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• China: The Harmonious Society – September 4, 2020

  By Craig Hill on September 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Hunter Biden’s deals ‘served’ China and Chinese military, new film claims China threatened Czech leader for ‘crossing red line’. He jumps over another Chinese banks’ profits will weaken even more in the second half of 2020, says Fitch Ratings Latest… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – September 3, 2020

  By Craig Hill on September 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China commemorates 75th anniversary of end of Pacific War Czech Senate president meets Taiwan leader; Beijing protests India and China are squaring off in the Himalayas again. How worried should we be? Taiwan’s New Passport Cover Ensures Others Won’t Confuse… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – September 2, 2020

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  China’s baby boomers are set to retire, triggering a sharp shift in health-care trends Pentagon Report: China Now Has World’s Largest Navy as Beijing Expands Military Influence Game of Thrones makers to adapt Chinese sci-fi classic for Netflix After Years… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – September 1, 2020

  By Craig Hill on September 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Tension as India, China accuse each other of border violations India-China Border Conflict: What We Know India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In How China is preparing its economy for a future where the U.S…. Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – August 31, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 31, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Renaissance Capital expects fewer Chinese companies to list in the U.S. once new regulations kick in China says Czech senate speaker must pay ‘heavy price’ for Taiwan visit China says manufacturing activity expanded in August, slightly missing expectations TikTok Deal… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – August 30, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 30, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  In authoritarian China, eating freely is a cherished activity. Now a food waste campaign wants to control meals, too Why China Will Not Save Huawei From Trump’s Devastating New Blow TikTok Deal Is Complicated by New Rules From China Over… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – August 29, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 29, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China reportedly secretly built hundreds of prison camps to hold minority Muslims Trump or Biden? China expects no favours either way China issues warning over awarding Nobel peace prize to Hong Kong protesters Australian researchers condemn ‘groundless vilification’ of their… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – August 28, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 28, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Trump’s tough talk on China faces harsh trade realities Chinese dissident brought to US by Obama administration praises Trump at RNC China Secretly Built A Vast New Infrastructure To Imprison Muslims Pentagon decries Beijing missile test in South China Sea… Read More ›

• China: The Harmonious Society – August 27, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 27, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Inside the company at the forefront of China’s push to develop a coronavirus vaccine China cashes in on America’s coronavirus lockdown China Calls It A ‘Wartime Mode’ COVID-19 Lockdown. And Residents Are Protesting Coronation: See the haunting trailer for Ai… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 26, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 26, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  In RNC speech, Pompeo previews Trump’s China election strategy Trump administration considering labeling China’s oppression of Uighur Muslims a genocide: report Biden campaign says China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims is “genocide” ‘Obvious provocation’: China accuses US spy plane of entering… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 25, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 25, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China’s Economy Is Still Light Years Behind the US To Defeat China In War, Strangle Its Economy: Expert Mark Zuckerberg reportedly warned President Trump about the rise of Chinese tech firms Stranded Chinese in India are going home via Europe,… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 24, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 24, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider Trump: If Biden is elected, ‘China will own our country’ China meets with Asean diplomats to propose resuming South China Sea talks South China Sea: Photos reveal… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 23, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 23, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China’s Communist Party is a threat to the world, says former elite insider Bannon’s Chinese host an irritant to Communist Party Op-ed: What Japan’s 1980s boom and bust can tell us about the Chinese economy What a Biden-Harris Administration Could… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 22, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 22, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Xi Declares War on Food Waste, and China Races to Tighten Its Belt Report finds $50 billion of cryptocurrency moved out of China hinting at capital flight against Beijing rules Xi Jinping calls for reform to break through development bottlenecks… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 21, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 21, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Hong Kong’s WTO threat against US ‘Made in China’ ruling puts city in uncharted waters US finalizes sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan as China tensions escalate China’s Alibaba offers olive branch to Trump China’s Draft Pact for Everest… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 20, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 20, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Hong Kong: National security law targets overseas activists Local Officials in China Hid Coronavirus Dangers From Beijing, U.S. Agencies Find 100,000 Evacuated As Massive Flooding In China Threatens Ancient Giant Buddha Statue Is This The End Of China’s Oil Buying… Read More ›

• How the China GDP growth rate fabrication was revealed

  By Craig Hill on August 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China have long been suspected of fabricating their GDP to attract more foreign investment. This video reveals why and how they are doing it.

