35 y. ago State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho

State Visit to the People's Republic of China by HM King Taufa‘ahau Tupou IV and Queen Halaevalu Mata‘aho  Matangi Tonga

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49 m. ago ‘Like a ghost town’: Hong Kong neighbourhood struggles to adjust after fatal fire

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has been put out, but the sight of the charred remains of Wang Fuk Court’s housing blocks still conjures up painful emotions and all too vivid memories for many people in the surrounding neighbourhood. The fire started on Wednesday last week, raging for 43 hours and engulfing seven of the estate’s eight towers before it was extinguished. At least 159 people died in the inferno. On Friday, residents from the nearby Kwong Fuk Estate public housing complex were...

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94 m. ago Reflections | In wake of Tai Po blaze, China’s long and difficult struggle fighting fire

Reflections | In wake of Tai Po blaze, China’s long and difficult struggle fighting fire  South China Morning Post

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1 hour ago John Cena Finally Addresses His Pathetic Mandarin Apology To China On Joe Rogan

John Cena Finally Addresses His Pathetic Mandarin Apology To China On Joe Rogan  OutKick

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1 hour ago Arc’teryx Won Over China With a $1,000 Jacket. Now It’s Popping Up Everywhere.

Arc’teryx Won Over China With a $1,000 Jacket. Now It’s Popping Up Everywhere.  The Wall Street Journal

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1 hour ago More Americans choose China as destination amid travel rebound

More Americans choose China as destination amid travel rebound  China Daily - Global Edition

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3 h. ago Editorial | Silver lining in China’s ageing population shouldn’t be overlooked

Editorial | Silver lining in China’s ageing population shouldn’t be overlooked  South China Morning Post

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3 h. ago Valvoline identifies growth opportunities in China's new five

Valvoline identifies growth opportunities in China's new five-year plan  China Daily

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3 h. ago Trump recasts US allies as tools to counter China in security playbook: analysts

US President Donald Trump’s new national security strategy frames America’s allies not just as partners, but as instruments to preserve US primacy and counter China’s rise, analysts say. The strategy urges wealthy allies to increase defence spending, align more closely with Washington on measures such as export controls, and take greater responsibility for their regions, a shift that recasts long-standing alliances as tools in great-power competition. The 33-page document declares that the era...

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3 h. ago Soybeans Tank as USTR Says No China Deal Pulls Corn, Wheat Down: Cattle Sharply Higher

Soybeans Tank as USTR Says No China Deal Pulls Corn, Wheat Down: Cattle Sharply Higher  AgWeb

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3 h. ago Why China may be better placed than US in tussle for rare earths

During his Southeast Asia trip in October, US President Donald Trump sealed deals with Malaysia and Thailand on the same day – both aimed at securing and diversifying America’s supply chains for critical minerals and rare earths. Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim agreed to step up cooperation on building and expanding critical minerals supply chains, according to a White House statement. They also agreed to strengthen the security of critical minerals and rare earths supplies in...

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4 h. ago China’s 2 largest food and drink chains officially step foot in the US

China’s 2 largest food and drink chains officially step foot in the US  The US Sun

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4 h. ago Welcome to a world where wars don’t end and sanctions don’t work

For much of the modern era, power was easy to recognise. It belonged to the states that could win wars decisively, enforce sanctions effectively and impose political outcomes far beyond their borders. That definition no longer works. The world is moving towards what scholars have described as a form of “distributed multipolarity”, a landscape in which no single actor – not the United States, not China, not Russia – can fully shape events in the way great powers once expected. Tools once seen as...

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4 h. ago Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050)

Charted: India vs. China Working Age Populations (2024–2050)  Visual Capitalist

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4 h. ago Trump’s national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

The White House released a national security blueprint on Friday, marking a sweeping assertion of US influence in the Americas. The framework pledges to prevent non-Western powers from expanding their foothold across the Western Hemisphere, a clear reference to China’s growing presence in the region. In US strategic parlance, the “Western Hemisphere” refers broadly to the Americas, a geopolitical space long regarded as a place Washington has sway over. This belief harks back to the Monroe...

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4 h. ago Trump’s new national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America

Trump’s new national security blueprint aims to combat China’s rise in Latin America  South China Morning Post

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4 h. ago US judge orders release of grand jury transcripts in Epstein case

A US federal judge on Friday ordered the release of the grand jury transcripts from the investigation in Florida of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Justice Department requested the unsealing of the transcripts after US President Donald Trump signed a bill last month requiring the public release of all government records regarding Epstein. Grand jury proceedings are generally kept secret and a previous Justice Department request to unseal the transcripts from Epstein’s Florida case...

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4 h. ago China Outlines Future Plans in New Video, Including Finding Earth 2.0

China Outlines Future Plans in New Video, Including Finding Earth 2.0  Universe Today

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5 h. ago Advocacy group urges Macron to address human rights issues during China visit

Advocacy group urges Macron to address human rights issues during China visit  Jurist.org

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5 h. ago US confirms Chinese boy in federal custody, but his whereabouts remain unknown

More than a week after US immigration authorities separated 6-year-old Yuanxin from his father during a routine check-in with ICE in New York, it has been confirmed that the child has been placed in the custody of the US Office of Refugee Resettlement. However, his location still remains unknown. The ORR, a federal agency within the US Department of Health and Human Services, is almost always the agency that takes custody of immigrant children classified as unaccompanied or separated minors...

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