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How should Trump approach China? A debate (NYT)'Only a multipolar coalition can secure Ukraine peace' (Pekingnology-Center for China and Globalization)Trump says Maduro's days are numbered but 'doubts' US will go to war with Venezuela (The Guardian, AFP)The stagnant order - and the end of rising powers (Foreign Affairs)Why China's rise might not be peaceful (Part 2) (Sinification)Jin Canrong on the 'peace disease' among China's elite (Sinification)The globalist playbook: war by design, control by crisis (Global GeoPolitics)China begins drills near Scarborough Shoal on final day of US-Philippine naval exercises ($SCMP)Unfair funding is holding back science in China. Can Beijing fix it? ($SCMP)Economie - Nationaal
What's deiving China’s 15th Five-Year Plan? (YCai)China looks strong. Life here tells a different story (NYT)In China raast de trein op lange afstanden het vliegtuig voorbij – moet Europa daarop jaloers zijn? ($de Volkskrant)Consumer confidence ticks up (Trivium China)Even as US-China trade dynamics command the global spotlight, Chinese leaders are focused on 'doing [their] own work well' (Trivium China)China's bet on self-reliance won't fix an unbalanced economy (Asia Times)China subsidizes power for AI data centers (Trivium China)China aiming for minimum 4.17% average annual growth over next decade (Trivium China)China outlines 5-year plan to double down on global tech ambitions (NYT)Xinhua signals three themes for China's 15th five-year plan (Pekingnology)Economie - Internationaal
North Korean trade with China slumps to $227M in October as exports bottom out ($NK News)Global markets fall after tech sell-off and fears over Chinese economy (The Guardian)Why factories will keep looking for alternatives to China (NYT)Tang Xiaoyang: Stitch Africa's fragmented supply chains with Chinese Capacity (Pekingnology)The new gold custodian: How China is replacing the West as the world's financial safe haven (Global GeoPolitics)Saudi Arabia targeting 5 mln Chinese tourists by 2030, says tourism minister (Xinhua)Why China will rule renewable energy (Paul Krugman)Look to the 'rising' Global South, ex-diplomat tells Chinese businesses ($SCMP)China's 'three new' exports surge, despite tariff barriers (Trivium China)Danish authorities in rush to close security loophole in Chinese electric buses (The Guardian)Internationale Relaties
China says Japanese PM's erroneous Taiwan-related remarks severely affect economic, trade cooperation (Xinhua)China tells Japan to 'behave' properly as it dismisses call for talks ($SCMP)Japanese concerts cancelled in China as diplomatic row takes cultural toll ($SCMP)Tokyo complains over video of diplomat appearing to bow to Chinese official ($SCMP)Japan's China row could be the GDP killer that sinks Takaichi (AsiaTimes)The many Mandalas of Southeast Asia, with Susannah Patton (The US-China Perception Monitor)China suspending Japanese seafood imports: Japan official ($Nikkei)China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates (The Guardian)Chinese travellers estimated to have cancelled 500,000 flights to Japan amid rising tensions (The Guardian)Why Chinese elite rùn to Japan (ChinaTalk)China - Verenigde Staten
The moment China proved it was America's equal (NYT)China en de mensenrechten: Wat Xi kan, kan Trump ($De Groene Amsterdammer)China seeks to inflict economic blow on Japan amid escalating spat over Taiwan (NBC News)White House memo accuses Alibaba of supporting the PLA (Trivium China)A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree (BBC)Stop 'stigmatising' Chinese students and researchers, ambassador to US says ($SCMP)Takaichi’s stance over Taiwan is just what the West wants (SCMP)I am a drug historian. Trump is wrong about fentanyl in almost every way (NYT)Trump's foreign economic policy in disarray (Project Syndicate)Who is Salt Typhoon? An update on the Chinese hacking of one million American mobile phones (Bitter Winter)China - Europa
China becomes Germany's top trading partner in first 3 quarters (Xinhua)China's investment spree in UK gave it access to military-grade technology, BBC told (BBC)The EU's 'rare earth anxiety' according to Zhao Junjie (Sinification)Nexperia row shows how China is weaponising EU relationship - and winning (The Guardian)Can the EU walk a strategic autonomy tightrope in the China-US tug of war? (SCMP)China-critical UK academics describe 'extremely heavy' pressure from Beijing (The Guardian)Watching China in Europe - November 2025 (GMF)Counter-terror police investigate claim UK university halted research after Chinese pressure (The Guardian)UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China (The Guardian)Europe's obedience test: one Chinese company, one US order (Asia Times)China - Nederland
