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Russia-China relations stabilizing factor in international arena: Putin (Xinhua)Russia-China relations will become stronger, Vladimir Putin says in post-election victory speech ($Agencies)Why China-Russia ties must be strengthened (Sinification)US faces 'increasingly fragile world order' amid Russia and China threat (Reuters)China calls on parties to Ukraine crisis to enhance direct engagement (Xinhua)Why China should have distanced itself from Russia over Ukraine (Sinification)'China will not dominate the world': Chinese official (Newsweek)Sino-Soviet split 2.0 (ChinaTalk)Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping 'on brink of war' as tensions boil (Irish Star)China's new effort for peace in Ukraine with diplomatic push (TheStockDork)Economie - Nationaal
China has a plan, and it's working (Asia Times)State-linked Vanke is latest Chinese property group hit by confidence crisis (FT)Chinese economist's dire forecast for China's birth rate crisis (Newsweek)China faces familiar growth dilemma as economy slows (Nikkei)China may be facing too many economic obstacles to hit its ambitious growth target for 2024 (The Guardian)China's CNOOC makes 100 million ton oilfield discovery in South China Sea (Reuters)China's 'two sessions' 2024: long-awaited reform for 300 million migrants could open wellspring of demand (SCMP)Xi Jinping says while China pursues 'new productive forces', it must avoid economic bubbles (SCMP)China pays for its economic mistakes (WSJ editorial)China sets robust economic growth goal but no big stimulus (NYT)Economie - Internationaal
Brazil launches China anti-dumping probes after imports soar (FT)China eases tourist visa restrictions to boost economy (FT)China's Global South exports surge in first two months (Asia Times)Saudi Aramco turns to China (Al-Monitor)China's exports are surging. Get ready for the global backlash (NYT)Modi's fast-growing India 'pulling out all the stops' to edge out China as supply chain leader ($Bloomberg)China's love affair with Apple and Tesla hits rocky patch (FT)How China came to dominate the world in solar energy (NYT)Chinese investment in Asia rose 37% in 2023, led by Indonesia ($Nikkei)Foreign investors are right to see China as a trade more than a long-term bet (FT)Internationale Relaties
US ally Philippines hits back at China amid territorial row (Newsweek)China turns on the charm for foreigners but its allure has faded (WSJ)Philippines in hard and fast offensive shift on China (Asia Times)Liberal MP urges Australia to follow US in TikTok crackdown, calling app a 'serious threat' to national security (The Guardian, Australian AP)Tuvalu prime minister calls on Australia for sovereignty 'guarantees' over treaty (The Guardian)China urges Philippines to stop misleading international community on South China Sea issue (Xinhua)Fiji to stick with China police deal after review, home affairs minister says (The Guardian)When the moon turns red: China's plan to annex space (Gatestone Institute)China urges S.Korea to refrain from hyping up S.China Sea issue (Global Times)Philippines prepares to boost defence spending to $6.2bn by 2029 (GlobalData)China - Verenigde Staten
China's military, state media slam US after Reuters report on SpaceX spy satellites (Reuters)Trump’s CIA disinformation op against China was small beer ($SCMP)Americans invested billions in Chinese companies. Now their money is stuck (NYT)Congress is right to want to curtail TikTok’s power and influence (The Guardian)'Systemic' China-US rivalry could last a decade: Washington envoy Nicholas Burns (SCMP)Trump launched CIA covert influence operation against China (Reuters)East Asia's evolving regional order (Project Syndicate)TikTok ban - is Congress for real? (ChinaTalk)TikTok: China's instrument of war (Gatestone Institute)China condemns US proposal to force the sale of TikTok (NYT)China - Europa
Chinese-made surveillance equipment at Romanian military sites (China in Eurasia)China vows to cooperate with France on war in Ukraine (RBC Ukraine)China asks EU to uphold idea of common security (Xinhua)2024 in Italy: Year of the Red Dragon? (Bitter Winter)Watching China in Europe - March 2024 (GMF)Next stop: Serbia? Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to visit Europe on trust-building tour (SCMP)Hungarian experts expect deepening friendship with China via BRI (Xinhua)De Europese elektrische automarkt moet concurreren met China, en dat kost banen ($de Volkskrant)China's ambassador calls for stronger China-EU economic ties (Xinhua)China offers to back Hungary in security matters, threatening NATO's dominance In Europe (Benzinga)China - Nederland
