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Rammed and surrounded by Chinese ships at sea (CBS)China's risky power play in the South China Sea ($NYT)More storms are brewing in the South China Sea ($The Economist)China to 'crush' foreign encroachment in South China Sea: military official (AFP)Rejecting China's bullying at Second Thomas Shoal (Asia Times)A new flashpoint has emerged at Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea – and a new danger (The Guardian)US arms advantage over Russia and China threatens stability, experts warn (The Guardian)Ex-aide to New York governors charged with being agent of Chinese government (The Guardian)Think tank warns of accident risks caused by increasing Philippine air provocations (Global Times)Calls mount in Philippines for US to counter China at sea (Asia Times)Economie - Nationaal
China's economy is going through a 'slow, painful, grinding adjustment,' analyst say (CNBC)How China has 'throttled' its private sector (FT)The Chinese overcapacity puzzle (Project Syndicate)China issues white paper on energy transition (Xinhua)China's squeeze on the aspiring classes will have an economic cost (FT)China's booming low-altitude economy drives new growth (Xinhua)China's real economic crisis - Why Beijing won't give up on a failing model (Foreign Affairs)China moves to raise retirement age to bolster workforce, ease pension pressure (Caixin)China's plan to revamp economy revealed by Ambassador to US (Newsweek)China factory activity shrinks for third month in hit to growth (Bloomberg)Economie - Internationaal
China safeguards rare earth reserves with discovery of 5 million tonnes of key metals ($SCMP)China gives PwC record £47m fine and six-month ban over Evergrande (The Guardian)China announces zero-tariff treatment for least developed countries (Xinhua)China warns carmakers of risks in building plants overseas, sources say (Reuters)DR Congo could defuse China's EV battery dominance (Asia Times)BRICS New Development Bank authorizes Algeria to join (Reuters)Overcoming China's dominance in gallium will not be easy (FT)China's international use of renminbi surges to record highs ($FT)Canada to follow US lead in imposing 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles (The Guardian)The paradox of China's globalization (Project Syndicate)Internationale Relaties
China respects Serbia's sovereignty, territorial integrity on Kosovo issue (Xinhua)Philippine ship's withdrawal shows China properly managed the situation, but vigilance toward future provocations necessary: experts (Global Times)Australia can't afford an AUKUS about-face (Asia Times)China prioritizes Saudi Arabia in overall diplomacy, particularly in Middle East - Chinese premier (People's Daily Online)China welcomes more Global South partners to join BRICS - senior Chinese official (Xinhua)Chinese, Myanmar junta's police forces ramp up cooperation (Irrawaddy.com)China advocates BRICS enhancing counter-terrorism, cybersecurity cooperation, says Wang Yi (Xinhua)China to train thousands of overseas law enforcement officers to create 'more fair' world order (The Guardian)China-Africa summit: President Xi Jinping pledges greener future (BBC)Xi Jinping wil ‘historisch onrecht’ herstellen en zegt Afrika 50 miljard dollar aan steun toe (de Volkskrant)China - Verenigde Staten
China frees American pastor David Lin after 18 years (The Independent)China firmly opposes US tariff hikes on Chinese goods (Xinhua)Biden administration ratchets up tariffs on Chinese goods (NYT)Confidence of US firms in China wanes as record numbers cut investments amid hardships (SCMPUS accuses China of giving 'very substantial' help to Russia's war machine (POLITICO)Strategic calculations: China's dilemma between Trump and Harris (US China Perception Monitor)US and China hold high-level military talks in effort to stabilise ties | US foreign policy (Reuters, The Guardian)China says it is ending foreign adoptions, prompting concern from US (AP)Kevin Rudd says China is prepared to escalate its aggressive military action to deter US containment (The Nightly)China's consul general in New York reportedly expelled (The Guardian)China - Europa
Chinese giant Chery could build cars in UK (BBC)The EU has a playbook to de-risk from China. Is it working? (Brookings)European farmers caught in crossfire of EU-China trade war as Beijing targets dairy (SCMP)European farmers caught in crossfire of EU-China trade war as Beijing targets dairy (SCMP)EU cheese on the chopping block (Trivium China)Is Italy’s Giorgia Meloni willing and able to help China improve ties with the EU? (SCMP)Giorgia Meloni and Europe's incoherence over China (Asia Times)President Meloni, where does Italy stand on Chinese crimes against humanity? (Bitter Winter)State visit likely benefits Italy's Meloni more than it does China (SCMP)When Meloni met Xi (China Media Project)China - Nederland
