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China urges parties to devote resources to diplomatic efforts to end war in Ukraine (Xinhua)Who congratulated Putin on his election victory and what does it say about global alliances? (The Guardian)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)Economie - Nationaal
Tea picking robot operates in harvest season (Ecns.cn)China's zombie car plant problem (FT)China's plan to spur growth: a new slogan for building factories (NYT)China’s grand plan, now that its economy has hit a wall (Asia Times)Nationalist vitriol toward China's richest man sparks worry for business climate (WSJ)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)Economie - Internationaal
China will be a driving force for the world economic recovery, official says (Reuters)China’s exports to Central Asia are booming (Asia Times)China's high-quality development creates opportunities for int'l businesses (Xinhua)China's luxury tastes are changing (FT)How Temu is shaking up the world of online shopping (BBC)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)Internationale Relaties
China removes tariffs on Australian wine as relations improve (BBC)Philippines' Marcos vows countermeasures in response to Chinese 'attacks' (Reuters)China warns of 'crossroads' in relations with Philippines amid escalating tensions over maritime disputes (Benzinga)Chinese media zaaien vooral twijfel over de aanslag in Moskou ($de Volkskrant)Xi, Putin, and a battle of narratives over the Moscow concert attack (China in Eurasia)US military flew 1,000 spy flights in South China Sea last year: report (Newsweek)5 Chinese nationals, 1 Pakistani killed in terrorist attack in NW Pakistan (Xinhua)South China Sea: 'Philippines must softly manage disputes or miss out economically' (SCMP)The CCP's weaponization of geographical maps (Bitter Winter)Foreigners' path to residency permits made easier (Shine)China - Verenigde Staten
'Historic breakthrough': China's installed wind turbine cost drops to one-fifth of the US in green energy race (SCMP)A pivot to China saved Elon Musk. It also binds him to Beijing (NYT)Yellen warns China against flood of cheap green energy exports (NYT)Xi Jinping tells US delegation China's economy is 'sound and sustainable' (SCMP)Xi holds all-male meeting with US business leaders (The Hill)Xi issues a positive message in meeting with US business leaders as relations improve (AP)China migrants flooding US island Guam raises alarms (Newsweek)Think the US and China can decouple? Take our quiz ($The Washington Post editorial)American business stalls in China (WSJ)China's 'unrestricted warfare': is it here already? (Gatestone Institute)China - Europa
Is China a major threat to British democracy? (The Guardian)EU climate envoys plan joint trip to China (Politico)Details of millions of UK voters accessed by Chinese state, ministers will say (The Guardian)China targets group of British MPs and peers with string of cyber-attacks (The Guardian)China vows to cooperate with France on war in Ukraine (RBC Ukraine)Chinese-made surveillance equipment at Romanian military sites (China in Eurasia)China asks EU to uphold idea of common security (Xinhua)2024 in Italy: Year of the Red Dragon? (Bitter Winter)Watching China in Europe - March 2024 (GMF)Next stop: Serbia? Chinese President Xi Jinping expected to visit Europe on trust-building tour (SCMP)China - Nederland
Chinese premier holds talks with Dutch PM (gov.cn)Questions over ASML services 'grave intervention' in market norms (Global Times)Minister-president Rutte en minister Van Leeuwen brengen bezoek aan China (Rijksoverheid)Fake Uyghurs v. genuine Uyghurs in The Hague: what exactly happened (Bitter Winter)Almeerse chipmachinemaker ASM verrast met flink aantal orders: 'aanhoudend sterke vraag uit China' (BNR)Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li holds a new round of China-Netherlands political consultations (fmprc.gov.cn)'Economie loskoppelen van China volstrekt zinloos en onmogelijk' (BNR Nieuwsradio)Nederlandse leger treft Chinese spionnen aan op zijn computers – hoe zijn die daar gekomen? ($de Volkskrant)Chinese spies hacked Dutch defence network last year - intelligence agencies (Reuters)China, the Netherlands agree to deepen cooperation (Xinhua)Politiek
Why are China's nationalists attacking the country's heroes? (NYT)Respect for diversity in democracy is a reality to embrace worldwide (Xinhua)Forum: Democracy takes many forms (China Daily)Even China's own state media sometimes resent state control (The Economist)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' ($de Volkskrant)Maatschappij