Fake Uyghurs v. genuine Uyghurs in The Hague: what exactly happened (Bitter Winter)Almeerse chipmachinemaker ASM verrast met flink aantal orders: 'aanhoudend sterke vraag uit China' (BNR)Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li holds a new round of China-Netherlands political consultations (fmprc.gov.cn)'Economie loskoppelen van China volstrekt zinloos en onmogelijk' (BNR Nieuwsradio)Nederlandse leger treft Chinese spionnen aan op zijn computers – hoe zijn die daar gekomen? ($de Volkskrant)Chinese spies hacked Dutch defence network last year - intelligence agencies (Reuters)China, the Netherlands agree to deepen cooperation (Xinhua)ASML's China sales surged despite secret Dutch deal with US (Bloomberg)Chinese ambassadeur in NL: 'Het Europese Chinabeleid is een stoplicht waarvan alle lichten branden. En dat is heel verwarrend' (NRC)China verbolgen om Amerikaanse bemoeienis rond ASML, maar het kan zijn borst natmaken ($de Volkskrant)Politiek
China, you may be pro-CCP but if you organize independently you are still a 'cult' (Bitter Winter)Xinhua Headlines-Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer (Xinhua)Xi Jinping didn't speak at China's Two Sessions, but it's clear who is in charge (The Guardian)Why I miss the Chinese premier's annual press conference at the close of the country's 'two sessions'Party slogan, Weibo hashtag: 'The next China will still be China' (What's on Weibo)Het Volkscongres in Beijing kent geen verrassingen: 'Wat president Xi Jinping wil, is de leidraad' ($de Volkskrant)Chinasplaining backfires in 'China's World View' (Asia Times)Censorship's impact on China's chatbots (ChinaTalk)Xi sticks to his vision for China's rise even as growth slows (NYT)Rare glimpse inside China's halls of power as Beijing hosts major political event amid high security (The Guardian)Maatschappij
How China is tackling a population crisis (Newsweek)Silver lining: Tutoring the elderly is growing fast in China (Reuters)Déferlante nationaliste sur entrepreneurs privés (Le Vent de la Chine)China Nobel prize winner tarred as one of 'three new evils' amid rise in nationalist fervour (The Guardian)13-year-old boy in N. China’s Hebei bullied and killed by three classmates (Global Times)China's police pledge to build 'new quality combat capacity' with tech aimed at preventing risks (SCMP)A year on: Remembering Dr. Jiang Yanyong, the truth-teller who saved lives (China Change)China's poker-style game, mentioned at 'two sessions', takes Communist Party by storm with players 'throwing eggs' ($SCMP)China ha logrado avances notables en protección de personas con discapacidad, según experta china (Xinhua)Najaying mosque in Yunnan, others, fully 'sinicized' (Bitter Winter)Militaire zaken
China, Russia and Iran hold 5-day military exercise near Gulf of Oman as Red Sea attacks continue (SCMP)Shield, sword, or symbol: Analyzing Xi Jinping's 'strategic deterrence' (Brookings)India moves 10,000 more troops to restive China border (Newsweek)China and India show off rival bird tech (Newsweek)China defense budget grows 7.2% despite other 'belt-tightening' ($Nikkei)Xi Jinping calls for 'loyalty and honesty' from younger officials as morale runs low (SCMP)China and India militaries to 'turn the page' (chinadaily.com.cn)Philippines arming up for D-Day with China (Asia Times)'Social stability': Chinese firms form Mao Zedong-era militias (FT)'Social stability': Chinese firms form Mao Zedong-era militias (FT)Cultuur
Wereldwijd kromp de kunstmarkt vorig jaar, maar in China werd juist veel méér uitgegeven aan kunst ($de Volkskrant)China's Nobel winning novelist Mo Yan targeted by growing band of online nationalists (SCMP)China's top-rating drama for 2023: life and death in China's rustbelt (Inside Story)Ai Weiwei's 'Zodiac' is a mystical memory tour (NYT)Newly discovered gaps in Great Wall of China create more mysteries about why it was built (SCMP)London gallery delays Ai Weiwei show over Israel-Hamas tweet (The Guardian)A grain of rice shatters myth of Chinese civilization 5,000 years old (Shine)China-experts: Ai Weiwei neemt risico met plan familiebezoek ($de Volkskrant)Kunstenaar en dissident Ai Weiwei wil zijn moeder opzoeken in China: 'Ik ben niet bang, ik heb niks verkeerds gedaan' (de Volkskrant)Japan raises military spending to counter China with more missiles and ships (FT)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