China urges Netherlands to swiftly resolve Nexperia issue: commerce ministry (Xinhua)Netherlands suspends state seizure of Chinese chipmaker Nexperia (The Guardian)'Karremans gedroeg zich als een dode eend met harde snavel' ($de Volkskrant) China bevestigt versoepeling exportverbod voor chipmaker Nexperia ($de Volkskrant)China resumes some chip exports, easing fears of a global crunch (NYT)Nexperia crisis: Beijing agrees to talks with Dutch officials in ChinaNexperia fallout: Dutch-Chinese chip debacle reignites EU debate over foreign investments (SCMP)China urges Netherlands to work toward constructive solution to Nexperia issue (Xinhua)Nexperia halts chip supplies to China in threat to global car production (The Guardian)Trump hopes China will help push Russia towards Ukraine peace talks (BBC)Politiek
The vanishing craft of journalism in China (Pekingnology)*** Podcast: Where is China heading? Neil Thomas unpacks the view of the world from Xi Jinping's vantage point (Tracking People's Daily)Beijing court to rule in appeal of jailed Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu (The Guardian)How the fight for a Chinese bookstore's future heightened concerns over cultural squeeze ($SCMP)'Three closures in a row': Applauding the Party becomes mandatory in China (Bitter Winter)A tough job to keep: On the fates of China's international relations ministers (The US-China Perception Monitor)China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row (BBC)How vulnerable is China? ($Project Syndicate)Three things we learned from China's big political meeting this week (BBC)China's plenum has just finished – here are five key takeaways (The Guardian)Maatschappij
'The English person with a Chinese stomach': how Fuchsia Dunlop became a Sichuan food hero (The Guardian)The weeping believer: a report from a Chinese Christian (Bitter Winter)China underground Zion Church pastors arrested, face up to 3 years in jail, NGO head says (Reuters)Shenzhen's anti-xie jiao week: VR headsets meet anti-religious propaganda (Bitter Winter)China's people are on a grueling treadmill (Asia Times)China's people are on a grueling treadmill (Asia Times)China clears parents in naked child case that sparked social media fury (Reuters)Why I left the Three-Self Church (Bitter Winter)Two popular gay dating platforms removed from Apple app store in China (BBC)Two meals for $1: Why China's youth are not spending (BBC)Militaire zaken
Je fiets op slot zetten in China? Onzin, klinkt het. Toch schuurt die zogenaamde 'veiligheid' ($de Volkskrant)Chinese Navy makes historic visit to Latin America amid military tensions (Newsweek)China teases new stealth drone in video (Newsweek)Days after Fujian launch, images suggest China is building first nuclear-powered carrier (SCMP)Xi's military purges show unease about China's nuclear forces (NYT)China's latest aircraft carrier enters fleet as naval competition with the US heats up (CNN)China reacts to Trump's nuclear weapons tests order (Newsweek)China's military coups? (Appia Institute)Devant des eurodéputés, la Chine déclare que l’OTAN ne devrait pas exister (Euractiv)Australia accuses Chinese fighter jet of releasing flares near RAAF aircraft in 'dangerous' incident over South China Sea (The Guardian)Cultuur
Al jaar vast voor 'beledigend' kunstwerk (Amnesty International)Was Venice's winged lion made in China and delivered by Marco Polo's family? ($SCMP)Xi projects power at military parade with Putin and Kim (Reuters)An artist on the run, an exhibition censored: How China tried to silence a Thai art show (BBC)Tourist damages two of China's terracotta warriors after jumping fence (AFP)China's new Revolution of Culture (Appia Institute)Ne Zha 2 review – record-breaking animation is tale of demons, dragons and dazzling visuals (The Guardian)Demon-child movie wows China – and smashes global box office records (The Guardian)City walls from China's earliest dynasty discovered in Henan (Xinhua)Chinese architect Liu Jiakun wins Pritzker Prize (NYT)Wetenschap en Onderwijs
