Category: China
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Scholars: China is prepared to share the outcomes of its technological innovation with its partner nations.
This year marks the 11th anniversary of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative. During the first Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in May 2017, China announced that it launched the Belt and Road Science, Technology, and Innovation Cooperation Action Plan, which consists of Joint Laboratory Initiative and the Science Park Cooperation Initiative…
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Republicans and Democrats Demand that China stop abusing the Muslim minority.
Democrats and Republicans are stepping up pressure on the Biden administration to strengthen its stand on China’s oppression of its Uyghur minority but are using different tactics. This week, Representative Ritchie Torres, Democrat of New York, sent a sharply worded letter to Avril D. Haines, the director of national intelligence, chastising the administration for failing…
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Xi welcomes President Dissanayake to Sri Lanka and promises further investment in the BRI.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday congratulated his newly-elected Sri Lankan counterpart Anura Kumara Dissanayake, pledging more high-quality cooperation through BRI, amid speculation that his Marxist background may lead to stronger ties with Beijing and a delicate balancing act between China and India. In his congratulatory message to 56-year-old Dissanayake, Xi said that he prizes the…
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Food self-sufficiency improbable; worries Chinese leaders
China’s efforts to achieve food sufficiency by implementing a slew of measures in recent years appear to losing steam. Recent trade figures show China is still importing food items on a large scale despite the high-level campaign to improve domestic farm production and cut reliance on food imports. This makes the ruling communist party worried…
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75 years of change: China’s opening up reaches unprecedented levels
October 1, 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Over the past 75 years, under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China, the country has made remarkable progress in social and economic development. From a once backward agrarian society, China has transformed itself into the world’s…
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Chinese coastal box ships head toward commerce with Russia and the Red Sea.
Operators focused on providing liner services to Russia and the Red Sea are chartering box ships that were originally plying Chinese domestic routes to fulfill their tonnage requirements. According to consultancy Linerlytica, Russia-focused operators OVP Shipping, Safetrans Line and Transit recently chartered the newly built 2,070 teu De Xin Shang Hai, 2,754 teu Xin Yong Chang 27 and…
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China: International leaders need to step in to halt the ten years of mistreatment for the imprisoned scholar Uyghur
The international community must take concrete steps to help secure the release of the Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti, Amnesty International said ahead of the 10-year-anniversary of his conviction on baseless charges of “separatism”. Tohti was sentenced to life imprisonment on 23 September 2014 after an unfair trial. He was targeted by the Chinese government after…
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Xinjiang statements made by a British legislator ‘hurt UK interests’
A senior UK lawmaker is attempting to hype fabricated “forced labor” issues in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region by reiterating his call for more scrutiny of Chinese cross-border e-commerce giant Shein’s possible London listing, which Chinese analysts debunked as politicizing and instrumentalizing human rights. Analysts urged the Labour government led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer…
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In light of the Houthi danger, Italy requests Chinese help on Red Sea security.
Italy on Monday urged China to collaborate for the safety of the Red Sea route, which is threatened by attacks of Yemen’s rebel group Houthi on commercial and military ships. “It’s very important that China collaborates on the safety of the Red Sea, a crucial region for the freedom of navigation and the safety of…
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US House passes bill to close Hong Kong Trade Offices amid deteriorating human rights situation under CCP’s rule
In recent years, Hong Kong, once a beacon of political and civil freedoms in Asia, has witnessed a dramatic decline in human rights under Chinese rule. The city’s transformation from a semi-autonomous region to an increasingly controlled enclave of China has drawn widespread concern and condemnation from international observers, human rights organizations, and governments around…