When US comes calling the Dutch: shame if anything happened to AMSL (SCMP)ASML-baas hekelt Amerikaanse druk: Bidens exportverboden zijn 'economisch gemotiveerd' (de Volkskrant)China threatens chip war retaliation against Dutch, Japanese (Asia Times)Zes jaar cel voor Nederlands-Chinese zakenman Yang Bin, die grachtenpanden, molens en station Amsterdam Centraal nabootste (NRC)Why Trump or Harris might sell out to China (Asia Times)Chinese students in Netherlands stuck in tech war crossfire (Asia Times)China, Netherlands to collaborate on stabilizing global industrial, supply chains: Chinese FM (Xinhua)Felle Chinese taal na incident met Nederlands fregat in de Oost-Chinese Zee ($de Volkskrant)Chinese gevechtsvliegtuigen omsingelen Nederlands marineschip en helikopter: 'Potentieel onveilige situatie' ($de Volkskrant)Chinese spies target Dutch industries to strengthen military, intelligence agency says (Reuters)Politiek
A billionaire farmer fights jailing as tycoons face crackdown in China (Reuters)Rock ’n’ roll, internet are potential Western ‘colour revolution’ traps: Chinese textbook (SCMP)Artist known for work critiquing Cultural Revolution arrested in China (The Guardian)China Buddhist Association works with police to deprogram Falun Gong practitioners (Bitter Winter)How China’s internet police went from targeting bloggers to their followers (The Guardian)Why Chinese democracy is superior to Western democracy according to Zhang Shuhua (Signification)State imams told they should preach the message of the Third CCP Plenum (Bitter Winter)CCP hijacks the label 'humanistic Buddhism,' calls for Marxist interpretation of Buddhist classics (Bitter Winter)Jailed Chinese activist faces another birthday alone in a cell, his wife says (AP)Government-controlled Three-Self Church celebrates 70th anniversary (Bitter Winter)Maatschappij
La Chine recule l’âge de la retraite (Le Vent de la Chine)Cindy Zhu Huijgen: I was adopted from China as a baby. I'm still coming to terms with that ($NYT)China to gradually raise retirement age (Xinhua)China's one-child policy sent thousands of adoptees overseas. That era is over ($WSJ)'Strict governance of religion' implemented among Taoists too (Bitter Winter)China's average life expectancy rises to 78.6 years (Xinhua)China's netizen population nears 1.1b (SHINE)Obesity-related cancers rocketing among young people in China (SCMP)Ryan and Righ want to get married in Taiwan – they can’t because of China’s same-sex marriage ban (The Guardian)Anti-religious propaganda targets mentally ill patients and their families (Bitter Winter)Militaire zaken
Fujian carrier launch tech catapults China's naval power (Asia Times)China offers more military aid and training to Africa as it seeks to boost security ties (SCMP)Why China's and Russia's militaries are training together (NYT)Love the army, defend the motherland: how China is pushing military education on children (The Guardian)Where in the world are US and China's militaries? (Newsweek)Why China is doubling down on nuclear weapons - experts weigh in (Newsweek)China to adjust drone export control measures from Sept. 1 (Reuters)Is Japan nearly cured of its nuclear allergy? (Asia Times)China to 'speed up' nuclear force buildup (Newsweek)China's secretive spaceplane likely testing 'dual use' technology, experts say (Reuters)Cultuur
Stamped postcards unveiled to celebrate 50 years of discovery of Terracotta Warriors (Ecns.cn)Les débuts de la « saga » chinoise du Puy du Fou, le plus grand spectacle immersif au monde (Le Vent de la Chine)'Emotional power': China's Covid wounds reopened in tense, divisive 'An Unfinished Film' (SCMP)Jia Zhangke's latest film: Caught by the Tides review – two-decade relationship tells story of China's epic transformation (The Guardian)Two poems, four years in detention: the Chinese dissident who smuggled his writing out of prison (The Guardian)Five of the best books to understand modern China (The Guardian)Liu Cixin: 'I'm often asked – there's science fiction in China?' (The Guardian)Wereldwijd kromp de kunstmarkt vorig jaar, maar in China werd juist veel méér uitgegeven aan kunst ($de Volkskrant)China's Nobel winning novelist Mo Yan targeted by growing band of online nationalists (SCMP)China's top-rating drama for 2023: life and death in China's rustbelt (Inside Story)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