Overseas students, exchanges deterred by spy laws – Academic (University World News)China will install a sprawling 'all-seeing' surveillance system on the moon (Daily Mail)China's landmark deep-Earth borehole drilling exceeds 10,000 meters (Xinhua)China unveils guidelines for brain chip research (Asia Times)China's chip industry is gaining indisputable momentum (Asia Times)China population: teachers face uncertain future with falling birth rate set to create 1.9 million surplus by 2035 (SCMP)What will newly increased Party control mean for China's universities? (ChinaFile)China adopts ethical guideline for brain-computer interface research (Xinhua)China willing to join global efforts on AI ethics, governance (Xinhua)China is first country to hold over 4 million domestic patents (chinadaily.com.cn)Milieu
China's mega water diversion project benefits over 176 mln people (Xinhua)China's emissions, efficiency targets under threat after falling short in 2023 (Reuters)Africa's donkeys are coveted by China. Can the continent protect them? (NYT)Growth in CO2 emissions leaves China likely to miss climate targets (The Guardian)China's water hegemony policy: a threat to neighboring countries and human rights (Bitter Winter)China's mega project diverts billions in cubic meters of water in 2023 (Xinhua)Beijing experiences its coldest December since 1951 (The Guardian)China's 'dinosaur' state-owned enterprises make a green pivot (FT)Why China is not a reliable partner in the climate battle: a Uyghur view (Bitter Winter)China climate envoy reaffirms 2030 target for peaking carbon emissions ($Caixin)Rampen en ongelukken
Explosion kills 7, injures 27 in north China (Xinhua)15 dead and dozens more injured in Nanjing flat fire (BBC)WHO responds after China reports death from chimera bird flu virus (Newsweek)Xinyu: Dozens dead after fire breaks out in China shop (BBC)Death toll rises to 39 in east China building fire (Xinhua)At least 20 dead, dozens missing in Yunnan landslide (BBC)China landslide buries dozens in Yunnan province, state media reports (Thee Guardian)8 people killed in factory dust explosion in east China's Jiangsu (Xinhua)13 reported killed in dorm fire at boarding school for elementary students in China’s Henan province (AP)China's emergency law amendment may curb media reporting on disasters and accidents (SCMP)Schandalen
Chinese state media body condemns police harassment at site of deadly blast (The Guardian)Former vice president of China Development Bank under probe (Xinhua)More than 340 in corruption net as China'’s top prosecutors double down on tackling financial crime (SCMP)Two female Falun Gong practitioners persecuted to death (Bitter Winter)China prosecutes over 50,000 people for telecom, online fraud in 2023 (Xinhua)Chinese gangs use cryptocurrencies to launder billions (WSJ)Death of an insurance salesman: Falun Gong practitioner tortured to death in Jiangsu (Bitter Winter)Former Bank of China chairman indicted for bribery in nation's long-running anticorruption drive (AP)Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine for China (BBC)Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine (BBC)Sport
Lionel Messi defends HK absence as China backlash continues (BBC)How Lionel Messi sparked a diplomatic row between China, Argentina and the Falklands (The Telegraph)Lionel Messi: Chinese officials call off Argentina games amid anger over star not playing (BBC)Former China football head to go on trial Monday (AFP)How China's 'stadium diplomacy' is looking to make its mark at the Africa Cup of Nations (SCMP)Chinese chess: Xiangqi champion suspended for bad behaviour (BBC)Chinese Super League: From bidding for Bale to selling the team bus (BBC)Xi says 'not so sure' of Chinese football team's abilities (AFP)China goes on charm offensive at Asian Games, but doesn't back down from regional confrontations (AFP)Unanswered questions over Peng Shuai show power of sport has its limits (The Guardian)Taiwan
Taiwan's status undetermined? A fallacy (gov.cn)Taiwan is undermining its own 'silicon shield' (SCMP)US Green Berets deploying to Taiwan's front-line (Asia Times)Those supporting Taiwan independence 'will get burned for playing with fire': Wang Yi (Mothership)Taiwan's deputy foreign minister heads to Tuvalu to cement ties with Pacific ally (AFP)Government Work Report on the Taiwan question signals fighting secessionism become top priority (Global Times)US stands its ground in Taiwan Strait as China tensions mount (Newsweek) China says no 'mid-line' in Taiwan Straits (CGTN)'Facing up to history': relatives of Taiwan's 2-28 massacre victims demand official reckoning (The Guardian)China is running out of lines to cross in the Taiwan Strait (NYT)Hongkong
