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Can anything hold back China’s economy?
By Lawrence H. Summers December 3 2018 Read original news here Lawrence H. Summers is a professor at and past president of Harvard University. He was treasury secretary from 1999 to 2001 and an economic adviser to President Barack Obama … Continued
A China Hawk Gains Prominence as Trump Confronts Xi on Trade
By Alan Rappeport, New York Times, Nov. 30, 2018 Read original news here WASHINGTON — Michael Pillsbury had just finished a rib-eye salad at the Cosmos Club on Tuesday when he received a text message from the White House: “The president … Continued
Think Tank: China Exporting ‘Totalitarian Technology’ Tested on Uighur Muslims to Venezuela
By Edwin Mora, 29 November 2018, Read original news here WASHINGTON, DC — Communist China is selling its “totalitarian technology” tested on the country’s Muslim Uighur minority to Venezuela and other regimes eager to persecute their citizens, according to a … Continued
The Party does not yet rule over everything
China Monitor, Read original news here Assessing the state of online plurality in Xi Jinping’s “new era” Over the past years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has increased its control over Chinese society, especially over the internet. Publishing opinions diverging … Continued
Dalai Lama: Women with power can bring a compassionate revolution
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Opinion contributor, USA Today, Read original news here My mother first gave me the gift of a woman’s compassion. Now, the next generation of women must bring this compassion into positions of power. (Photo: Robin Utrecht) … Continued
The fate of democracy in China hinges on the freedom of Tibet
By Carl Gershman, The Washington Post, November 28 2018 Carl Gershman is president of the National Endowment for Democracy. The death last month of Lodi Gyari, who as the Dalai Lama’s special envoy conducted nine rounds of negotiations with Beijing over Tibet’s status, … Continued
China Is Targeting Europe’s Most Vulnerable Countries for Belt and Road Debt Traps
By Frances Martel, 29 November 2018 Read original news here Prior to landing in Madrid on Tuesday, Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping published a Spanish-language editorial proclaiming that Spain had been a key stop on the ancient Silk Road “more than … Continued
China’s Untested Military Could Be a Force—or a Flop
BY TIMOTHY R. HEATH, Foreign Policy, NOVEMBER 27, 2018 Read original news here In February 1943, U.S. troops suffered a humiliating defeat in their first major battle with German forces during World War II. At Kasserine Pass, Tunisia, their inexperience was evident … Continued
Jack Ma, China’s Richest Man, Belongs to the Communist Party. Of Course.
By Li Yuan, New York Times, Nov. 27, 2018 Read original news here Jack Ma, China’s richest man and co-founder of the e-commerce giant Alibaba, in Shanghai this month. He was identified as a member of the Chinese Communist Party by its … Continued
Hundreds of scholars condemn China for Xinjiang camps
Reuters, November 27, 2018 Read original news here WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Countries must hit China with sanctions over the mass detention of ethnic Uighurs in its western Xinjiang region, hundreds of scholars said on Monday, warning that a failure to act … Continued
Ethiopia is set to launch its first satellite into space—with China’s help
By Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa,November 26, 2018 Read original news here With Beijing’s assistance, Ethiopia is heading to space in just under a year. The Horn of Africa nation announced it would launch its first earth observatory satellite in Sept. 2019, with China footing … Continued
China heaps pressure on Taiwan president after poll defeat
Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, 26 November 2018 Read original news here TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese state media heaped pressure on Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday after her ruling pro-independence party suffered heavy defeats at local elections at the weekend, as … Continued
Chinese Newspaper Editors Fined for Adding Three Characters to ‘Xi Jinping Thought’
BY NICOLE HAO, November 25, 2018 Read original news here Two editors at the state-run newspaper Shaanxi Daily were fined 10,000 yuan ($1,440) and 5,000 yuan, respectively, for a “major political error” after they added three Chinese characters to the Communist Party’s … Continued
Migrants bring Tibetan culture to Canberra’s aged-care industry
Andrew Brown, Canberra Times, Read original news here For members of the Tibetan community in Canberra, looking after the elderly comes as second nature. After seeing images of elder abuse in nursing homes splashed across the media earlier this year, … Continued
Chinese Oscars: Beijing cuts live coverage after winner calls for independent Taiwan
Benjamin Haas in Seoul, The Guardian, Read original news here Speech by documentary filmmaker Fu Yue censored after she calls for Taiwan to be recognised as an ‘independent entity’ Taiwanese director Fu Yue, left, delivers a speech next to producer Hong … Continued