Row over aircons in classrooms as China swelters (BBC)Cultivating a nation of loyal innovators (Trivium China)Party emphasizes teacher loyalty over teaching ability (Trivium China)China battery tech reflects research boom and big spending (NYT)How China built tech prowess: chemistry classes and research labs (NYT)China tests high-speed hyperloop 'flying train' in 2km vacuum tube ($SCMP)Tsinghua now among top 20 Best Global Universities (chinadaily.com.cn)China owns 378,000 AI patents, rising faster than global average (Xinhua)China flexes AI muscle at Shanghai expo (Asia Times)Cash for college: Chinese school offers hefty cash prize, sparks (chinadaily.com.cn)Milieu
China's coal-fired power boom may be ending amid slowdown in permits (The Guardian)Beijing air pollution study could unlock solution to persistent smog (The Guardian)Can China balance climate and energy concerns as it endures more extreme weather? ($SCMP)Bridge collapse in China's Sichuan sends cars plunging after mudslide hits expressway (SCMP) China sees highest number of significant floods since records began (The Guardian)Scorching heatwave in Yangtze Delta threatens power crunch, economy (SCMP)China quietly taking the lead in climate diplomacy (Asia Times)Weather tracker: Heavy seasonal rain causes widespread flooding in China (The Guardian)Why the era of China's soaringcarbon emissions might be ending (NYT)China's emissions of two potent greenhouse gases rise 78% in decade (The Guardian)Rampen en ongelukken
Shanghai hit by strongest typhoon in 75 years (BBC)Yagi: China evacuates 410,000 ahead of super typhoon (BBC)China: School bus ploughs into a crowd killing 11 people (BBC)China tightens precautions at ports as global mpox cases increase (Xinhua)Video shows cargo ship container exploding in busy China port (Newsweek)Over 3,800 evacuated after dike breach in central China (Xinhua)Typhoon Gaemi hits China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines12 dead, 31 missing after China bridge collapse amid torrential rain (Xinhua)Xi urges all-out rescue efforts after highway bridge collapse kills 11 (Reuters)Chinese brug stort in: zeker elf doden en tientallen vermisten ($de Volkskrant)Schandalen
China slaps heavy fines, charges in edible oil transport scandal (Shine)Fashion retailer Shein finds child labour in its supply chain (The Guardian)Fury in China as deliveryman kneels before guard (BBC)Chinese network accused of stealing thousands of corpses to use bones for dental grafts ($SCMP)Former vice president of China Development Bank expelled from CPC (Xinhua)Former head of China's religious affairs administration sentenced to 11 years in prison for bribery (Xinhua)App that tracked fuel tankers in China used to transport cooking oil is disabled (The Guardian)China to investigate scandal of mixed use of tankers for edible and chemical oil (Global Times)China state media slams Sinograin over alleged use of fuel tankers to transport cooking oil (Reuters)Authorities, Sinograin launch probe after reports of mixed use of tank trucks transporting food and chemical liquids raised concerns (Global Times)Sport
China's new improbable football stars (BBC)Chinese FA bans 38 players for life in corruption crackdown (Reuters, The Guardian)China dominates the Paralympics – but that’s not just down to its almost limitless funds (The Guardian)Mitoma, Endo score as Japan thrash China 7-0 in World Cup qualifying (AFP)Most decorated Chinese swimmer back after drugs ban (BBC)China's extreme fan culture makes Olympic gold a mixed blessing (NYT)Olympics spurs debate: can China be a ‘sports powerhouse’ by letting market hone athletes? ($SCMP)The 12 medals that Chinese swimmers won in Paris will forever be tainted ($The Washington Post)Olympics spurs debate: can China be a 'sports powerhouses by letting market hone athletes? ($SCMP)Paris holds first ceremonies for Olympians beaten by doping cheats (FT)Taiwan
Moscow, Beijing respond to Taiwan call for China to take back Russian land (Newsweek)No need to argue, UN Resolution 2758 is entirely about 'one China' (SCMP)Taipei's offer to help Philippines against Beijing is more like a trap (SCMP)If China wants Taiwan it should also reclaim land from Russia, says president (The Guardian)Pacific Islands Forum communique taken down after Chinese envoy calls Taiwan reference 'unacceptable' (The Guardian, Reuters)China and Taiwan at war about the worship of Koxinga (Bitter Winter)Is Taiwan ready for war with China? A show has people asking (NYT)China researchers call for 'shadow government' in Taiwan ahead of takeover (Newsweek)China's rhetoric turns dangerously real for Taiwanese (BBC)Suspected Chinese drone probes neighbors' defenses (Newsweek)Hongkong