• The weird world of China: August 19, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 19, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Trump dangles cash for US firms moving from China Apple removes thousands of games from the Chinese App Store, alarming observers China thirsty for US crude oil after record refinery action U.S. and European firms face $1 trillion in costs… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 18, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 18, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Gordon Chang: Here’s how China is interfering to smear Trump ahead of 2020 election AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s flawed justification for postal cuts Don’t let China steal the global nuclear-power industry In world’s biggest drill, Pacific navies play out China… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 17, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 17, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  GPS, watch out. Here comes China’s system China’s national security law triggering radical transformation of Hong Kong’s human rights China retail sales fall fuels concern for global recovery from Covid-19 With China in mind, US awards $62 billion advanced fighter… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 16, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 16, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China restaurant apologises for weighing customers COVID-19 first appeared in a group of Chinese miners in 2012, scientists say US-China decoupling: does clash of ideologies raise too many non-negotiables? As Relations With U.S. Sink, China Tones Down ‘Hotheaded’ Nationalism The… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 15, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 15, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  LAC crisis: India envoy holds talks with China’s apex military body The Trump administration wants a US-China commercial split A faltering U.S.-China trade deal is now the nations’ strongest link Stocks Likely to Survive the U.S.-China Decoupling China’s Arrest of… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 14, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 14, 2020 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  Xi Jinping is reinventing state capitalism. Don’t underestimate it After 500 Years Trying to Tame Fatal Floods, China Tries a New Way China’s Baidu posts tepid forecast as ad sales remain under pressure Chinese cities find coronavirus in frozen food… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 13, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 13, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China’s Days as World’s Factory Are Over, IPhone Maker Says Luxury Homes Tie Chinese Communist Elite to Hong Kong’s Fate 3 charts show China is far from meeting its ‘phase one’ trade commitment to the U.S. China’s July air passenger… Read More ›

• The weird world of China: August 12, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 12, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Sino-US relations must not derail, says China vice foreign minister Trump says Americans will have to learn Chinese if Biden wins but offers little condemnation of Beijing Azar defends Taiwan trip, says China should worry about ‘getting more transparent, more… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – August 11, 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 11, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China imposes sanctions on US officials in retaliation for Hong Kong measures Hong Kong’s Apple Daily vows to fight on after arrest of Jimmy Lai Heightened US-China tensions rein in gains for global stocks China unveils policies to boost chipmakers… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 10 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 10, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Curtains for the nail house? New plan targets China’s most defiant homeowners China: The Bubble That Never Pops, by Thomas Orlik Dalian iron ore extends decline as China-U.S. rift deepens David and Goliath: China and Taiwan’s military mismatch As Trump… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 09 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 9, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Hong Kong and China hit back at US sanctions Hong Kong, Chinese officials jeer at U.S. sanctions over security law Tensions Mount over China’s Industrial Espionage in US Apple’s Chinese business could be devastated by Trump’s WeChat ban This is… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 08 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 8, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China seals off village after bubonic plague death in Inner Mongolia U.S. Sanctions Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Over China Crackdown Second Canadian Sent to China’s Death Row in as Many Days – The death sentences handed down this week come… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 07 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 7, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  China’s Offer to Help With Virus Testing Spooks Hong Kong More Chinese phone makers could lose US apps under Trump’s Clean Network Hong Kong foreign press says journalists being targeted in US-China stand-off Google deletes 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 06 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 6, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Zhang Yuhuan: Chinese court clears man of murder after 27 years in prison China continues to exert damaging influence on Hollywood, report finds On 370 anniversary, China calls move ‘illegal’, draws flak from India U.S. lawmaker calls on Trump administration… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 05 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 5, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Australian leader says US-China war no longer inconceivable China Uighurs: A model’s video gives a rare glimpse inside internment Washington Post bashed as ‘morally bankrupt’ for glowing feature on Chinese Communist Party Trump views China’s Communist Party as a threat…. Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 04 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 4, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Break the Ice: Trump ramping up US presence in the Arctic as Russia, China threats loom TikTok countdown: Trump to give Chinese owner 45 days to sell app ‘Clean Up This Mess’: The Chinese Thinkers Behind Xi’s Hard Line China’s… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 03 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 3, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies Editorial: No to a U.S.-China cold war U.S. to Act on China Software Beyond TikTok, Pompeo Says University of New South Wales under fire for deleting social media posts critical of China… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 02 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 2, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  On Day 90 of Standoff, India, China to Hold 5th Round of Talks as Beijing Refuses to Pull Back from Pangong Tso Hong Kong issues arrest warrant for U.S. citizen under new national security law Bubble waffles: The uniquely Hong… Read More ›

• The weird world of China – 01 August 2020

  By Craig Hill on August 1, 2020 • ( 0 )

  

  
  

