FOR CENTURIES, Asian and Western sailors shipwrecked in Chinese waters got a nice surprise. The Chinese government had a rescue policy. Sailors would be given free food and clothing. They would be helped with ship repairs, or even transported home.
This applied to everyone in China’s coastal waters and Chinese islands such as Taiwan—but the…
There's a worrying hole in China's tax system
What's the deal with 'limited-term' property ownership?
Practical solutions to solve asset transfer problems
A debate has sprung up concerning assets owned by individuals in China. In this essay, Richard Cullen guides us through the issues and looks at intriguing solutions that could move the country forwards…
The people of Xinjiang are growing in number, and in health and wealth: the opposite of a genocide. Hong Kong's Herman Hu visited recently - one of 300 million people who visited the region in the past year.
FOREIGN MEDIA OUTLETS have recently once again repeated false allegations of so-called "genocide" in Xinjiang. There is…
More than 1,000 young people lured into violence in the 2019 civil unrest have joined a rehabilitation program involving visits to the Chinese mainland - and the results are extraordinary. The program has an incredibly low re-offending rate of just 0.4 per cent, compared to Hong Kong’s overall 22.4 per cent rate. James Ockenden reports…
“HUNGRY? I HAVE SOMETHING to show you,” the white-haired man says to the young fellow hunter he is training. “Come.”
They walk into a deep cave in a cliff wall jutting out of the forest and sit on the floor.
The older man opens the leather pouch he uses as a bag and pulls out…
BREAKING NEWS:
CHINA'S LEADERSHIP THIS WEEKEND said “no” to a global order issued by U.S. President Donald Trump—and today analysts worldwide are holding their breath to see if the mercurial leader will back down.
The Trump administration last week again ordered the world, including specific firms in China, to stop trading with Iranians—the latest in…
The contrast between joyful, buzzy Hong Kong, and its absurdly grim image overseas is startling - especially in the light of the brutal restrictions on free speech emerging in numerous western countries. Richard Cullen reports.
THE RUGBY SEVENS, a combined sports tournament and a huge international party, is underway in front of massive crowds at…
CHINA IS MOVING FAST. Three major new laws were reviewed simultaneously for the first time this year.
Normally, only one or two draft laws make it to the “Two Sessions”.
But this year, three important pieces of legislation were reviewed at the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, covering…
IMAGINE A WORLD where each family has a powerful magic battery that provides energy for their transport between home and work every day.
The SAME magic battery is used by the city’s electricity utility company to provide light and heat for the wider community every evening.
The family’s energy costs fall, because the electricity firm…
MEMBERS OF THE WEST’S "SHADOW WORLD GOVERNMENT" are heading home today after meeting behind closed doors to discuss their vision of the future of the world.
Intelligence chiefs, heads of state, and top business leaders met in private at the Salamander Washington DC hotel for the Bilderberg Group meeting, which took place from April 9…
