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China en de wereldcrisis
Xi warns of national security 'storms' with eye on US tensions (Nikkei)Xi Jinping tells China's national security chiefs to prepare for 'worst case' scenarios (CNN)Words and policies: 'De-risking' and China policy (Brookings)The next Chinese tech threat is already here (The Spectator)China to keep contributing to political settlement of Ukraine crisis: spokesperson (Xinhua)Parsing China's ambiguous Ukraine war mediation (Asia Times)Asians must just say no to Nato and resolve their own disputes (SCMP)Business dangers loom as the US and EU converge on ‘de-risking’ from China (Fortune)China criticizes G7's double-talk on decoupling (chinadaily.com.cn)Competitive peace or Kissingerian war? (Settimana News)Economie - Nationaal
China's faltering outlook for growth (FT editorial)China keeps pouring money into highways, railroads and airports (Nikkei)China's first air rail train starts trial operation ( State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission)Hawkers back on China's streets as economic recovery teeters (Reuters)China's C919 timeline 2008-23: first commercial flight 15 years in the making (SCMP)China's youth unemployment hits a record high, deepening its economic scars (CNPC)China's economy loses steam as concerns mount over Covid recovery (FT)China's first domestically produced passenger jet makes maiden commercial flight (AFP)China's youth unemployment problem (Project Syndicate)From manufacturing to agriculture, China sees wider use of robots (Xinhua)Economie - Internationaal
Along China's Belt and Road, lenders' problem debt mounts (Nikkei)A deeper look at the Belt and Road in Africa (Asia Times)Elon Musk: Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years (BBC)UAE to cooperate with Hong Kong on fintech, crypto as China ties grow (Al-Monitor)Chinese FM meets Elon Musk (Xinhua)China welcomes Elon Musk and other business leaders to visit (Reuters)Can the world make an electric car battery without China? (NYT)De-risking trade with China is a risky business (FT)Why decoupling from China not desirable for int'l businesses (Xinhua)How foreign businesses can avoid China's espionage trap (The Hill)Internationale Relaties
Xi Jinping calls for greater state control of AI to counter 'dangerous storms' (AFP)China expresses support for Serbia in renewed Kosovo clashes involving NATO troops (AP)China supports Serbia's effort to safeguard sovereignty, territorial integrity: spokesperson (Xinhua)Malaysia investigates Chinese barge suspected of links to looting of British WW2 wrecks (AP)China's war chest: Beijing seeks to remedy its vulnerability to food and energy embargoes (The Guardian)Qin Gang: The closer China-Africa relations are, the stronger the protection for world peace (us.china-embassy.gov.cn)China warns against Japan PM's attendance at NATO summit (Kyodo)MOU signed to enhance ties between China and Luxembourg (Shine)Philippines-Vietnam teaming up on China in South China Sea (Asia Times)BRICS considering large expansion as emerging economies rally to join group (The Japan Times)China - Verenigde Staten
JPMorgan's Dimon says US, China need 'real engagement' to resolve issues (Reuters)Chinese agent or private eye? Ex-NY cop's 'Fox Hunt' trial kicks off (Reuters)China's C919 takes off with US sanctions on the horizon (Asia Times)Orville Schell on US-China: engagement, tragedy, and penetrating the veil (China Talk)America and China are on a collision course (Project Syndicate)Very few US-China flights are back despite the end of Covid (CNBC)US clamps down on sensitive export requests to China (Reuters)Words and policies: 'De-risking' and China policy (Brookings)A Sino-American glacial thaw (Settimana News)US-China trade talks end in more chip war salvos (Asia Times)China - Europa
Czech Republic strengthens ties with Taiwan (Axios)Transcript of ambassador to EU Fu Cong's interview with the New Statesman (eu.china-mission.gov.cn)UK’s cybersecurity agency GCHQ warns of fresh threat from Chinese state-sponsored hackers (The Guardian)Delay of new China strategy reflects difficulty of coordination among Scholz's coalition (Global Times)UK businesses in China call for regulatory clarity (FT)Streit in der Ampel über Sicherheitspolitik geht weiter ($Handelsblatt)China poses biggest threat to global security, says Sunak (The Guardian)English universities warned not to over-rely on fees of students from China (The Guardian)Sunak u-turns on proposed ban on Chinese institutes (BBC)Viktor Orban goes all in for China (Washington Examiner)China - Nederland