  Elon Musk says ‘China rocks’ while the U.S. is full of ‘complacency and entitlement’ China’s Three Gorges Dam is one of the largest ever created. Was it worth it? Hong Kong ‘seeking arrest’ of fleeing activists Apple removes thousands of… Read More ›

• The two-cow theory: Capitalism in America, China and around the world

  By Craig Hill on November 3, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  Traditional Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. American Capitalism: You have two cows. You sell three of them to… Read More ›

• Japan bans porn exports to China in retaliation for seizure of cargo ship

  By Craig Hill on April 22, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  
  

  The dispute between China and Japan showed no signs of abatement yesterday, after Japan was reported by domestic media to have taken steps to ban the export of specialist pornography to China. Japan is believed to also be behind the… Read More ›

• China and Philippines: The reasons why a battle for Zhongye (Pag-asa) Island seems unavoidable

  By Craig Hill on January 13, 2014 • ( 33 )

  

  
  

  Following the report of China’s plans to occupy Zhongye (Pag-asa) Island (Chinese troops to seize Zhongye Island back from the Philippines in 2014), the author gives his reasons why it will likely occur. Zhongye (Pag-asa) Island, the second largest in the… Read More ›

• Chinese troops to seize Zhongye Island back from the Philippines in 2014

  By Craig Hill on January 11, 2014 • ( 167 )

  

  
  

  The following report is a translation from Chinese media. Relying on US support, the Philippines is so arrogant as to announce in the New Year that it will increase its navy and air force deployment at Zhongye Island, a Chinese… Read More ›

• China claims territories of 23 countries, even though it only has borders with 14

  By Craig Hill on December 1, 2013 • ( 54 )

  

  
  

  The total area of China’s claims on other countries exceeds the size of modern China itself, but Beijing refuses to budge on its claims. Many are based on unsubstantiated (outside China) and unprecedented “historical precedents” dating back centuries. And while… Read More ›

• Chinese school recruiters scam expat teachers

  By Craig Hill on September 30, 2013 • ( 13 )

  

  
  

  The following story was supplied to us by one of our readers, and serves as a warning to expats not to trust recruiters when looking for teaching jobs in China. Previously respected expat websites are increasingly and knowingly promoting these… Read More ›

• China targets foreigners through expat websites

  By Craig Hill on July 14, 2013 • ( 37 )

  

  
  

  For many years, China have used paid contributors on internet forums to shape commentary in favour of China, and to belittle the west (China’s government hires people to distort web conversations). These contributors are known in Chinese as wumao, and often… Read More ›

• China’s new visa laws target expats

  By Craig Hill on July 8, 2013 • ( 53 )

  

  
  

  On July 1st 2013, China introduced new visa laws for foreigners, supposedly targeting illegal workers, but in reality targeting all expats in China (read the laws here). Mostly it seems about being able to control and punish foreigners more, which… Read More ›

• China boasts of strategy to “recover” islands occupied by Philippines

  By Craig Hill on May 28, 2013 • ( 55 )

  

  
  

  The following is a translation of an interview on Chinese State TV. It does not necessarily represent the views of China Daily Mail, but is provided so readers can form their own views. Recently, well-known military expert Major General Zhang… Read More ›

• US military in Asia ‘beneficial’, Ambassador Locke tells China

  By Craig Hill on September 1, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  
  

  US envoy to Beijing Gary Locke on Saturday  tried to ease China‘s fears that Washington wants to hem it in by emphasising  American military presence in Asia was not targeted at a single country. “We strongly believe — and I… Read More ›

• More US firms may shift some business from China to ASEAN

  By Craig Hill on September 1, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

  
  

  A growing number of U.S. companies plan to shift some operations from China to Southeast Asia in the next two years as confidence in countries such as the Philippines improves, a survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore… Read More ›

• Hong Kong teachers vow to fight against brainwashing imposed by Beijing

  By Craig Hill on August 31, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  
  

  Hong Kong is preparing for a new march against the school reform imposed by the communist government, which obliges classes of “national education”. Civil society joins the battle first launched 10 years ago by the Catholic Church and say they… Read More ›

• China hopes to dominate at Paralympics

  By Craig Hill on August 25, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  A new generation of Chinese athletes arrived in London this week with hopes of dominating the Paralympics, but officials are downplaying chances the streamlined team can match its mammoth 2008 medal haul. China’s Paralympic team swept all aside in Beijing… Read More ›

• Collapse of new bridge underscores worries about China infrastructure

  By Craig Hill on August 25, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  
  

  One of the longest bridges in northern China collapsed on Friday, just nine months after it opened, setting off a storm of criticism from Chinese Internet users and underscoring questions about the quality of construction in the country’s rapid expansion… Read More ›