4 d. ago Kidnapped, trapped, forced to scam: inside Cambodia’s Chinese

Rows of grey buildings with thick iron bars line the streets of Sihanoukville, about 250km (155 miles) southwest of Phnom Penh. Near the city’s Chinatown stands Cambodia’s largest so-called yuanqu – a slang term in Chinese criminal circles meaning “scam compound”, derived from yuanqu, or industrial estate. Inside these complexes, online crimes such as voice phishing and romance scams are part of daily life. Young people from South Korea and other countries are kidnapped or lured by Chinese-run...

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5 d. ago China Blames US for Trade Tensions, Warns Against Decoupling

China Blames US for Trade Tensions, Warns Against Decoupling  Bloomberg.com

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6 d. ago Beijing warns it won’t bow to US pressure amid tariff tensions

Beijing warns it won’t bow to US pressure amid tariff tensions  irishsun.com

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8 d. ago Beijing on Edge: People’s Daily Floods Media with Propaganda as an Insider Breaks the Silence

Beijing on Edge: People’s Daily Floods Media with Propaganda as an Insider Breaks the Silence  Vision Times

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8 d. ago ‘Deep integration’ of Chinese military will overcome weaknesses: PLA mouthpiece

China’s military mouthpiece has called for greater efforts to address what it says are deficiencies in the People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) integrated joint operational capabilities. On Monday, a commentary in the PLA Daily said China’s military had not yet achieved “deep integration” of “equipment, battlefields, personnel and training conditions”, causing shortcomings in joint operations. To overcome weaknesses in the operational system, PLA commanders at all levels should “systematically...

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8 d. ago China’s military paper urges ‘deep integration’ to beat joint operation weakness

China’s military mouthpiece has called for greater efforts to address what it says are deficiencies in the People’s Liberation Army’s integrated joint operational capabilities. In a commentary on Monday, the PLA Daily said China’s military had yet to achieve a “deep integration” of “equipment, battlefields, personnel and training conditions”, which was causing shortcomings in joint operations. To overcome such weaknesses, PLA commanders at all levels should “systematically strengthen the...

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8 d. ago China must overcome tech ‘choke points’, People’s Daily warns, amid US tensions

The mouthpiece of China’s ruling Communist Party has urged the nation to break through technological “choke points” and avoid becoming “subordinate to other nations” in a series spotlighting the country’s achievements in hi-tech industries. The series of editorials comes as Beijing prepares to outline its next five-year plan and amid a renewed escalation in trade tensions with the United States. “Only by keeping core technologies firmly in our own hands can we truly take the initiative in...

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8 d. ago Starting anew from Beijing: Working together for shared future in global women's development

Starting anew from Beijing: Working together for shared future in global women's development  People's Daily

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1 week ago China, US and Thailand seize record meth haul near disputed South China Sea reef

China, working with the United States and Thailand, has seized a record haul of illegal drugs near a disputed South China Sea reef, state media said on Friday. The Chinese anti-drug agency and the China Coast Guard, acting on a tip-off from the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Royal Thai Police, intercepted the vessel Ji Sheng around 130 nautical miles southwest of the Scarborough Shoal, known as Huangyan Island in China, the People’s Daily reported. The operation was on the...

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1 week ago Over 100 Chinese village officials caught making illegal welfare claims

More than a hundred government employees in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan have been caught illegally claiming benefits for the unemployed. In a rare report on grass-roots corruption, the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily said on Friday that 119 officials under the supervision of the city of Shifang, which is about 50km (30 miles) from the provincial capital Chengdu, were found to have been collecting welfare payments while receiving public salaries. The scam had been...

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1 week ago Xi to attend opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women, deliver keynote speech

Xi to attend opening ceremony of the Global Leaders' Meeting on Women, deliver keynote speech  People's Daily

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1 week ago Before plenum, party paper calls China’s economy ‘unsinkable’ aircraft carrier

In a series of eight op-eds published in the Communist Party’s mouthpiece newspaper ahead of a meeting that will set the tone for China’s next five years of development, Beijing described the country’s economy as an “unsinkable economic aircraft carrier” capable of withstanding internal and external uncertainties. The articles in People’s Daily, carrying a byline widely seen as representing the party’s Central Financial and Economic Affairs Commission, touted China’s stability and resilience...

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2 w. ago Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 347,000 people

Typhoon Matmo strengthens, prompting China to evacuate 347,000 people  The Norfolk Daily News

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2 w. ago Spain among top destinations for China's outbound National Day holiday tourists

Spain among top destinations for China's outbound National Day holiday tourists  People's Daily

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2 w. ago Tourist destinations across China witness surge in visitors during eight

Tourist destinations across China witness surge in visitors during eight-day holiday  People's Daily

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3 w. ago From Buyer To Builder: How China Is Overcoming U.S. Semiconductor Sanctions

From Buyer To Builder: How China Is Overcoming U.S. Semiconductor Sanctions  Seeking Alpha

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3 w. ago Feature: Photo exhibition showcases China's commitment to shared future

Feature: Photo exhibition showcases China's commitment to shared future  People's Daily Online

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4 w. ago China urged to create own international relations knowledge system, reject West

A government adviser has urged China to develop its own international relations knowledge system, rooted in its unique history, cultural traditions and geopolitical realities. This system, distinct from Western frameworks, would more effectively explain China’s foreign policy and global role to the world, according to Zheng Yongnian, dean of the school of public policy at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. In an interview published on Monday by People’s Daily, Zheng emphasised the...

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