Category: China
Memphis Zoo holds farewell party for Ya Ya the giant panda ahead of return to China
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Highlighted by Chinese cultural performances including a demonstration by the Tennessee Happy Kung Fu School, the send-off marked the end of a 20-year loan agreement with the Chinese Association of Zoological Gardens. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216437/memphis-zoo-holds-farewell-party-ya-ya-giant-panda-ahead-return-china?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTsai’s visit underlines the increasingly formal relationship between the US and Taiwan
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The US Congress, tasked with governing the US’ unofficial ties with Taipei while Washington maintains a formal diplomatic relationship with Beijing, now plays a more active role in countering China. The growing formalisation of…
Read MoreChina accuses WHO of politicising search for Covid origins after complaints about lack of transparency
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Shen Hongbing, the head of China’s CDC, complained that senior WHO officials were ‘going against the spirit of science’ and urged them to remain impartial https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3216428/china-accuses-who-politicising-search-covid-origins-after-complaints-about-lack-transparency?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina trade: Beijing targets exporters for help on rocky road to economic recovery
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China’s State Council says it is working on ways to stabilise trade and boost market confidence. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3216405/china-targets-exporters-help-rocky-road-economic-recovery?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs China making a cautious return to African infrastructure funding?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. After three years in the financing wilderness, Nigeria has struck a new deal with a different Chinese lender for its stalled rail project. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216391/china-making-cautious-return-african-infrastructure-funding?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIn military drills with Cambodia, China aims to counter shift towards US, say analysts
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Golden Dragon 2023 includes military drills with joint naval exercise in Cambodian waters for first time and soft cultural skills: Chinese defence ministry. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3216329/military-drills-cambodia-china-aims-counter-shift-towards-us-say-analysts?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing signals importance of neighbours amid ‘growing weariness’ from the West
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The leaders of Singapore and Malaysia both visited China last week in trips seen as showing ‘positivity in relations’. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216285/beijing-signals-importance-neighbours-amid-growing-weariness-west?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreFrance’s Macron ends trip to China with pact to bolster business, military ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. But the joint statement with Xi Jinping does not include a commitment from Beijing to use its influence to help end Russia’s war on Ukraine, a key Macron request. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3216378/frances-emmanuel-macron-ends-trip-china-pact-bolster-business-military-ties?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s military ‘testing ability to control sea and air around Taiwan’ in multi-day drill after island leader’s US visit
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The People’s Liberation Army says it will hold three days of exercises, with coastal authorities in the southeast signalling additional drills. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216376/china-sets-military-drills-after-taiwan-leader-tsai-ing-wens-us-trip?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUS and China urged to boost travel and exchanges to stop further fraying in ties
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A study warns that relations have reached a ‘level of animosity not seen since the late 1960s’ and call for increased contact between the two sides. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3216368/us-and-china-urged-boost-travel-and-exchanges-stop-further-fraying-ties?utm_source=rss_feed
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