China – Page 1146 – Prologue Journal

Taiwan can suggest how to govern it after unifying with mainland China, PLA strategist says

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Taiwan-based analysts say the remarks show the wide gap in understanding between Beijing and Taipei; ‘one country, two systems has no market in Taiwan,’ one argues. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3224334/taiwan-can-suggest-how-govern-it-after-unifying-mainland-china-pla-strategist-says?utm_source=rss_feed

China should avoid seeking global ‘kingship’ amid US tensions, academic says ahead of Antony Blinken visit

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Tsinghua University Professor Ju Jiandong said China should counter Washington’s decoupling endeavours by building an Asian community ahead of a visit to Beijing by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3224366/china-should-avoid-seeking-global-kingship-amid-us-tensions-academic-says-ahead-antony-blinken-visit?utm_source=rss_feed

China and US revive drug control talks in lead-up to Blinken trip

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Senior drug regulators from both countries discuss cooperation for the first time since Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224390/china-and-us-revive-drug-control-talks-lead-blinken-trip?utm_source=rss_feed

China’s delayed Asian Games in Hangzhou gets support from local tech firms including Ant Group and ByteDance

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The Hangzhou Asian Games, originally scheduled for September 2022, was postponed to this year due to China’s rigid Covid-19 controls, and esports is making its debut as medal sport. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3224363/chinas-delayed-asian-games-hangzhou-gets-support-local-tech-firms-including-ant-group-and-bytedance?utm_source=rss_feed

China supercharges preparedness for massive power outages with first emergency drill of its kind

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The largest and most extensive joint exercise in China’s eastern region aims to ensure that extreme summer weather will not cripple power grids, shut down manufacturing or leave people in the dark. https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3224361/china-supercharges-preparedness-massive-power-outages-first-emergency-drill-its-kind?utm_source=rss_feed

Ahead of Antony Blinken visit, China urges US to avoid ‘illusion’ of strength

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The foreign ministry in Beijing says the US made a ‘serious misjudgment’ to view China as its biggest geopolitical challenge. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224381/ahead-blinken-visit-china-urges-us-avoid-illusion-strength?utm_source=rss_feed

My hopes are with ‘the American people’, China’s Xi Jinping tells ‘old friend’ Bill Gates

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. People should ‘communicate more to enhance understanding’, Xi tells Gates, in a loaded message days ahead of top US diplomat Antony Blinken’s visit to China. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3224380/my-hopes-are-american-people-chinas-xi-jinping-tells-old-friend-bill-gates?utm_source=rss_feed

Chinese state media drums up support for country’s AI development initiatives, but maintains caution about its risks and need for regulation

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A People’s Daily op-ed piece extolled the potential of generative artificial intelligence technology to help drive economic growth and become a useful everyday tool. https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3224377/chinese-state-media-drums-support-countrys-ai-development-initiatives-maintains-caution-about-its?utm_source=rss_feed

China powers up hydrogen rail plans with locomotive conversion

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. New engine can run for up to 190 hours and be refuelled in two, according to manufacturer. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3224372/china-powers-hydrogen-rail-plans-locomotive-conversion?utm_source=rss_feed

Northern China feels the heat as El Nino summer looms

Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Areas from Inner Mongolia to western Liaoning swelter under the influence of high-pressure ridges. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3224356/northern-china-feels-heat-el-nino-summer-looms?utm_source=rss_feed