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Bolivia warns ‘anti-democratic’ US off its lithium mountain

THE LEADER OF Bolivia said it didn't want interference in its lithium deals from the destabilizers of democracy – the United States. “We don't want our lithium to be in the [U.S. military] Southern Command's crosshairs, nor do we want it to be a reason for destabilizing democratically elected governments or foreign harassment,” said Bolivian…

March 27, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Features

In China, power is being transferred to the people

Most English-language coverage of the recent major meetings in China simply reported that the country's leader started a third term,. But there were many important developments at the annual meetings of the NPC and the CPPCC which show that power is being transferred to the people. Hong Kong’s Dr Herman Hu Shao-ming, who participated in…

March 21, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

China news

New giant dinosaur makes giraffe look tiny

A HUGE DINOSAUR that makes a giraffe look small roamed northwest China 160 million years ago, scientists said yesterday. The massive beast had an enormous neck and would have weighed about 70 tons. The news came from a new analysis of bones found in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in 1987. Scientists realized they were…

March 16, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

News

BREAKING: China brokers surprise middle east peace deal

BREAKING NEWS: China brokered a surprise peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia yesterday. Representatives of the estranged Middle Eastern nations emerged from a meeting in Beijing with an agreement to reopen embassies and other long-severed ties. "This is a victory for dialogue, a victory for peace, offering major good news at a time of…

March 11, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

Despite huge challenges, China’s economy is healthy, performance indicators show. Now we can look to the sports sector as an exciting new area for growth, says NPC Deputy Herman Hu Shao-ming, reporting from Beijing’s “Two sessions” meeting. CHINA ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CHALLENGES at both domestic and international levels in 2022. And that makes the remarkable economic…

March 9, 20230Comments ByHerman Hu

News

West to follow China’s lead on moderating media

THE US AND UK are to follow China’s lead in moderating popular digital media, particularly for children and young adults. The west’s global leader in short-form video social media, TikTok, is adopting policies from its Chinese parent app, Douyin, as concerns rise in the west about the negative effects of social apps, including Instagram, Twitter,…

March 8, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

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China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

CHINA CALLED FOR an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine so that negotiations can begin for peace and rebuilding. It called for respect for sovereign borders – which seemed like advice to Russia to withdraw. But it also called for respect given to security concerns – which seems like acknowledgement that the west should fulfil earlier…

February 24, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Opinion

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

The campaign to demonize China has become extreme, even hysterical Yet the international media seems united in the presenting a false narrative The position that it is okay to stop a developing nation's rise is clearly unethical The world must tone down the Western media to let other voices be heard A KEY…

February 22, 20230Comments ByChandran Nair

Features

Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

WHAT IS THE NAME of this place that we are living in? In English, we say: China. But do a bit of study and one of the first things that we notice about the name China is that it is not Chinese, but from the Indian language Sanskrit, possibly derived from the 3rd century rulers,…

February 16, 20230Comments ByJohn Larrysson

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Seismic shift at Davos as China emerges as the grown up

China’s self-reflective tone charms attendees US intelligence agents are seen targeting tech firms Hong Kong’s under-reported boom grabs attention WESTERN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS are mingling with movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The spies are targeting international technology firms. “Executives at several tech companies said they were approached by American intelligence…

January 21, 20230Comments ByNury Vittachi

Bolivia warns ‘anti-democratic’ US off its lithium mountain

In China, power is being transferred to the people

New giant dinosaur makes giraffe look tiny

BREAKING: China brokers surprise middle east peace deal

Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

Seismic shift at Davos as China emerges as the grown up

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