China discovers a new 'cult,' 'fan circle culture' (Bitter Winter)Bottled water tycoon tops list of the richest Chinese (Shine)America is concerned about social media. China is, too (The Economist)Yet anotherraid against Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church (BItter Winter)Killing of teenager in China sparks debate about ‘left behind’ children (AP, Reuters)Marriages rise for the first time in nine years (BBC)Three teenagers detained in Handan over classmate's death (BBC)How China is tackling a population crisis (Newsweek)Silver lining: Tutoring the elderly is growing fast in China (Reuters)Déferlante nationaliste sur entrepreneurs privés (Le Vent de la Chine)Militaire zaken
Spiky questions remain for AUKUS proponents (Inside Story)China, Russia and Iran hold 5-day military exercise near Gulf of Oman as Red Sea attacks continue (SCMP)Shield, sword, or symbol: Analyzing Xi Jinping's 'strategic deterrence' (Brookings)India moves 10,000 more troops to restive China border (Newsweek)China and India show off rival bird tech (Newsweek)China defense budget grows 7.2% despite other 'belt-tightening' ($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)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
Country plays leading role in intl patent application (China Daily)In one key AI metric, China pulls ahead of the US: talent (NYT)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)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
14 killed, 37 injured in passenger bus crash in north China (Xinhua)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)Schandalen
Evergrande: China property giant and its founder accused of $78bn fraud (BBC)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 (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 adds more 'carrier killers' to Navy (Newsweek)US congressional delegation pledges continued defense support for Taiwan (AP)Chinese mainland warns against Taiwan military's provocations (Xinhua)China puts on major show of force around Taiwan (Newsweek)China on track to be ready for Taiwan invasion by 2027, US says (Bloomberg)Taiwan's vice-president-elect Hsiao Bi-khim courts mainland China's wrath with visit to Czech Republic (SCMP)Taiwan and US are playing dangerous game off Quemoy (SCMP)Taiwan's vice president-elect makes Czech visit, angering China (Reuters)In the busy waters between China and Taiwan, the de facto border is being tested (The Guardian)Ryan Hass on Taiwan: Is there bipartisan consensus in the United States? (Taipei Times)Hongkong
Hong Kongers are purging the evidence of their lost freedom (NYT)Are Hong Kong's days as a global business hub over? (BBC)Lies, ideology and repression: China seals Hong Kong's failed-state fate (The Guardian)What Article 23 means for the future of Hong Kong (Asia Times)Hong Kong: Why we should stand with Gregory Wong (Biter Winter)Why mainland Chinese flocked to Hong Kong's new global visa (NYT)Article 23: China hits back at criticism of Hong Kong's hardline new security law (The Guardian)'Hong Kong is China's Hong Kong': Beijing hits back at US for 'slandering' city's new security law (CNBC)In Hong Kong, China's grip can feel like 'death by a thousand cuts' (NYT)Hong Kong's new law is final nail in coffin, say critics (BBC)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
A farce in Geneva: Seminar claims Tibet and Xinjiang are paradises of human rights (Bitter Winter)China's Tibet offers college exam takers a spot if their parents invest $400,000 (Reuters)Tibet boarding schools: China accused of trying to silence language (BBC)Protest against dam project in Sichuan leads to mass arrests of monks, villagers (Bitter Winter)More than 100 Tibetans arrested over dam protest (RFA)Unprecedented Tibetan protest against hydropower station in Sichuan (Bitter Winter)Beijing accused of using spying, threats and blackmail against Tibetan exiles (The Guardian)China could use anti-fraud app to monitor Tibetans - report (BBC)China confirms first successful cloning of endangered Xizang cattle breeds (Ecns.cn)A new Great Game: China, India, and the Dalai Lama (Bitter Winter)Xinjiang
Uyghurs bravely resist oppression through poetry (Bitter Winter)Abidin Damollam: 96-year-old Uyghur cleric dies in jail (Bitter Winter)Criminal law is not retroactive, right? Not true if you are a Muslim in Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)The CCP's war against religious Uyghur women (Bitter Winter)New report: Uyghur forced labor increased in 2023 (Bitter Winter)Uyghur forced labor policies seen continuing through 2025: report (RFA)China uses hi-tech to suppress dissent in the Uyghur region (Bitter Winter)Firms with deep roots in China reconsider their Xinjiang ties (NYT)Uyghurs continue to oppose 'genocide tours' to Xinjiang (Bitter Winter)Volkswagen onder vuur om mogelijke dwangarbeid door Oeigoeren bij bouw testcircuit China ($de Volkskrant)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)