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The day after tomorrow
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February 10, 2023
The day after tomorrow
It was an incredible coincidence. Sitting in warm Sri Lanka, watching the Indian Ocean and the palm trees with greenery…
Why the Chinese balloon crisis could be a defining moment in the new Cold War
Features/Interviews
February 6, 2023
Why the Chinese balloon crisis could be a defining moment in the new Cold War
The Chinese balloon saga threatens to be a watershed moment in the world’s dangerous new superpower rivalry: For the first…
China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US jets shoot down suspected spy balloon
World
February 5, 2023
China says it ‘reserves the right’ to deal with ‘similar situations’ after US jets shoot down suspected spy balloon
Hong Kong CNN — China says it “reserves the right” to deal with “similar situations” following the United States’ decision…
What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
World
February 4, 2023
What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
Seoul, South Korea CNN — News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over…
Analysis: China and Russia are as close as ever, and that’s a problem for the US
Egypt
February 3, 2023
Analysis: China and Russia are as close as ever, and that’s a problem for the US
When Antony Blinken touches down in Beijing in the coming days for the first visit to China by a US secretary of…
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
World
January 31, 2023
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
Hong Kong CNN — China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a…
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Features/Interviews
January 30, 2023
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Hong Kong CNN — Investors have raced back into Chinese tech stocks this year, encouraged by an apparent truce in…
Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions
World
January 29, 2023
Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions
CNN — China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% surge…
From China to Japan, extreme cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’
Environment
January 25, 2023
From China to Japan, extreme cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’
Hong Kong CNN — Tens of millions of people across East Asia braved a severe cold snap Wednesday as subzero…
China to launch state-backed transport platform for ride-hailing, trucking
Technology
January 24, 2023
China to launch state-backed transport platform for ride-hailing, trucking
Hong Kong Reuters — China will soon launch a state-backed platform for transport which includes services of ride-hailing, cargo trucking,…