68 m. ago Politicisation of Hong Kong’s fire tragedy in Western media a new low

As sure as night follows day, you can always count on the big Western media outlets to politicise anything bad that happens in Hong Kong or on the mainland. So with the horrific Tai Po fire, you can be sure those platforms will go to town with that approach. The real cause of the fatal fire? Well, of course, it’s all about democracy and freedom, or rather the lack of their Western versions in China. The same old “democracy” explains everything, which turns every ignorant foreign commentator into...

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21 h. ago CSRC vows deeper reforms to open China’s capital market and boost tech listings

China’s top securities regulator has pledged to widen foreign investors’ access to the mainland’s capital market while further lowering the fundraising threshold for technology firms, after a key indicator slumped nearly 4 per cent from a 10-year high in mid-November. Wu Qing, chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), set out guidance for the equity and bond markets in an article published by the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily on Friday, three weeks after he was...

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35 h. ago After NBA’s return, China calls for foreign investment in domestic basketball

After NBA’s return, China calls for foreign investment in domestic basketball  South China Morning Post

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59 h. ago China's foreign minister urges France to support its position on Japan

China's foreign minister urges France to support its position on Japan  Reuters

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63 h. ago Foreign Firm Numbers Continue to Fall in Mainland China, Ministry of Justice Report Says

Foreign Firm Numbers Continue to Fall in Mainland China, Ministry of Justice Report Says  Law.com

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3 d. ago Beijing woos foreign firms as China seeks bigger role in global shipbuilding supply chain

Beijing is extending an olive branch to overseas companies as it seeks to build a more integrated global supply chain for the shipbuilding industry, in its latest push to project goodwill and support free trade. Gao Dongsheng, chief economist at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), said on Tuesday that China was committed to further opening up its shipbuilding sector. Mainland shipyards, which currently have a capacity to build about 65 million deadweight tonnes of large...

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3 d. ago LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on US–China AI Competition

LIVE NOW: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Hearing on US–China AI Competition  NTD News

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3 d. ago Germany's Foreign Minister to Visit China Next Week, as EU Prepares to Toughen up on Trade

Germany's Foreign Minister to Visit China Next Week, as EU Prepares to Toughen up on Trade  U.S. News & World Report

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4 d. ago China breaks 'foreign technological monopolies' with carbon fiber production line

China breaks 'foreign technological monopolies' with carbon fiber production line  China Daily - Global Edition

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5 d. ago Why Xinjiang casts a long shadow over China and Syria’s efforts to rebuild ties

China pledged to “actively consider” helping Syria with post-war reconstruction when its new foreign minister visited Beijing earlier this month. But analysts said the two sides needed to first overcome the major hurdle of militant groups linked to China’s Xinjiang region integrated into the Syrian armed forces. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his counterpart Asaad al-Shaibani on November 17 that the two sides should gradually resume exchanges, adding that Beijing would consider helping...

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9 d. ago Base supports Trump’s foreign policy, some critique China strategy

Base supports Trump’s foreign policy, some critique China strategy  Carolina Journal

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9 d. ago 17 dead as flash floods wreak havoc across Indonesia’s Sumatra

Rescuers recovered more bodies in the search for dozens of people buried under landslides or swept away after torrential rains unleashed flash floods and triggered landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, increasing the death toll to 17 and leaving six people missing, officials said on Wednesday. Rescue teams were struggling to reach affected areas in six regencies of North Sumatra province after the monsoon rains over the past week caused rivers to burst their banks, tearing through hilly...

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9 d. ago CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Foreign investors warm to China’s cheaper AI valuations despite fears of a U.S. bubble

CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: Foreign investors warm to China’s cheaper AI valuations despite fears of a U.S. bubble  CNBC

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9 d. ago Recognising, enforcing foreign awards and court judgments in China

Recognising, enforcing foreign awards and court judgments in China  Law.asia

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1 week ago China ‘cannot peacefully coexist with democracies,’ says Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister

China ‘cannot peacefully coexist with democracies,’ says Taiwan’s deputy foreign minister  PBS

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1 week ago The United States Is Moving Through the Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise

The United States Is Moving Through the Stages of Grief Over China’s Rise  Foreign Policy

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1 week ago German foreign minister in ‘last stages of coordinating’ trip to China

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has revealed he is now in the “last stages of coordinating” a trip to China, after his planned visit to Beijing last month was hastily cancelled. Speaking at the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum on Tuesday, Wadephul said he was “confident” that the trip would be rescheduled soon. It is thought that the conservative minister would be in the Chinese capital in the second week of December. Wadephul postponed his planned trip in October after failing to arrange...

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1 week ago Why China’s film industry is banking on Zootopia 2 being a smash hit

China’s film market urgently needs a hit to draw audiences back to cinemas after a lacklustre few months. And an unexpected candidate looks set to fill that role: the Disney animated comedy Zootopia 2. Hollywood movies have underperformed in China over the past few years, but Zootopia 2 appears on track to break the curse. Its advance ticket sales have already surpassed 249 million yuan (US$35 million) – a record for a foreign animated film in China, according to box office tracker Dengta...

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1 week ago Germany's foreign minister to visit China before year's end after postponed trip

Germany's foreign minister to visit China before year's end after postponed trip  Reuters

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1 week ago BREAKING NEWS: Japan's top Foreign Ministry official holds talks with China's envoy

BREAKING NEWS: Japan's top Foreign Ministry official holds talks with China's envoy  Japan Wire by KYODO NEWS

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