Koning van de casino's en exclusieve reisjes verdwijnt voor achttien jaar in de Chinese cel ($de Volkskrant)Alvin Chau: Macau gambling kingpin jailed for 18 years (BBC)Macao casino revenue plunges 51% to 18-year low amid zero-COVID ($Nikei)Mainland Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs (FT)Macau's MGM Cotai casino under lockdown after dealer infected (Nikkei)Tibet
Snow Leopard review – enigmatic tale of man v beast is late Tibetan film-maker’s final word (The Guardian)Tibet, Sera monastery monk persecuted to death in detention (BItter Winter)China's Xizang (= Tibet) spends heavily on cultural tourism development (Xinhua)Xizang former political advisor sentenced to death with reprieve for bribery (Xinhua)Tibetan monk sentenced to 18 months for sharing Dalai Lama teachings on WeChat (Bitter Winter)Securing the legacy: the future of the Dalai Lama and Tibet. A Tibetan point of view (Bitter Winter)Internet celebrity promoting Tibetan language detained and beaten in Sichuan (Bitter Winter)Renaming Tibet 'Xizang': are French museums backing off? (Bitter Winter)For Tibetans, there is now a 'Xi Jinping Thought on Reincarnation' (Bitter Winter)China launches massive international propaganda effort on Tibet (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang
Xinjiang Cotton Association rejects Uniqlo's claim of forced labor, urges respect and trust (Xinhua)What the BBC hypes up is not tomatoes, but lies and division (Global Times editorial)Japan and the Uyghur fish connection ($Nikkei)China's Xinjiang seeks new alliances with Pakistan and Central Asia to counter US sanctions (SCMP)'Italian' purees likely to contain Chinese forced-labour tomatoes from Xinjiang, BBC finds (BBC)China wants to turn Xinjiang's vast deserts into a string of pearls (SCMP)'Uyghur Women Activists in the Diaspora: Restorying a Genocide': a New Book by Susan Palmer and colleagues (Bitter Winter)Al-Azhar University in Cairo supports Chinese repression of the Uyghurs (Bitter Winter)The World Uyghur Congress after Sarajevo: where do they fo from here? (Bitter Winter)From orchards to auctions: the Chinese robbery of Uyghur wealth. Part II (Bitter Winter)Binnen-Mongolie
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)Christian inmate tortured in notorious Southern Mongolia prison (Bitter Winter)Anti-religious social credit targets Southern Mongolian peasants (Bitter Winter)China's push to create a single national identity. Inner Mongolia is the latest target (The Economist)China kidnaps Southern Mongolian dissident in Mongolia (Bitter Winter)Southern Mongolia: The CCP mobilizes traditional culture against religion (Bitter Winter)Een lach en een traan
The $6.2 million banana: on art, bitcoins, and Chinese Communist capitalism (Bitter Winter)China roads blocked by thousands of cyclists in night quest for dumplings (BBC)Video: Two tonnes of live snakes seized by customs in China (Viralpress)China's censors are letting rapper Ye perform there. His fans are amazed (NYT)Warm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm (The Guardian)Beijing launches drone delivery service on the Great Wall (Xinhua)Chinese university to train students on marriage services (Xinhua)China's urban pets forecast to outnumber toddlers this year ($FT)Lucky phone numbers and wedding dates to dining don'ts, Chinese numerology superstitions (SCMP)Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers (BBC)