China used social media to spread misinformation to discredit western media during pandemic, report finds At the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s global media influence was in full swing, using social media to discredit western media outlets and spread… Read More ›
China releases once-in-a-decade census data showing falling population growth New census data released on Tuesday reveals China’s population growth has fallen to its slowest pace since the 1960s, posing a challenge to policymakers in …ABC News20 hours ago China’s population… Read More ›
China defends handling of rocket debris, accuses America of double standards China says it closely tracked the trajectory of its Long March 5B rocket booster and points to Western media using “romantic rhetoric” about recent SpaceX debris …ABC News13 hours… Read More ›
China’s rocket disintegrated as it returned to the atmosphere. It was almost metaphoric. Many objected to China’s plan to let this rocket make re-entry where it did, and China didn’t care. It worked out, but didn’t help China listen to… Read More ›
China-backed Confucius Institutes face closure under veto laws The University of Sydney is among at least four universities to have registered their Confucius Institute contracts under the Commonwealth’s new foreign veto …Sydney Morning Herald3 hours ago China rocket debris lands… Read More ›
China had some of the world’s greatest ancient empires and civilizations. They had the skills and manpower to accomplish some amazing feats of architecture, engineering, and art. These seven are arguably the most outstanding… 1. The Army That United China:… Read More ›
China rocket debris lands in ocean, draws NASA criticism Beijing: Remnants of China’s biggest rocket have landed in the Indian Ocean, with the bulk of its components destroyed upon re-entry into the Earth’s …Sydney Morning Herald2 hours ago China’s Long… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) Is Brazil ‘overkilling’ its cattle herd to meet China’s demand for beef? And what does it mean for Australia? China’s escalating demand for beef is being met by… Read More ›
After trumpeting victory over an agreement reached between Europe and China for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) only a few months ago, Chinese leaders are probably stunned at the much harsher narrative now coming from European institutions. Beyond the… Read More ›
China retaliates: suspending its Strategic Economic Dialogue with Australia is symbolic, but still a big deal Beijing’s suspension of the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue sends a strong signal it is prepared to escalate tensions.The Conversation AU8 hours ago ‘No prospects’… Read More ›
The Philippines has rejected an annual summer fishing ban imposed by China in the disputed South China Sea and encouraged its boats to keep fishing in the country’s territorial waters. The fishing moratorium imposed by China since 1999 runs from… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) Beijing suspends China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue China’s government has announced it is indefinitely suspending all activities under the China-Australia Strategic Economic Dialogue – the first formal freeze of… Read More ›
According to the Guardian, silicon sourced from suspected slave labour in Xinjiang was used to manufacture solar panels in 40% of Britain’s solar farms. Investigation finds up to 40% of UK solar farms were built using panels from leading Chinese… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) Australians don’t want a war with China. It’s time to raise voices against it For a long time now, Australia’s discussion of China has been replete with the… Read More ›
The CCP say that China has to stay with coal, but The West ought pay attention more to the rapid growth of nuclear power. Last September I noted that China was poised to be the largest global nuclear power by… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) Conflict with China a ‘high likelihood’, says top Australian general The former head of Australia’s special forces told his troops that we were already engaged in a “grey… Read More ›
Navies from across the globe are holding a slumber party in the East Pacific, namely the South Sea. British and other Europeans join the US, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Vietnam, and of course China. Everyone says they want things to… Read More ›
News headlines about China from around the world China under fire over ‘despicable’ act mocking Covid epicentre The post on Chinese website Weibo has sparked outrage, with some saying it lacks basic decency.Yahoo News Australia3 hours ago Communist Party of… Read More ›
On April 27, 2021, I had a post titled “PLA 3 Main Battle Warships Commissioned April 24”, which is a summary translation of Oriental Press’ report on the event. According to Oriental Press, the three warships are a Type 055… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) Andrews government maintains secrecy on deal it signed with China The Andrews government will keep secret a deal it signed with Beijing aimed at fostering China’s government involvement… Read More ›
It’s war. But not as we know it. Decades of writings by China’s top tacticians reveal this to be so. “National security leaders should look closely at what Chinese officials’ words and China’s military actions say about how the People’s… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Asia – More employees want flexibility as small minority want a completely onsite work arrangement A majority of Asia’s workforce have expressed a desire for flexibility in where… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) The politics of standing up to Xi’s China The new Defence Minister, Peter Dutton, has been criticised for warmongering this week, and the government stands accused of trying… Read More ›
This is a regular working day in Mumbai, India. The lines outside the ATMs and Bank tellers are getting serpentine, and people are losing their patience, the banking servers have crashed. In a short while stock market Servers crash, and… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) Scott Morrison’s India and China problems share the same challenge — finding the right balance The difficulties of achieving balance are being exposed currently on two fronts —… Read More ›