'Bitter Winter' premieres Mark Tarrant's new short film on Jimmy Lai (Bitter Winter)Hong Kong artists flee as city grapples with status as arts hub amid rising repression (The Guardian)Hong Kong court jails 12 for storming parliament in pro-democracy protests (Reuters)In Hong Kong, companies do not know what to worry about or why (FT)With new security law, Hong Kong doubles down on repression (The Washington Post editorial)With unusual speed, Hong Kong pushes strict new security law (NYT)Life in jail for treason under new Hong Kong security law (BBC)Hongkong publiceert nieuwe veiligheidswet: forse straffen voor verraad, sabotage en spionage ($de Volkskrant)Hong Kong's Legco clears first and second readings of national security bill, with life imprisonment for treason, insurrection and sabotage (SCMP)China urges US to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs (Xinhua)Macau
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)Macau begins 11th round of mass testing in worst COVID outbreak (Reuters)Tibet
Tibet boarding schools: China accused of trying to silence language (BBC)Protest against dam project in Sichuan leads to mass arrests of monks, villagers (Bitter Winter)More than 100 Tibetans arrested over dam protest (RFA)Unprecedented Tibetan protest against hydropower station in Sichuan (Bitter Winter)Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles (The Guardian)China could use anti-fraud app to monitor Tibetans - report (BBC)China confirms first successful cloning of endangered Xizang cattle breeds (Ecns.cn)A new Great Game: China, India, and the Dalai Lama (Bitter Winter)China to invest heavily in Xizang's development in 2024 (Xinhua)China doesn't want you to say 'Tibet’ anymore (WSJ)Xinjiang
Abidin Damollam: 96-year-old Uyghur cleric dies in jail (Bitter Winter)Criminal law is not retroactive, right? Not true if you are a Muslim in Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)The CCP's war against religious Uyghur women (Bitter Winter)New report: Uyghur forced labor increased in 2023 (Bitter Winter)Uyghur forced labor policies seen continuing through 2025: report (RFA)China uses hi-tech to suppress dissent in the Uyghur region (Bitter Winter)Firms with deep roots in China reconsider their Xinjiang ties (NYT)Uyghurs continue to oppose 'genocide tours' to Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)Volkswagen onder vuur om mogelijke dwangarbeid door Oeigoeren bij bouw testcircuit China ($de Volkskrant)VW bereitet einen möglichen Rückzug aus Xinjiang vor (Handelsblatt)Binnen-Mongolie
Inner Mongolia emerges as model for Xi Jinping's ethnic affairs policy, but analysts warn of cultural 'erosion' (SCMP)Podcast: Why is the Communist Party redoubling its assimilation efforts? (The Economist)Christian inmate tortured in notorious Southern Mongolia prison (Bitter Winter)Anti-religious social credit targets Southern Mongolian peasants (Bitter Winter)China's push to create a single national identity. Inner Mongolia is the latest target (The Economist)China kidnaps Southern Mongolian dissident in Mongolia (Bitter Winter)Southern Mongolia: The CCP mobilizes traditional culture against religion (Bitter Winter)Chinese deprogrammer in Inner Mongolia honored by Xi Jinping (Bitter Winter)The not-so model minority: Xi Jinping's Mongolian crackdown (China Leadership Monitor)Sweden stops deportation of Inner Mongolian dissident (Safeguard Defenders)Een lach en een traan
Chinese overheid zit in haar maag met doorgeslagen nationalistische bloggers ($de Volkskrant)China's Xian to give lottery tickets to newlyweds in bid to spur births (Reuters)Rare copy of Mao's Little Red Book expected to fetch more than £30,000 (The Guardian)As China's 'Year of the Widow' threatens marriage rate, can 'dragon babies' boost births? (SCMP)Wuhan sculpture spawns two more kids, sparking ridicule (RFA)Outrage over doctor punching patient during surger (BBC)An egg fried rice recipe shows the absurdity of China's speech limits (NYT)Can Taylor Swift conquer China? (Newsweek)Mayday: Taiwan rock stars deny breaking China's lip syncing ban (BBC)China's government can't take a joke, so comedians living abroad censor themselves (AP)