12 h. ago From Theft to Labubu: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection in China

From Theft to Labubu: The Evolution of Intellectual Property Protection in China  The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine

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36 h. ago Despite Starmer’s ‘China threat’ rhetoric, Britain seeks tighter Beijing ties

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called China a security threat this week, but analysts said the statement was motivated by domestic politics and did not negate London’s goal of deepening economic ties with Beijing. Meanwhile, disputes around a new Chinese embassy will continue to test this desire for stronger relations as the British leader plans a state visit. Starmer said on Monday that his government would focus on the relationship with China, which would help protect national interests,...

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52 h. ago Beijing Invokes National Security Law After Hong Fuk Court Fire

Beijing Invokes National Security Law After Hong Fuk Court Fire  Vision Times

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65 h. ago Macron to Press Xi on Protecting French Dairy Exports to China

Macron to Press Xi on Protecting French Dairy Exports to China  Bloomberg.com

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3 d. ago Japanese and Chinese Coast Guard Face Off in Disputed Island Chain

Japanese and Chinese Coast Guard Face Off in Disputed Island Chain  The Maritime Executive

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3 d. ago China Demands That Tajikistan Protect Chinese Citizens After Attack

China Demands That Tajikistan Protect Chinese Citizens After Attack  The Times Of Central Asia

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3 d. ago Chinese and Japanese boats face off near disputed islands as feud worsens

Chinese and Japanese boats face off near disputed islands as feud worsens  Yahoo News New Zealand

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3 d. ago Hong Kong invokes security law for first time to ban Canada, Taiwan

The Hong Kong government has used its power under the national security law for the first time to ban two organisations deemed subversive. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Tuesday prohibited the operation of Canada-based “Hong Kong Parliament” and Taiwan-based “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union” in the city. The ban was made with the power granted to Tang under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, the domestic national security law enacted in 2024 as required by...

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3 d. ago Hong Kong invokes security law for first time to ban overseas ‘subversive’ groups

The Hong Kong government has exercised its power under the city’s domestic national security law for the first time to ban two organisations deemed subversive. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung on Tuesday prohibited the operation of the Canada-based “Hong Kong Parliament” and the Taiwan-based “Hong Kong Democratic Independence Union” in the city. The ban was made with the power granted to Tang under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. The ordinance was enacted in 2024 as...

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3 d. ago Chinese and Japanese coastguard ships confront each other near disputed islands

Chinese and Japanese coastguard vessels have been involved in a stand-off near the disputed Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The two sides gave conflicting accounts of Tuesday’s incident, with the Chinese coastguards saying they had driven a Japanese fishing boat away from the islands, which are known as the Senkaku Islands in Japan. Liu Dejun, a spokesman for the coastguard, said the Chinese vessels took “necessary control measures” and issued warnings to the boat. “The Diaoyu Islands and...

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5 d. ago China’s National Security: The People’s Liberation Army’s Shrinking Role in Protecting the Nation’s Core Interests

China’s National Security: The People’s Liberation Army’s Shrinking Role in Protecting the Nation’s Core Interests  China Leadership Monitor

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5 d. ago Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?

During past flare-ups in diplomatic tensions between China and Japan, Chinese consumers spontaneously boycotted Japanese goods. But the latest row, sparked by controversial remarks on Taiwan by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, has met with a markedly different response, with almost no one in China calling for a boycott of Japanese products. Part of the reason for the turnaround is a seismic shift in China’s consumer market, with the Japanese home appliances, digital gadgets and cars once...

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8 d. ago Public outrage over Chinese man placing hell money in Japanese temple donation box

A Chinese man who placed joss paper into a fortune-drawing money collection box at Japan’s Sensoji Temple has sparked online outrage and criticism of bad tourist behaviour. A video that circulated on social media in November showed the unidentified man putting a piece of joss paper, also known as “hell money”, into the box on the desk where fortune sticks are drawn. Visitors are required to put 100 yen (US$1) into the box to draw from 100 bamboo sticks in a tube. They then need to find the...

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8 d. ago China warns against Japan travel citing ‘significant’ surge in assaults

China’s embassy in Japan has advised citizens to put travel plans on hold “in the near term”, citing a spike in unprovoked assaults and discrimination. In a security warning issued on social media, the embassy reported a “significant” surge in requests for help since July. “Recently, several Chinese citizens in Japan have reported that they were verbally abused, assaulted and injured for no reason,” it said. The advisory comes as relations between the two countries have hit their lowest level in...

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9 d. ago TikTok names former Boeing executive as US public policy chief

TikTok said Tuesday it had named former Boeing government affairs chief Ziad Ojakli as the short video app’s head of public policy for the Americas as it works to complete a deal to separate its US assets from its parent company. The move comes as TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance is working to sell about an 80 per cent stake in its US assets to a consortium of US and global investors to meet the national security requirements set out in a 2024 law. President Donald Trump signed an executive...

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1 week ago China’s National Intellectual Property Administration, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Launch Rectification Campaign on IP Firms & Practitioners

China’s National Intellectual Property Administration, Ministry of Public Security, and State Administration for Market Regulation Jointly Launch Rectification Campaign on IP Firms & Practitioners  The National Law Review

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1 week ago Trump’s calls with Xi and Takaichi hint he won’t let Taiwan derail Beijing ties

US President Donald Trump’s phone calls with both his Chinese and Japanese counterparts this week suggest Washington is engaged in a delicate balancing act over the Taiwan issue. These high-level communications are also intended as a message to Japan, and other US allies, that Taiwan is not a top priority for the Trump administration and should not disrupt the stabilisation of Sino-American ties, according to diplomatic observers. On Tuesday morning, Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae...

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1 week ago Hong Kong’s national security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious online posts

Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a man and a woman for allegedly publishing social media posts with seditious intent and funding activities that endanger national security. According to an insider, officers arrested the pair on Monday, at Kwai Chung Plaza, a shopping centre and private housing estate in the Kwai Tsing district. The force said they had arrested a 32-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman for committing an act that had a seditious intention under the Safeguarding...

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1 week ago US senator demands answers to Trump’s TikTok divestiture plan

A Democratic senator on Monday asked US President Donald Trump to answer key details about a plan by TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell a majority stake in the short video app’s US assets. Trump signed an executive order on September 25 declaring that a plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to a consortium of US and global investors meets the national security requirements set out in a 2024 law and gave them 120 days to complete the transaction. In doing so, he delayed enforcement of the law banning...

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1 week ago Lee, Japanese and Chinese leaders discuss bilateral relations amid China

Lee, Japanese and Chinese leaders discuss bilateral relations amid China-Japan row  The Korea Herald

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