De omgang met China vraagt om grondige herziening en vereist zowel flexibiliteit als assertiviteit ($de Volkskrant)China presses Dutch minister for access to chipmaking tech blocked on security grounds (AP)Hoekstra in China: 'open gesprek', maar ook lastige thema's en meningsverschillen (NOS)Bijna dagelijks een trein van China naar Tilburg: 'We zijn een spil in de wereldhandel' (NOS)Delegation from the Netherlands visits East China Normal University (english.ecnu.edu.cn)Beijing rolt rode loper uit voor Nederland, ondanks groeiende stapel conflicten tussen China en Europa ($de Volkskrant)Zonnepanelen 'made in the Netherlands' moeten een einde maken aan de Chinese hegemonie ($de Volkskrant)Dutch foreign minister heads to China but little prospect of chip-ban breakthrough (SCMP)Kabinet haalt band met China aan: 'We zijn als koopjunkies afhankelijk van Chinese fabrieken' ($De Telegraaf)Eindhovense toeleverancier van Philips en ASML opent vestiging in China ($FD)Politiek
Protesters clash with police in China over partial demolition of mosque (The Guardian)Young and furiously laughing in China (China Change)China closes 66,000 online accounts for rumormongering, imposture (Xinhua)The AI moment of truth for Chinese censorship (Project Syndicate)Falun Gong: Xu Na's 8-year sentence confirmed on appeal (Bitter Winter)Comedian Uncle Roger has social media accounts suspended in China (The Guardian)'We in the west were blinded': China crackdown on business has Maoist roots (The Guardian)Xi mimics Mao's crisis response in sweeping indoctrination Drive ($WSJ)Moments showing Xi's care for people with disabilities (Xinhua)Chinese speech fears skyrocket after military attack on comedian (WSJ)Maatschappij
China's young people can't find jobs. Xi Jinping says to 'eat bitterness' (NYT)As more Chinese graduates explore rural jobs, comparisons with Mao Zedong's campaign fail to pass muster (SCMP)Number of people prosecuted in China's courts up 12% in five years, report shows (The Guardian)Current COVID-19 infections in China feature low prevalence level, mild symptoms: experts (Xinhua)Chinese women in the gig economy: discriminated by customers and the algorithm (AsiaNews)Rising juvenile crime rates: The teething problems of China’s schools for troubled students ($Caixin)China makes luring minors into naked online video chats a crime ($Caixin)Hospitals call for maternity-friendly society (Global Times)The Chinese youth unemployment phenomenon (FT)China and India have fewer people than the UN thinks (Project Syndicate)Militaire zaken
China responds to US complaint over plane intercept with demand for end to surveillance flights (AP)Chinese pilot performed 'aggressive maneuver' near US plane, military says (AFP)NATO should tread carefully in the Indo-Pacific (Asia Times)Okinawa still strategically key and China knows it (Asia Times)AUKUS moving from nuke subs to AI drone swarms (Asia Times)China seizing US arms markets in the Middle East (Asia Times)AUKUS drops the nuclear proliferation gauntlet (Asia Times)G7 leaders warn China and North Korea against expanding nuclear arsenals as they await Zelenskiy (The Guardian, agencies)US Navy shipbuilding too little, too late to catch China (Asia Times)China's war chest: Beijing's 'great wall of steel' faces obstacles to military supremacy (The Guardian)Cultuur
Xi Jinping: National Art Museum is not socialist enough (Bitter Winter)Netizens accuse renowned artist Yue Minjun of insulting the country and army with his iconic 'laughing man' paintings (Artnet)Xi calls on National Art Museum of China to build worldwide prestige (Xinhua)Xiplomacy: How China helps preserve cultural heritage sites in Asia (Xinhua)In Chinese photography, political anguish made physical (NYT)Fan Bingbing returned to the global spotlight, after a five-year absence from the big screen (CNN)Jackson Wang and China's quest for a global pop idol (FT)Modern adaptations of mythology proof of strong cultural confidence (Global Times)China's 2022 box office tops 30 billion yuan (Xinhua)Most assume writing systems get simpler. But 3,600 years of Chinese writing show it's getting increasingly complex (The Conversation)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