First conviction under Hong Kong's new national security law for wearing 'seditious' T-shirt (Reuters)Musical 'patriotic education' in Hong Kong (Bitter Winter)Airlines now stop 'undesirables' from boarding flights to Hong Kong (Radio Free Asia)Two Stand News journalists in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition (The Guardian)Hong Kong defends sex ed advice that includes playing badminton (NYT)In Hong Kong, Xi has completed where Deng left off ($SCMP)Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai appeal against conviction over 2019 pro-democracy protest (Reuters)Exiled pro-democracy Hong Kong activists blocked from accessing pensions (The Guardian)Chair of Hong Kong press union Selina Cheng fired by Wall Street Journal, says paper urged her to quit group (HK Free Press)Hong Kong is more Chinese, but don't call it 'another Chinese city' ($The Washington Post)Macau
Macau's Portuguese strive to preserve their cultural heritage (FT)No horse racing, please, we're Chinese: the end of a venerable tradition in Macau (Bitter Winter)Hong-Kong-style National Security Law comes to Macau (Bitter Winter) Macau facing increased restrictions under expanded security law (BBC) Koning van de casino's en exclusieve reisjes verdwijnt voor achttien jaar in de Chinese cel ($de Volkskrant)Alvin Chau: Macau gambling kingpin jailed for 18 years (BBC)Macao casino revenue plunges 51% to 18-year low amid zero-COVID ($Nikei)Mainland Chinese vaccine tourists flock to Macau for mRNA Covid jabs (FT)Macau's MGM Cotai casino under lockdown after dealer infected (Nikkei)Macau to broaden reach of national security law in response to Pelosi's Taiwan trip (RFA)Tibet
China launches massive international propaganda effort on Tibet (Bitter Winter)False Panchen Lama mobilized to promote 'Three Consciousness' in Nagqu (Bitter Winter)China warns US not to allow Dalai Lama’s ‘separatist activities’ or talks with officials ($SCMP)Qinghai-Tibet Plateau becoming warmer, wetter, greener, increasing extreme weather frequency in China: scientists (Global Times)China's anti-religious-freedom policy: a threat to world peace and stability (Bitter Winter)Golog, Qinghai: After 30 years, a prestigious Tibetan school is liquidated (Bitter Winter)China calls the US resolve Tibet act a 'sinister farce' (Bitter Winter)Kora in New York: What the American welcome to the Dalai Lama means (Bitter Winter)As the Dalai Lama turns 89, exiled Tibetans fear a future without him (Reuters)Like father, like son: Why Xi Jinping visited Hongjue Temple (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang
Catholic priests from Fujian mobilized for 'patriotic education' in Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)How China's boarding schools in Xinjiang (East Turkistan) are erasing a people's identity: A Uyghur view (Bitter Winter)China manipulates archaeology to claim the land of the Uyghurs (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang authorities target Uyghurs cadres in 'dark forces' crackdown (RFA)The story of Zuhre Sultan, Uyghur exile: 'The CCP took away my entire family' (Bitter Winter)Blind love for the CCP: left-wing journalist Roger McKenzie in the Uyghur region (Bitter Winter)Uyghurs in China: The most heavily jailed group in the world (Bitter Winter)Why Gaza gets more attention than Xinjiang (Asia Times)China has renamed hundreds of Uyghur villages and towns, say human rights groups (The Guardian)China's ethnic policy chief slams 'ignorance of history' in Xinjiang assimilation claims (SCMP)Binnen-Mongolie
‘Northern frontier culture’: How China is erasing ‘Mongolia’ from Mongolian culture (The Strategist)Inner Mongolia emerges as model for Xi Jinping's ethnic affairs policy, but analysts warn of cultural 'erosion' (SCMP)Podcast: Why is the Communist Party redoubling its assimilation efforts? (The Economist)Christian inmate tortured in notorious Southern Mongolia prison (Bitter Winter)Anti-religious social credit targets Southern Mongolian peasants (Bitter Winter)China's push to create a single national identity. Inner Mongolia is the latest target (The Economist)China kidnaps Southern Mongolian dissident in Mongolia (Bitter Winter)Southern Mongolia: The CCP mobilizes traditional culture against religion (Bitter Winter)Chinese deprogrammer in Inner Mongolia honored by Xi Jinping (Bitter Winter)The not-so model minority: Xi Jinping's Mongolian crackdown (China Leadership Monitor)Een lach en een traan
China's censors are letting rapper Ye perform there. His fans are amazed (NYT)Warm fronts to Y-fronts: Chinese city hit by underwear storm (The Guardian)Beijing launches drone delivery service on the Great Wall (Xinhua)Chinese university to train students on marriage services (Xinhua)China's urban pets forecast to outnumber toddlers this year ($FT)Lucky phone numbers and wedding dates to dining don'ts, Chinese numerology superstitions (SCMP)Man caught smuggling 100 snakes in his trousers (BBC)Elderly in China engage in bizarre fitness trends, posing safety risks (Global Times) Chinese 'broken pots' found in Lincolnshire attic sell for £160,000 (The Guardian)Dan's the man: Why Chinese women are looking to ChatGPT for love (BBC)
