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In China, power is being transferred to the people

Most English-language coverage of the recent major meetings in China simply reported that the country's leader started a third term,. But there were many important developments at the annual meetings of the NPC and the CPPCC which show that power is being transferred to the people. Hong Kong’s Dr Herman Hu Shao-ming, who participated in…

ByHerman Hu4 days ago0Comments

News

New giant dinosaur makes giraffe look tiny

A HUGE DINOSAUR that makes a giraffe look small roamed northwest China 160 million years ago, scientists said yesterday. The massive beast had an enormous neck and would have weighed about 70 tons. The news came from a new analysis of bones found in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in 1987. Scientists realized they were…

ByNury VittachiMarch 16, 20230Comments

News

BREAKING: China brokers surprise middle east peace deal

BREAKING NEWS: China brokered a surprise peace deal between Iran and Saudi Arabia yesterday. Representatives of the estranged Middle Eastern nations emerged from a meeting in Beijing with an agreement to reopen embassies and other long-severed ties. "This is a victory for dialogue, a victory for peace, offering major good news at a time of…

ByNury VittachiMarch 11, 20230Comments

opinion

Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

Despite huge challenges, China’s economy is healthy, performance indicators show. Now we can look to the sports sector as an exciting new area for growth, says NPC Deputy Herman Hu Shao-ming, reporting from Beijing’s “Two sessions” meeting. CHINA ENCOUNTERED SEVERE CHALLENGES at both domestic and international levels in 2022. And that makes the remarkable economic…

ByHerman HuMarch 9, 20230Comments

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West to follow China’s lead on moderating media

THE US AND UK are to follow China’s lead in moderating popular digital media, particularly for children and young adults. The west’s global leader in short-form video social media, TikTok, is adopting policies from its Chinese parent app, Douyin, as concerns rise in the west about the negative effects of social apps, including Instagram, Twitter,…

ByNury VittachiMarch 8, 20230Comments

News

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

CHINA CALLED FOR an immediate cease-fire in Ukraine so that negotiations can begin for peace and rebuilding. It called for respect for sovereign borders – which seemed like advice to Russia to withdraw. But it also called for respect given to security concerns – which seems like acknowledgement that the west should fulfil earlier…

ByNury VittachiFebruary 24, 20230Comments

opinion

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

The campaign to demonize China has become extreme, even hysterical Yet the international media seems united in the presenting a false narrative The position that it is okay to stop a developing nation's rise is clearly unethical The world must tone down the Western media to let other voices be heard A KEY…

ByChandran NairFebruary 22, 20230Comments

features

Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

WHAT IS THE NAME of this place that we are living in? In English, we say: China. But do a bit of study and one of the first things that we notice about the name China is that it is not Chinese, but from the Indian language Sanskrit, possibly derived from the 3rd century rulers,…

ByJohn LarryssonFebruary 16, 20230Comments

News

Seismic shift at Davos as China emerges as the grown up

China’s self-reflective tone charms attendees US intelligence agents are seen targeting tech firms Hong Kong’s under-reported boom grabs attention WESTERN INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS are mingling with movers and shakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The spies are targeting international technology firms. “Executives at several tech companies said they were approached by American intelligence…

ByNury VittachiJanuary 21, 20230Comments

Culture

Shadow puppetry originated in China for a grieving emperor

Many people think of shadow puppetry as a southeast Asian tradition, but historians say it started in China more than 2,000 years ago. In 2011, this ancient art was added to the official list of items of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage. Emily Zhou reports MORE THAN TWO THOUSAND years ago during the Han Dynasty, Emperor…

ByEmily ZhouJanuary 10, 20230Comments

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In China, power is being transferred to the people

New giant dinosaur makes giraffe look tiny

BREAKING: China brokers surprise middle east peace deal

Sports sector can be China’s next growth point

China releases 12-point plan for peace in Ukraine

China-bashing is off the charts, becoming mass hysteria

Do I live in China, Cathay, Sino, or the Middle Kingdom?

Seismic shift at Davos as China emerges as the grown up

Shadow puppetry originated in China for a grieving emperor

Now Europeans move to support China peace plan

How Donnie Yen is quietly educating Hollywood

Strong performance in the past, good prospects ahead