China starts drilling superdeep borehole in landmark deep-Earth exploration (Xinhua)Shenzhou 16 lifts off with China's first civilian astronaut on board (SCMP)China's flying car developers get ready for takeoff in 2025 (Nikkei)Scientific decoupling from China will be costly: Dutch expert Ingrid d'Hooghe (Xinhua)China takes commanding lead in EV charging patents (Nikkei)China's AI charge part 1: The battle begins to build a ChatGPT challenger ($Caixin)China's tech dominance more myth than reality (Asia Times)Continu foto's labelen in een dorp vol nepchalets: China's streven naar AI-dominantie ($de Volkskrant)ChatGPT and China: How to think about Large Language Models and the generative AI race ($The China Project)China's struggles with lab safety carry danger of another pandemic (The Washington Post)Milieu
China’s CO2 emissions hit record in first quarter, report says (Radio Free Asia)China's mega water diversion project benefits over 150 mln people (Xinhua)US climate envoy Kerry says China has invited him for talks (Reuters)China's economic revival threatens clean air gains (Caixin)China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges (The Guardian)China should help cover costs of global warming: John Kerry ($Nikkei)China trashing the global environment: 'There is no fish in the waters' (Gatestone Institute)Sandstorms cover China, South Korea and Thailand in a yellow blanket of dust – in pictures (The Guardian)Getting China to stick to its carbon commitments (Asia Times)How China, the US and others watered down a key UN climate document (Bloomberg)Rampen en ongelukken
China, birthplace of the Covid pandemic, is laying tracks for another global health crisis (Reuters)39 missing after Chinese fishing vessel capsizes in Indian Ocean ($Caixin)China not yet in middle of second wave of COVID-19: epidemiologists (Global Times)Twelve held after Beijing hospital fire kills 29 (BBC)At least 21 people killed in Beijing hospital fire (AP)China publishes data showing raccoon dog DNA at Wuhan market (NYT)'Being truthful is essential': scientist who stumbled upon Wuhan Covid data speaks out (The Guardian)The Guardian view on how Covid began: look to the future (The Guardian editorial)New data links pandemic's origins to raccoon dogs at Wuhan market (NYT)China confirms 53 'missing or dead' from February mine collapse (The Straits Times)Schandalen
The mystery of the disappearing van Gogh, with a trail leading to Caribbean tax havens and a jailed Chinese billionaire (NYT)Covid: Top Chinese scientist says don’t rule out lab leak (BBC)China's tobacco monopoly is swept up in corruption probes ($Caixin)China launches special campaign to combat statistical fraud ($Caixin)Douyin: Chinese livestreamer dies after filming drinking video (BBC)75 procent van honing die uit China geïmporteerd wordt, is vals (VRT)12-year-old boy detained for slapping a statue of Chairman Mao (Bitter Winter)Mexico claims proof of Chinese fentanyl smuggling (BBC)Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail (BBC)Freedom to write index 2022: China, 90 writers imprisoned, 137 writers at risk (PEN America)Sport
Son Jun-ho: South Korean footballer detained in China in bribery probe (BBC)Two more former top China soccer officials ensnared in corruption dragnet ($Caixin)Chess: China's Ding Liren defies odds to become world champion (Reuters)Tennis's support for Peng Shuai has turned to dust with WTA's China U-turn (The Guardian)Women's Tennis Association will return to China after ending boycott over Peng Shuai concerns (The Guardian)Xi Jinping wanted China to be a global soccer power. What went wrong? (CNN)Leading Chinese sports official faces corruption probe as football inquiry widens (SCMP)China's soccer experiment was a flop. Now it may be over (NYT)Lu Pinlin: The forgotten football king of China (Xinhua)Lu Pinlin: The forgotten football king of China (Shine)Taiwan
What Beijing is learning from the Western response to Ukraine (China in Eurasia)How Taiwan became the indispensable economy (FT)China sees invasion of Ukraine as 'test case' for its own designs, Taiwan warns (RFE-RLL)Japan must stop making noises over Taiwan (China Daily)Ryan Hass on Taiwan: Now is the time to build zones of political consensus (Taipei Times)Military intervention in Taiwan and conflict with US among top worries for Chinese surveyed in security poll (SCMP)'No need to exaggerate': risk of imminent Taiwan conflict is overhyped, says cross-strait affairs expert (SCMP)Why the European inconsistency on Taiwan is a concern (Clingendael Spectator)China opposes trade agreement reached between US and Taiwan (Reuters)KMT frames 2024 election as a choice between war and peace (Axios)Hongkong
