Category: China
US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. A Biden administration official said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s spying from Cuba and a larger effort to set up intelligence-gathering operations around the globe for some time. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223677/us-confirms-china-has-had-spy-base-cuba-least-2019?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s gaokao exam tests grasp of Xi Jinping Thought, so students can ‘understand the power of truth’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Papers adhered to Xi’s ideology and ‘spirit’ of the 20th party congress, testing agency says, as record 12.91 million sit key school-leaving exam. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3223659/chinas-gaokao-exam-tests-grasp-xi-jinping-thought-so-students-can-understand-power-truth?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina-US reengagement
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Talks between senior Chinese and US officials in recent weeks have given hope that tension between the world’s two great powers could be easing. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/series/3223662/china-us-reengagement?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIs this the hoped-for thaw in China-US relations or a new era of managing differences?
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. In the short term, analysts are not optimistic about an improvement in relations, given friction over Taiwan, the tech war, the South China Sea and human rights issues as well as the pressing US…
Read MoreChina and Thailand to expand military ties amid Asia-Pacific ‘security challenges’
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Defence Minister Li Shangfu tells the Royal Thai Army’s commander-in-chief that Beijing is ready for more cooperation. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223655/china-and-thailand-expand-military-ties-amid-asia-pacific-security-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePakistan looks to sign cooperation agreement on China-led moon research base
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Head of Pakistan’s space agency visited the Deep Space Exploration Laboratory in Hefei last month. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3223585/pakistan-looks-sign-cooperation-agreement-china-led-moon-research-base?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreZimbabwe citrus firms gain access to China’s massive food market
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. China lists 11 registered Zimbabwean citrus orchards and 6 citrus packing houses to export citrus to China, which may help bridge a gap in the Chinese market over summer https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3223417/zimbabwe-citrus-firms-gain-access-chinas-massive-food-market?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChina’s falling birth rate may have more ‘disastrous’ effect than declining numbers in major cities
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. State-owned Economic Daily says multiple factors including active controls are behind shrinking numbers in major cities, which should not spark too much alarm. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3223647/chinas-falling-birth-rate-may-have-more-disastrous-effect-declining-numbers-major-cities?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChinese and US presence in Komodo navy exercise showed ‘support for Indonesia’, not each other
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Indonesia ‘is of great importance to the South China Sea region and Asean, where China’s national interests and concerns lie’, analyst says. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3223583/china-and-us-presence-komodo-navy-exercise-showed-support-indonesia-not-each-other?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSequoia China goes solo under HongShan brand, a sign that the bromance between US funds and China tech start-ups is over
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The separation of Sequoia China from its US parent is a watershed moment in China’s venture capital industry, as American capitalists divorce themselves from Chinese entrepreneurs. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3223548/sequoia-china-goes-solo-under-hongshan-brand-sign-bromance-between-us-funds-and-china-tech-start-ups?utm_source=rss_feed
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