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Gutsy UK finance chief Reeve faces down the anti-China mob

When new British finance chief Rachel Reeves said she was going to rebuild the friendship between China and the UK, a multi-pronged operation was launched to spoil her mission. It failed. Grenville Cross reports. In 1986, then-US president Ronald Reagan said, “The future doesn’t belong to the fainthearted; it belongs to the brave.” As the…

4 days ago0Comments ByGrenville Cross

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China hits EV target 10 years early

China just killed the fossil fuel car. The country is set to sell more than 12 million electric cars this year, compared to fewer than 11 million old-style cars, new figures show. In Hong Kong, two thirds of new cars registered are electric vehicles, according to a separate source. There's global agreement that mass market…

January 5, 20250Comments Byfriday nury

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Starmer wants China friendship but MI5 is following a different script

Working to create positive relationships between the peoples of UK and China is now a crime in the eyes of MI5. This harmful policy has been easy to implement when they just pointed at ethnic Chinese. But now leader Keir Starmer wants a positive relationship too. Grenville Cross reports. On Oct 16, 2022, black-clad provocateurs,…

January 3, 20250Comments ByGrenville Cross

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‘Grass must be trimmed to exactly 10cm’

Chinese officials used taxpayers' money to have roadside grass, weeds and flowers trimmed to a height of exactly 10 centimeters. But the ridiculous policy irritated members of that county's public, who tipped off agents specializing in wrongful spending and corruption, it was revealed this week. They halted the operation and punished the county officials. At…

December 27, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Truth at last: Yes, Chinese Uyghurs ARE treated badly

MEMBERS OF THE UYGHUR minorities in China are treated shockingly badly, attendees at an international gathering this week agreed. The products, rights, jobs, of Uyghur people were being hit hard - by deeply unfair sanctions and policies from the United States and their allies. While the regional authorities provided training and funding for new industries…

December 20, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Record-breaking number of deals clinched at China import expo

THE 7TH CHINA INTERNATIONAL Import Expo (CIIE) filed a record number of business deals, with more than US$80 billion in agreements by Mainland and overseas enterprises. This is the highest in its seven year history. One of the world’s biggest import and trade shows, the expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai…

December 16, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Mainland China, HK, now helping other nations make clean energy transition

AFTER BECOMING GLOBAL LEADER of the transition to clean energy, China is reaching out to help neighbors achieve the same, it was revealed yesterday. And Hong Kong is playing a key part, having already sent expert teams of environmental engineers to other countries, said participants at the 'Pathways to a Sustainable Future' forum in Hong…

December 14, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Yes, China is preparing to take humans back to the moon

China has stepped up its operations to train a new generation of astronauts for more space exploration, including a crewed lunar landing mission by 2030. Chinese space programs have come under the media spotlight in recent years. China made history by retrieving rock and soil samples from the far side of the moon in June…

December 9, 20240Comments ByH.C. Lu

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Illiberal places are finding answers to the baby shortage

THERE ARE GLIMMERINGS of an answer to the worrying global baby shortage. But they are not being found in liberal places. The offering of government incentives to inspire people to have more children have largely failed—but now it's clear that a few exceptions have seen a small measure of success: four examples are given below.…

November 28, 20240Comments ByNury Vittachi

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Europe glares at China, hugs US and Israel: What’s going on?

Today, we are told, elites in Western Europe are “waking up to the malevolent influence of the Chinese regime”. At the same time, the conspicuously adverse, contemporary influence of the US and Israel in Europe prompts more “hug-ins” with this terrifying tag-team rather than any awakening. What is going on? Richard Cullen investigates. First: Europe…

November 28, 20240Comments ByRichard Cullen

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Gutsy UK finance chief Reeve faces down the anti-China mob

China hits EV target 10 years early

Starmer wants China friendship but MI5 is following a different script

‘Grass must be trimmed to exactly 10cm’

Truth at last: Yes, Chinese Uyghurs ARE treated badly

Record-breaking number of deals clinched at China import expo

Mainland China, HK, now helping other nations make clean energy transition

Yes, China is preparing to take humans back to the moon

Illiberal places are finding answers to the baby shortage

Europe glares at China, hugs US and Israel: What’s going on?

Gutsy UK finance chief Reeve faces down the anti-China mob

Golf controversy leaves the law stranded in the bunker

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