11 h. ago ‘Urgent revisions’ mulled for China’s bankruptcy law, with shortcomings in mind

Chinese lawmakers began their first review of draft amendments to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law on Monday, seeking to address shortcomings in the market-exit mechanism, state media reported. The amendments, discussed during the ongoing 17th session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, include more than 160 new or modified articles based on the current law that was enacted 18 years ago and features 216 articles, according to Xinhua. Calling it the foundational legal...

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3 d. 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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4 d. 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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5 d. ago WATCH: Trump says China and Russia ‘were hoping I was watching’ the military ceremony

WATCH: Trump says China and Russia ‘were hoping I was watching’ the military ceremony  PBS

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6 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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6 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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6 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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6 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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7 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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7 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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7 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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7 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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8 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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8 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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9 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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9 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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1 week ago Why have stablecoins triggered caution from former China central bank governor?

Former Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has urged a more measured tone amid a global surge of interest in stablecoins, calling for a “multidimensional assessment” of their genuine utility and the systemic risks they may pose. The United States and Hong Kong are rolling out regulatory frameworks for the asset, and speculation has been growing about the likelihood of Beijing following suit by introducing yuan-backed stablecoins in a bid to further internationalise its currency. “We...

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1 week ago ‘Inappropriate’: Japan urges China to curb AI videos on wartime emperor

Japan has called on the Chinese government to take steps against a surge of artificial-intelligence videos on Chinese social media mocking Emperor Hirohito, the wartime monarch, warning that the clips risk further straining already fraught bilateral ties. There has been a sharp increase in video clips released on Chinese social media in the run-up to a military parade scheduled for September 3 to mark 80 years since Japan’s surrender ended World War II. In one video, the wartime emperor...

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1 week ago China urges US to welcome Chinese students, stop 'harassment'

China urges US to welcome Chinese students, stop 'harassment'  Reuters

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1 week ago Air chief urges caution over India’s military reforms inspired by US, China

India’s top air commander has advised caution about an ongoing military overhaul that is the largest in seven decades, in a show of scepticism over a plan Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is embracing. “Disrupting everything and making one structure now at this time” may not be the best way forward, India’s Chief of Air Staff A.P. Singh said on Tuesday at a seminar to discuss new technologies and warfare. India should not pick up “theatre commands” from any other country, Singh said at...

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