The joke can be on Hong Kong comedians if they cross the line (FT)Hong Kong court rebuffs effort to dismiss Jimmy Lai national security trial (The Guardian)Hong Kong: 13 go on trial over 2019 storming of legislature by pro-democracy protesters (AFP)3 months after John Lee's visit to Saudi Arabia, have Hong Kong firms made inroads? (SCMP)'We are all thinking about how to contribute': Hongkongers boost Britain's suburbs (FT)Hong Kong Cantopop singer and opposition supporter Anthony Wong says venue booking for August concert cancelled without reason (SCMP)Hong Kong's prominent pro-democracy Civic party votes to disband (AFP)Amnesty International claims Uygur student missing for more than 2 weeks since arriving in Hong Kong (SCMP)Sinicization of Christianity comes to Hong Kong (Bitter Winter)Hongkongers opt out of organ registry 'amid fear of Chinese donations' (The Guardian)Macau
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 ($Nikei)Mainland Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs (FT)Macau's MGM Cotai casino under lockdown after dealer infected (Nikkei)Macau to broaden reach of national security law in response to Pelosi's Taiwan trip (RFA)Macau begins 11th round of mass testing in worst COVID outbreak (Reuters)Macau shuts down casinos following Covid outbreak (BBC)Macau businesses asked to suspend operation to curb COVID-19 (Xinhua)Tibet
72 years on, Tibet steadfastly advances on path of Chinese modernization (Xinhua)How a Tibetan village became a giant factory for Buddhist art (Sixth Tone)How a CCP propaganda campaign targeted the Dalai Lama (The Diplomat)Tourist finds body under the bed of inn in Lhasa (Shine)Tibet's exiled government pushes China on sovereignty claims in bid for leverage (FT)Dalai Lama asking a young boy to 'suck my tongue': a Tibetan tradition or abuse? (SCMP)China: Dalai Lama furore reignites Tibet 'slave' controversy (BBC)The Dalai Lama, the boy, and the CCP: the true story of a tempest in a teapot (Bitter Winter)Tibetan leader defends Dalai Lama’s ‘celibacy’ and ‘innocence’ after tongue-sucking request to boy (SCMP)Tibet and Xinjiang: the usual CCP's crimes and the usual CCP's scorn (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang
There are Christian Uyghurs, too: new organization launched in London (Bitter Winter)China verlaat Architectuur Biënnale uit woede over Xinjiang-onderzoek met Nederlandse inbreng ($de Volkskrant)The last words of a Uyghur father: a son's memory (Bitter Winter)Top political advisor Wang Huning stresses implementation of Party's Xinjiang policies (Xinhua)China's international media strategy on Xinjiang - CGTN and New China TV on YouTube (Sage Journals)CCP scholars suggest to build China's "second capital" in Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)Alibaba software selectively monitors trips to and from Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)Crimes sending you to jail in Xinjiang: 'We don't trust you,' 'you didn't play piano at your wedding' (Bitter Winter)Videos reveal the indoctrination and militarization of Uyghur children (Bitter Winter)Muslims commemorated Osman Batur, hanged hero and martyr (Bitter Winter)Binnen-Mongolie
China kidnaps Southern Mongolian dissident in Mongolia (Bitter Winter)Southern Mongolia: The CCP mobilizes traditional culture against religion (Bitter Winter)Chinese deprogrammer in Inner Mongolia honored by Xi Jinping (Bitter Winter)The not-so model minority: Xi Jinping's Mongolian crackdown (China Leadership Monitor)Sweden stops deportation of Inner Mongolian dissident (Safeguard Defenders)Top political advisor urges accelerated efforts in promoting Putonghua in N.China's Inner Mongolia (Global Times)Wang Yang tours Inner Mongolia, says unity is more important than autonomy (Trivium China)Xi Jinping tells authorities in Inner Mongolia to 'solve ethnic problems' and promote use of Mandarin (AFP)Xi Jinping tells Inner Mongolia's NPC deputies to put Mandarin first in schools ($$SCMP)Netizens shocked by high-profile corruption case in Inner Mongolia involving head of economic zone (Global Times)Een lach en een traan
Chinese police detain woman for supporting comedian who joked about military (The Guardian)Chinese comedian arrested after joke about army (BBC)China fines comedy firm £1.68m over standup's stray dog joke (The Guardian)Zibo barbecue: Millions bring sudden fame to industrial Chinese city (BBC)Young Chinese woman in tears after selling only 1 rice roll for 5 yuan (72 US cents) at mobile stall for whole day (SCMP)'Deformed social phenomenon': more men in China seek wives without younger brothers who may expect financial support after nuptials (SCMP)How a terra-cotta warrior lost its thumb to a Delaware shoe salesman (NYT)Why Winnie-the-Pooh makes Xi Jinping uncomfortable ($The Economist)BMW Mini apologizes for ice cream slight (China Daily)BMW has landed in hot water in China over tubs of ice cream (CNN)