China to have 12.7 million new college graduates next year (chinadaily.com.cn)Stranded Chinese astronauts return home from space station mission ($SCMP)How China is closing tech gap on the West; rare earth mineral find: SCMP daily highlights (SCMP)The myth of China's 'AI talent pipeline' (ChinaTalk)Nothing is given: China's open-source AI tsunami (Asia Times)Chinese student boom helps create more university spots for Americans: study (SCMP)Return of Chinese astronauts delayed after spacecraft struck by debris (The Guardian)Nothing surprising in China's innovative rise (Asia Times)Chinese drugmakers shift from copycats to global innovators (FT)Balancing opportunity and risk: rethinking China Scholarship Council programmes amid geopolitical tensions (leidenmadtrics.nl)Milieu
China doesn't want to lead alone on climate policies, senior adviser warns (The Guardian)China and Saudi Arabia among nations receiving climate loans, analysis reveals (The Guardian)A flood of green tech from China is upending global climate politics (NYT)China's CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds (The Guardian)When Beijing makes a climate pledge, the world should listen (Asia Times)'A life of captivity': Canada refuses marine park's request to export its whales to China (The Guardian)China is the adult in the room on climate now (NYT)China for first time promises to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (NYT)China’s plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts (The Guardian)China's plans to cut emissions too weak to stave off global catastrophe, say experts (The Guardian)Rampen en ongelukken
Major Chinese bridge collapses into river just months after opening to traffic (Fox News)China tries to cover up toxic mining disaster in Zambia: WSJ (Newsweek)Mount Everest rescue: all hikers now safe after days stranded in powerful blizzard (Reuters)Super Typhoon Ragasa rampages through Taiwan, Hong Kong and southern China (The Guardian)Typhoon Ragasa live: Two million people evacuated in southern China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines (The Guardian)12 dead, 4 missing after bridge collapses in Qinghai (China Daily)At least 60 dead in north China following extreme rain, authorities say (Reuters)After the flood: Beijing residents left to count the cost with little state support (The Guardian)Firefighters trek uphill to aid stranded residents in Beijing after heavy rains (Ecns.cn)China floods: more than 30 killed in Beijing and tens of thousands evacuated (The Guardian)Schandalen
China extradites online gambling, fraud criminal from Thailand (Xinhua)Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion to be sentenced over £5bn Bitcoin stash (BBC)Cuba arrests alleged Chinese fentanyl kingpin who escaped custody in Mexico (AFP)China’s No 2 general He Weidong expelled from the Communist Party (SCMP)Met police disrupt suspected international smuggling ring from the UK to China in UK's 'largest' phone theft crackdown (PA Media)Chinese police handles 14,000 cases involving intellectual property theft, counterfeit goods (Xinhua)China's fifth-ranking official was suspect in dropped Westminster spy case (The Guardian)Chinese ex-agriculture minister gets death sentence with two-year reprieve (Business Standard)Chinese woman convicted after 'world's biggest' bitcoin seizure (BBC)China court sentences 11 people to death over alleged role in family-run Myanmar scam operations (The Guardian, AP, AFP)Sport
China views sports industry as new growth driver in next five years (Xinhua)Chinese government unveils plan to boost football development and youth training (Xinhua)Third division Chinese football team penalized for attempting to gift match officials (Global Times)Two securities officials fall to their deaths amid China's graft sweep ($Caixin)China's pro-wrestlers search for a star to bring the sport out of the shadows (The Guardian)China's dream of becoming a football superpower lies in tatters (BBC)Chinese Football Association launches self-recommendation system to better select talent, prevent corruption (Global Times)Xi declares 9th Asian Winter Games open (Xinhua)41 Chinese chess individuals penalized for cheating (Xinhua)Table tennis will not be the same without three Chinese superstars ($SCMP)Taiwan
Ukraine ex-colonel warns Taiwan to rehearse for war amid China threat (Newsweek)China is priming its people and the world for a new pressure campaign on Taiwan (WSJ)US panel calls on Taiwan to fund Philippine base upgrades ($Nikei)Taiwanese tightrope (Appia Institute)Japan's no longer ambiguous stance on Taiwan (Asia Times)In a first, Taiwan to distribute security handbook to all households as China threat rises (Reuters)Taiwan and China's exceptionalism (Appia Institute)Taiwan draft dodging concerns highlight growing public unease over military service ($SCMP)Ma Ying-jeou on Japan PM Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan (Pekingnology)Taiwan seeks to deepen ties with Israel, Taiwanese foreign minister says (JNS)Hongkong
