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History knowledge makes a difference in current battles

ONE DATE, 18 SEPTEMBER 1931, is an ever-present reminder of humiliation for the whole Chinese nation. It was the day of the Mukden Railway Incident, used by the Japanese as a pretext to annex Manchuria. The Japanese army’s incursions into China threatened the military of the country. The ruling Kuomintang Party, led by Chiang…

September 5, 20220Comments ByAriel Lau

Videos

Hainan decides to phase out petrol cars

WELCOME TO Electric Island! The people of Hainan are set to be among the world leaders in fighting climate change, with a total ban on government purchases of petrol cars by 2025 and public purchases of petrol cars by 2030. [Scroll down to read a text version of this report, or see a video version…

September 1, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Culture

China’s equivalent to the ‘Alphabet Song’ is a 1,000-character masterpiece

An ancient poem has been used for 15 centuries to teach Chinese children to read and write. H.C. Lu reports LITERALLY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE worldwide have learned the Alphabet Song, in which the 26 letters of the alphabet are memorized by being rather awkwardly fitted to a French melody from the 1700s. But few people…

August 30, 20220Comments ByH.C. Lu

News

Xi note to UK woman revives memories of stunning war rescue

UK-China exchange focuses on story said to contain ‘very worst and very best of humanity’ A WOMAN IN THE UK wrote to Chinese leader Xi Jinping and received a personal reply, it was revealed today—and their exchange revived memories of one of the most dramatic events of the shared history of the two nations. Denise…

August 29, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Massive secret network revealed to be pushing western narrative

Huge disinformation campaign ran for almost five years, study shows Network blackened reputation of Chinese, Russians, Iranians Agents used AI to generate photos of fake humans for Facebook and other media Falsified accounts pushed stories in tandem with US govt media VOA, RFE and others A TORRENT OF DISINFORMATION about the Chinese and other communities…

August 27, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Diner finds dinosaur tracks on restaurant floor

AN AMAZED DINER DISCOVERED the footprints of a large dinosaur while eating at a downtown restaurant in a city in China. Ou Hongtao, a stone worker with an interest in palaeontology, realized that the indentations on the floor of the courtyard formed footprints. He was dining at a forest-themed restaurant in Leshan, Sichuan, in the…

August 25, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

Tomorrow’s adults want democracy ‘but not the western kind’

THE PEOPLE OF AFRICA are joining folk around the world to speak out against the policy of insisting that western liberal democracy is the only acceptable form of government. Democracy is vital – but we specifically don’t want the western kind, said more than half the people interviewed in a major survey of 15 countries…

August 24, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Australia’s ‘yellow peril’ fear is rooted in history

An early Australian leader said: “the doctrine of the equality of man was never intended to apply to the equality of the Englishman and the Chinaman”. Inter-group violence and “yellow peril” fears were a key factor motivating the setting up of Australia's political map. Fear of China is still so entrenched that it’s no surprise…

August 23, 20220Comments ByLaurie Pearcey

News

‘Country that helps us is China,’ Africans say

YOUNG ADULTS FROM 15 African countries see China as the foreign power with the biggest positive impact on their lives, a new survey shows. More than 70% gave the Chinese an upbeat review. This matters. By 2050, 80% of the world’s youth will be from Africa. Why the love? The Chinese make promises of expensive,…

August 21, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

U.S.-China fight to lead Planet Earth decided “within 15 years”

The clock is ticking on which of the two superpowers will gain primacy over the planet - a lead which last indefinitely, becoming unassailable, a stunning new study shows U.S. leadership over the planet would lead to a colonial model as seen in recent centuries, with the west assertively pushing its values, says a book…

August 17, 20220Comments ByNury Vittachi

History knowledge makes a difference in current battles

Hainan decides to phase out petrol cars

China’s equivalent to the ‘Alphabet Song’ is a 1,000-character masterpiece

Xi note to UK woman revives memories of stunning war rescue

Massive secret network revealed to be pushing western narrative

Diner finds dinosaur tracks on restaurant floor

Tomorrow’s adults want democracy ‘but not the western kind’

Australia’s ‘yellow peril’ fear is rooted in history

‘Country that helps us is China,’ Africans say

U.S.-China fight to lead Planet Earth decided “within 15 years”

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