21 h. ago Trump Urges Europe to Cut Russian Oil, Press China in Bid to End Kremlin War

Trump Urges Europe to Cut Russian Oil, Press China in Bid to End Kremlin War  UNITED24 Media

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33 h. ago Trump tells Europe to put economic pressure on China over Ukraine

US President Donald Trump urged European countries on Thursday to put economic pressure on China because of its support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the White House said. Speaking by video conference with European leaders gathered in Paris, Trump also said “Europe must stop purchasing Russian oil that is funding the war”, a senior White House official said on condition of anonymity. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who also took part in the meeting, said earlier that Trump was “very...

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3 d. ago Autopsy: Jiang suffered several injuries before the fatal stab

The trial of the alleged murderer of Chinese student Jiang Ge began at 10 am on Monday in Tokyo. It will last seven days and the verdict is expected on Dec 20.

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3 d. ago Xi urges Russia and Mongolia to block ‘external interference’, forge closer ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged Russia and Mongolia to deepen their energy and financial bonds with his country while fending off “external interference” during their first trilateral summit in three years. Beijing, Moscow and Ulaanbaatar must further strengthen “solidarity” amid increasingly turbulent international dynamics, Xi told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa on Tuesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. “China is ready to...

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3 d. ago China scholars urge ‘truthful’ World War II accounts amid Western ‘historical nihilism’

In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to confront what mainland academics have described as Western “historical nihilism” in the predominant account of the war. Through books, archives, reports and commentary, scholars are urging the establishment of a “truthful, fair and pluralistic” shared memory that acknowledges not only the pivotal role of China but also the wider contributions of others, including...

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3 d. ago Chinese scholars slam Western ‘historical nihilism’ on World War II

In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to confront what mainland academics have described as Western “historical nihilism” in the predominant account of the war. Through books, archives, reports and commentary, scholars are urging the creation of a “truthful, fair and pluralistic” shared memory that acknowledges not only the pivotal role of China but also the wider contributions of others, including India,...

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4 d. ago Ukraine Urges China To Push Russia To End War As Putin Arrives In Beijing For Talks, Parade

Ukraine Urges China To Push Russia To End War As Putin Arrives In Beijing For Talks, Parade  Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

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4 d. ago As US sanctions take toll, Xi Jinping presses SCO to target ‘bullying’

China has urged member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to strengthen their collective financial security and voice in the world as pressure mounts from the United States and its allies. Without naming any country, President Xi Jinping told the SCO state leaders – many of them facing blanket sanctions and punitive tariffs from the US – that the organisation needed to speed up and achieve “real results” to better protect themselves from “hegemonic” bullying. To that end, Xi...

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4 d. ago Survivor of China's cultural revolution warns against letting 600,000 Chinese students study at US colleges

Survivor of China's cultural revolution warns against letting 600,000 Chinese students study at US colleges  Fox News

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4 d. ago China urges Indonesia to protect Chinese nationals, understands decision to cancel president's trip

China urges Indonesia to protect Chinese nationals, understands decision to cancel president's trip  Reuters

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5 d. ago China’s Xi urges regional leaders to oppose ‘Cold War mentality’ at summit

China’s Xi urges regional leaders to oppose ‘Cold War mentality’ at summit  Al Jazeera

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5 d. ago China's Xi urges AI cooperation, rejects ‘Cold War mentality’ at SCO summit

China's Xi urges AI cooperation, rejects ‘Cold War mentality’ at SCO summit  CNBC

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5 d. ago 170 Hong Kong schools to offer extra languages under HK$250,000 subsidy scheme

About 170 Hong Kong secondary schools will offer Japanese, Korean, French or other languages as electives for junior form students under a pilot scheme providing each institution with HK$250,000 (US$32,000) in subsidies over the next two academic years. An education sector representative said Japanese was a popular option among schools applying because its similarities to Chinese could make it easier for students to learn. In a reply to the Post, the Education Bureau said that about 170...

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5 d. ago Why Chinese students are flocking to Southeast Asia for degrees, employment

Kent Cai, a Chinese entrepreneur based in the eastern province of Zhejiang, made a major life decision earlier this year by moving abroad to pursue a PhD. While this is not uncommon, his destination of choice might appear unusual – he did not, as many of his peers, relocate to the United States or Europe. He went to Malaysia. Upon arriving on campus in Kuala Lumpur to study the application of AI-driven tools in media production, Cai noticed he was not the only one to make such a move. He is, in...

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5 d. ago Trump defends Chinese students in US: ‘China’s paying us a lot of money right now’

Trump defends Chinese students in US: ‘China’s paying us a lot of money right now’  The Hill

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5 d. ago Chinese officials urge family to cremate sick man lying on floor, shocking public

A group of public servants in China have come under fire for urging a rural family to cremate their relative while he was still alive and in earshot. On August 19, a villager in eastern China’s Anhui province posted a video exposing local government officials for promoting cremation while an elderly member of a family was lying sick and dying. It is a local custom to place a dying person on the floor. The officials told the family about the perks of cremation, including their policy of providing...

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6 d. ago Xi urges SCO to bolster regional peace, frames China as a stable global power

President Xi Jinping on Sunday called for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to play a bigger role in protecting regional peace and stability, as he held up China as a stable power that will champion the developing world. Hosting dozens of state leaders to a welcome banquet as part of the SCO summit in the northern city of Tianjin, Xi said that the grouping had become an “important force in promoting the building of a new type of international relations”. “At present, the world is...

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7 d. ago US issues travel warning to China: ‘Enhanced precautions’ urged amid disease spread; Beijing revives COVI

US issues travel warning to China: ‘Enhanced precautions’ urged amid disease spread; Beijing revives COVI  The Times of India

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7 d. ago US issues travel warning to China: ‘Enhanced precautions’ urged amid disease spread; Beijing revives COVID

US issues travel warning to China: ‘Enhanced precautions’ urged amid disease spread; Beijing revives COVID-era measures  Times of India

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7 d. ago As Trump welcomes Chinese students, schools cut ties under Republican pressure

While US President Donald Trump this week said he would allow 600,000 Chinese students into the United States, members of Congress in his Republican Party are increasingly moving to dismantle many of the long-standing partnerships that would make their arrival possible. On the day Trump said the US would welcome more Chinese students, Temple University in Philadelphia announced it was ending its partnership with the China Scholarship Council, the main Chinese government body funding study abroad...

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