3 d. ago Canon Closes Guangdong Facility, US Navy Intercepts Chinese Cargo Vessel, China’s Anti

Canon Closes Guangdong Facility, US Navy Intercepts Chinese Cargo Vessel, China’s Anti-Japanese Propaganda Backfires  Hudson Institute

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3 d. ago China seizes 430kg of cocaine aided by US intel, a sign anti

Chinese authorities have intercepted 430kg (948lbs) of cocaine aided by tip-offs by the United States, a sign of possible progress on the issue following an agreement on counternarcotics cooperation reached by the leaders of the two countries in October. Chinese authorities had found the drug in an international container at the Yantian port in Shenzhen, southern China’s Guangdong province, on November 26, state broadcaster CCTV said on Tuesday. The case is under further investigation and no...

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2 w. ago Chen Weijun joins list of senior Xinjiang officials investigated for corruption

China has put another senior official in Xinjiang under investigation, as Beijing vows to resolutely “eradicate the soil for corruption”. Chen Weijun, executive vice-chairman of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was “under disciplinary review and supervisory investigation” for suspected “serious violations of discipline and law” – a euphemism for corruption – the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), China’s top anti-graft agency, said on Sunday. The probe announcement came two...

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2 w. ago As Hong Kong fire toll soars to 146, Beijing warns against 'anti

As Hong Kong fire toll soars to 146, Beijing warns against 'anti-China' protests  WION

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2 w. ago Hong Kong Fire Toll Reaches 146; Beijing Moves Quickly to Silence 'Anti

Hong Kong Fire Toll Reaches 146; Beijing Moves Quickly to Silence 'Anti-China' Dissent  Times Now

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2 w. ago Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti

Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti-China disruptors’  The Guardian

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2 w. ago Hong Kong’s national security police question man over fire response petition

Hong Kong’s national security police have questioned an individual who allegedly launched a petition calling on the government to address four demands following the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. The move on Saturday came as the central government’s national security authorities in Hong Kong warned against “anti-China and ill-intentioned individuals” exploiting the tragedy in an attempt to disrupt the city. A source said the man taken to a police station for questoning was...

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2 w. ago Man arrested for alleged sedition in Hong Kong amid warning over fire rumours

Hong Kong’s national security police have arrested a man on suspicion of trying to incite sedition in relation to the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. The move on Saturday came as the central government’s national security authorities in Hong Kong warned against “anti-China and ill-intentioned individuals” exploiting the tragedy in an attempt to disrupt the city. A source earlier said a man, identified as “Miles”, had been taken to a police station for questioning. It remains...

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2 w. ago Beijing’s nat. security office backs Hong Kong gov’t’s actions against ‘anti

Beijing’s nat. security office backs Hong Kong gov’t’s actions against ‘anti-China disruptors’ after fatal Tai Po fire  Hong Kong Free Press HKFP

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2 w. ago Spain stops pork exports to China after African swine flu cases

Spain’s Agriculture Ministry said it has halted all pork exports to China after two wild boar found dead near Barcelona tested positive for African swine flu, the first cases in three decades. The outbreak, the first since 1994, coincides with Spanish efforts to court Beijing and gain market share in the pork sector and after China imposed tariffs on EU pork during an anti-dumping investigation. Spain is the European Union’s leading pork producer, accounting for roughly a quarter of the bloc’s...

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