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Has Beijing subjugated Hong Kong to a point where young people don’t even want to vote?

Recent voter registration numbers have raised speculation that the city’s young residents are apathetic to their electoral system. Contrary to caricatured Western portrayals, Hong Kong’s...

Why China must restrain itself from enforcing its South China Sea claim

By asserting its presence in what it considers its territorial waters, Beijing plays into Washington’s hand. Late last week, the Chinese Coast Guard deployed water...

China makes weapons ‘breakthrough’

Beijing’s military scientists have claimed success in enabling high-energy lasers to operate “indefinitely” without overheating. Chinese military scientists have reported a research breakthrough that could...

Laid low or lying low? Why China’s foreign minister disappeared and was then replaced

Portrayed as a potential ‘purge,’ Qin Gang’s removal from post is likely simply a natural evolution of Beijing’s diplomatic goals. Recently, the Western media have...

FIFA WWC: China 1 – 0 Haiti

China have beaten Haiti 1-0 in their FIFA Women's World Cup Group D match. https://youtu.be/33L9zcxqd8M

Will the small states of Oceania be able to maintain their independence in the face of a new Sino-American Cold War?

The ‘friends to all, enemies to none’ strategy is living its last days as the US and China press the island nations to take...

Orban: China overtaking US

The balance is shifting and Washington must accept that its hegemony is about to end, Viktor Orban has said. The world is facing the biggest...

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Denmark 1 – 0 China

Denmark have beaten China 1-0 in their Group D FIFA Women's World cup clash. https://youtu.be/cf_r-JEVnt0

Mark Zuckerberg’s attempts to make inroads in China are both sad and hilarious

The Meta CEO’s awkward relationship with Beijing is hitting another wall. Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. Well, China seems to be...

Geoffrey Miller: Chris Hipkins’ successful meeting with Xi Jinping

Warm and constructive. That’s how Chris Hipkins wanted his meeting with Xi Jinping on Tuesday to be remembered. The New Zealand Prime Minister deployed the ‘warm...

Don’t count on a lasting thaw between the US and China

Despite a meeting between top Beijing and Washington diplomats finally taking place, America isn’t interested in reconciliation. Over the weekend, US Secretary of State Anthony...

China announces major gold discovery

The economic value of the country’s largest single deposit of the precious metal is estimated at almost $28.5 billion. Chinese state-run gold producer Shandong Gold...

The ‘clash of civilizations’ is already underway as the world resists Westernization

China’s judgment is sound in attempting to rally non-Western nations against imposed values. “China’s latest attempt to rally the world against Western values,” reads a...

Xi ‘personally intervened’ in Saudi-Iran talks – diplomat

Last month’s Beijing-brokered deal ended a seven-year rift between Tehran and Riyadh. Chinese President Xi Jinping played a key role in helping to persuade the...

The New York ‘secret Chinese police station’ is a propaganda bogeyman

The US Department of Justice busted civil servants in Chinatown, accusing them of being Beijing’s dissident hunters. The US Department of Justice recently cracked down...

China’s century of humiliation is over, and trying to repeat it is a grave mistake

Beijing doesn’t seek world domination, only a rightful position among global powers. “Xi is fixated on ending China’s century of humiliation” – reads an article...

Macron has angered US lawmakers, but what lurks behind his China epiphany?

The French president has made bold statements about Western Europe asserting its independence from Washington’s belligerent foreign policy. En route back from his recent China...

Macron refuses to back US line on China

The French president distanced himself from Washington’s confrontational policy on Taiwan. Western Europe must pursue “strategic autonomy” and avoid getting dragged into confrontations on behalf...

Xi divides and conquers during Macron’s China visit

The French president was accompanied by Ursula von der Leyen, who failed in her bid to impose "European unity". French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped...

China launches military drills around Taiwan

The exercises are a serious warning to Taipei and “external forces,” Beijing’s warns. The Chinese military announced the launch of three days of exercises in...

Saudi Arabia makes move towards Russia-China bloc

The Kingdom has approved “partner” status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has signed the documents granting Saudi Arabia the...

Brazil and China sign pact to abandon dollar

The two BRICS nations will now reportedly trade in their own currencies. Beijing and Brasilia have signed an agreement on trade in mutual currencies, abandoning...

The Taiwan leader’s American visit will only invite chaos to her island

Tsai Ing-wen is hastening the demise of her dream of independence from China. Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen departed on Wednesday for a trip to Guatemala...

Taiwanese leader defies China over US visit

President Tsai Ing-wen has dismissed Beijing’s threat of retaliation as she begins her trip to the Americas. Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen has begun a ten-day...

Latest leader to cut Taiwan ties heads to China

The Honduran president hopes to sign “auspicious agreements” with Beijing during her planned trip. President Xiomara Castro is set to travel to China, just days...

‘We are all Chinese’ – Taiwanese ex-president

Ma Ying-jeou has begun his controversial visit to the mainland by pointing out shared ethnicity, calling for peace. Former Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou has set...

Samoa PM expresses concern at China port deal

Samoa has cautioned that Beijing’s contract with the Solomon Islands may “morph into something else”. The awarding of a contract to a Chinese state-owned company...

Multiple agreements crown historic Putin-Xi meeting

Deals between Russia and China aim to promote trade and multipolarity. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese guest Xi Jinping have signed more than...

Putin-Xi Meeting Could Herald End of ‘Dollar Hegemony’ and US Domination

Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Moscow for in-depth talks with Vladimir Putin has provoked angry responses from Washington and Europe. Hong Kong-based political and...

China says balloon seen over US is civilian airship that blew off course, Blinken postpones Beijing trip

China's Foreign Ministry has explained that the balloon is used for "research purposes" and that it deviated from its planned course due to winds. Chinese...

Scientists develop metallic robots that can turn into liquid

The new robots demonstrated, among other things, an ability to pass through a grid by switching to a liquid form before returning to their...

Watch: Chemical plant destroyed in explosion

An unknown number of people were wounded in a blast that leveled the petrochemical facility in China. A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant in...

TikTok is at least as much an American tool as it is a Chinese influence operation

Revelations of a Beijing-based spying campaign on the video sharing service have served to obfuscate Washington’s own insidious efforts. It’s been revealed that TikTok spied...

‘Chinese tracking device’ found in UK government car – media

A concealed SIM card has been reportedly recovered by intelligence officials. A hidden “Chinese tracking device” and other “disturbing things” were found in a recent...

Hong Kong drops controversial pet ban

The city outlawed the import of hamsters and other small mammals last year over Covid-19 concerns. Hong Kong is set to repeal a year-long ban...

China could claim parts of Moon – NASA

Beijing’s space program has achieved "enormous success" over the past decade, agency chief Bill Nelson acknowledges. China may try to gain control of the most...

‘Zero Covid’ city scraps most pandemic restrictions

The relaxation in Hong Kong’s rules comes after mainland China eased its hardline coronavirus policies. Hong Kong will drop most of its stringent Covid-19 restrictions...

China to ease strict Covid-19 policies

The national coronavirus response level will be downgraded from the top ‘A’ level to ‘B’, the health commission has said. China has announced several significant...

China hails ‘rock-solid’ relations with Russia

The ties between Beijing and Moscow are immune to changes in the international environment, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said. Relations between China and...

‘Stop using salami tactics,’ China tells US

Washington is “stabbing China in the back,” Beijing’s top diplomat says. Washington must drop its “old trick of unilateral bullying” that it hands out to...

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