Wall Street risks shorting freedom in Hong Kong (Project Syndicate)Two dead after cargo plane skids off Hong Kong runway into sea (BBC)Beijing warns new US consul general in Hong Kong not to cross 'red lines' ($SCMP)Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world's biggest typhoon this year (Reuters)Ten Years: has the hit film's dystopian vision of Hong Kong in 2025 become a reality? (The Guardian)Hong Kong lawmakers say no to more rights for same-sex couples (BBC)Free Jimmy Lai before he dies in prison (The Washington Post)First patriotic education base for young Hong Kong and Macao people was inaugurated in Beijing (Tracking People's Daily)Hong Kong officials harden their stance on 'soft resistance' (NYT)Hong Kong summons UK, Australia envoys after activists granted asylum (BBC)Macau
Macau's silent chill: the arrest of Au Kam San and the unseen repression (Bitter Winter)Macau's big money days are behind it (FT)Xi Jinping urges Macau to diversify economy away from casinos (The Guardian)Xi swears in new leader of casino hub Macao, telling the city to diversify economy (AP)Macau: a city of contrasts – in pictures (The Guardian)Macao's casino boom brings wealth but at a cost, 25 years since China's takeover (AP)Macau 'gradually unleashing deep potential' in push for better future: Xi ($SCMP)Sam Hou Fai elected chief executive-designate of Macau (Reuters)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)Tibet
China releases latest findings from second Qinghai-Tibet Plateau scientific expedition (Xinhua)Silencing pro-Tibet activists abroad: China's transnational repression (Bitter Winter)Choosing the next Dalai Lama is surprisingly dangerous ($The Washington Post)Why China built 162 square miles of solar panels on the world's highest plateau, in Tibet (NYT)'She didn't realise how dangerous it was': London-bound student held in China over Tibet support (The Guardian)Outdoor clothing brand Arc'teryx apologises for fireworks display in Tibet (BBC)Tsang monastery: One Tibetan monk arrested, A leader commits suicide (Bitter Winter)A voice silenced: Tibetan Head Lama dies in Chinese custody (Bitter Winter)Xi touts unity and development in surprise Tibet visit (BBC)Xi makes second-ever visit to Tibet as president (Reuters)Xinjiang
300 million tourists just visited China's stunning Xinjiang region. There's a side they didn't see (BBC)'Stop dealing with thieves. America must recognize the Uyghurs' stake in rare earths' (Bitter Winter)Silk Roads and surveillance: How aid became a tool of control in Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi and the fight against the East Turkestan genocide: A Uyghur view (Bitter Winter)'They told me not to speak out': the Uyghur woman who took on China – and won her husband's freedom (The Guardian)From Istanbul to East Turkistan: Nuh Theatre gives voice to silenced people (Bitter Winter)What makes the Xinjiang-Tibet mega railway China's 'project of the century'? ($SCMP)'Xinjiang is a wonderful land': China's new White Paper recasts control as cultural progress (Bitter Winter)An Uyghur's true story: a family destroyed after the concentration camps (Bitter Winter)China's Xinjiang transforms deserts into renewable energy goldmine (Xinhua)Binnen-Mongolie
Genocide in Southern Mongolia: the return of a buried history (Bitter Winter)Inner Mongolia focuses on desertification control of Horqin sandy land (Xinhua)Words used for cultural genocide: how 'Northern Frontier' is replacing 'Inner Mongolia' (Bitter Winter)Unusual protest by Southern Mongolian herders ask for compensation after grazing ban (Bitter Winter)‘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)Een lach en een traan
Want a wedding in a nightclub, a temple, a lake or a subway station? In China, you can (Reuters)Shanghai offers nighttime marriage registration at nightclub (City News Service)Xi Jinping cracks joke about spying with phones given to South Korean president (The Guardian)"I can touch the clouds': how it feels to cross the world's highest bridge, in S. China (The Guardian)Horror film digitally altered in China to make gay couple straight (The Guardian)A restaurant scandal sticks in China's throat (The Economist)US tennis player Townsend apologizes after mocking Chinese cuisine (Shanghai Daily)Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup (BBC)Kim Jong Un grins as Xi and Putin talk 'immortality' in hot mic moment (NK News)Local Chinese government's stimulus plan entices big spenders to dig in while dining out (SCMP)