China will press ahead with its multi-billion-dollar financing of coal plants in developing countries, a top climate official said Tuesday, despite Beijing’s stated aim of slashing carbon emissions. In 2020, China opened three-quarters of the world’s newly funded coal plants,… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) COVID-19 won’t rattle East Asian supply chains Author: Fukunari Kimura, Keio University. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a series of overreactions about the… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) China tells Australia to abandon its ‘Cold War mentality’ while criticising our politicians China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman issues a new warning to Australia’s politicians, who he labels the… Read More ›
Quite a few most advanced Chinese radars are recently displayed In the 9th World Radar Expo at Nanjing, China from April 22 to 24, including KLJ-7A fire control radar carried by fighter jet, SLC-2E artillery nemesis, SLC-7 three-dimensional early warning… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as investors digest economic data from Australia, Japan Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Wednesday morning trade after a slew of economic data.CNBC21 minutes ago… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) China Urges Australia Not to Abandon Support for Taiwan Reunification China cautioned Australia to abide by its ‘One China’ policy after a senior Australian on Sunday warned of… Read More ›
The CCP is still not being honest about bioweapons research in China. How stupid does the West have to be? The The Mail on Sunday has documents showing that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was working with the Chinese military… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) China says Australia must stick to ‘One China’ policy after Peter Dutton warns of conflict over Taiwan independence China responds to comments by Defence Minister Peter Dutton, saying… Read More ›
The world is starting to realize that China is just going to ignore everybody. Talking won’t work. Action won’t work unless China loses, then China still won’t listen. This isn’t new. China has never listened. The only reason China respected… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Amid US-China tensions, Asia must come together to take back its destiny Asia’s internal differences leave it susceptible to outside intervention, and that stops it from realising its… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) ‘Very courageous’: Former Obama official backs Australia’s hardline stance against China A senior defence official under former United States president Barack Obama says the Five Eyes spy network… Read More ›
The ‘Strategic Competition Act of 2021’ passed through the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee by 21-1 on Apr 21 Wednesday. The bill will very likely get approved by the 100-member Senate soon. This bill includes a boycott of the 2022… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Malaria in Asia Pacific: A complex but solvable problem The Lost Voice: Eliminating malaria in a COVID-19 world An article by Doctor Julia Cutts for World Malaria Day… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) ‘Preposterous’: China’s damning words for Australia as spat intensifies The ugly back-and-forth shows no signs of slowing down as Australia is warned to act ‘immediately’ to avoid further… Read More ›
With aerial drones becoming an increasing threat to both traditional and non-traditional security fields, China has developed a series of countermeasures. Some of these new technologies are on display at an ongoing radar show. Developed by the No.14 Research Institute… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) North Korea’s dwindling relations with Southeast Asia Author: Liang Tuang Nah, RSIS. For much of its history, North Korea has not only lived up to its reputation as… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) China is on track to unveil a digital currency that it hopes could challenge dollar dominance Remember when Facebook planned to launch its own digital currency Libra? Well,… Read More ›
A Chinese developer claims it has created a prototype for a stealth drone which could rival the US Air Force B-21 Raider.Drone makers Zhongtian Feilong Intelligent Technology claimed the unmanned aircraft could be used for precision strikes and surveillance, South… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Tackling housing unaffordability in post-COVID-19 Asia Authors: Matthias Helble, ADB and Kwan Ok Lee, NUS. As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates digitisation and a shift to remote work, it… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) China threatens to retaliate after Australia cancels two Belt and Road agreements Chinese state media says the Australian government has fired a ‘major shot’ in what could be… Read More ›
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China against encroaching on Taiwan, and blamed secrecy by the government in Beijing for helping to hasten the spread of COVID-19. In an interview with NBC News, Blinken voiced concern about tension fomented… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) The Taiwan risk gorilla kicks Kim to Asia’s sidelines William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of “Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan’s Lost… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about China from around the world (past 24 hours) What happens to China’s rich and famous when they run into trouble with the law? China is producing billionaires faster than anywhere on earth. But many of those… Read More ›
The Philippines is beefing up its presence in the South China Sea and deploying more ships and an aircraft to protect its maritime territory and resources, a government task force said on Wednesday. The Philippines has ramped up its rhetoric… Read More ›
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Asia faces complex policy considerations The battle against Covid-19 is by no means over, but Asia’s central banks must start confronting post-pandemic considerations. China is already taking steps… Read More ›
