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US wants allies to cut chip-related China exports amid Huawei alarm

Washington urges Japan, South Korea and the Netherlands to tighten supply of tools and technology

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神舟十八号载人飞船与空间站组合体完成自主快速交会对接

  中新网酒泉4月26日电 (记者 马帅莎)据中国载人航天工程办公室消息,神舟十八号载人飞船入轨后,于北京时间2024年4月26日3时32分,成功对接于空间站天和核心舱径向端口,整个自主交会对接过程历时约6.5小时。

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神十八航天员出征:中国空间站首迎“80后”乘组

  中新社酒泉4月25日电 题:神十八航天员出征:中国空间站首迎“80后”乘组

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珠江流域韩江再次发生编号洪水

  中新社广州4月25日电 (记者 王坚)中国水利部珠江水利委员会(下称“珠江委”)25日晚通报,25日19时15分,珠江流域韩江发生2024年第2号洪水。

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Bristol Myers Squibb drafts contingency plans for US restrictions on Chinese pharma

Biosecure Act would prohibit American companies receiving federal grant money from working with some Chinese groups

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中国云南—孟加拉国第7次合作对话会议在昆明举行

  中新网昆明4月25日电 25日,中国云南—孟加拉国第7次合作对话会议在昆明举行。会议各方签署备忘录。

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一批隧道装备“新国货”走出国门 “中国造”隧道技术和方案造福世界

  央视网消息:在深圳举行的2024年世界隧道大会4月24日闭幕。记者注意到,展馆里中国制造的隧道装备格外吸引眼球。

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常进院士:基础研究是科技创新原动力和人类社会可持续发展根基

  中新网北京4月25日电 (记者 孙自法)中国科学院副院长常进院士4月25日在中关村论坛上指出,基础研究是科技创新的原动力,是实现人类社会可持续发展的根基。

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湖南省邵阳市人大常委会原党组成员、副主任周乐彬接受纪律审查和监察调查

  中央纪委国家监委网站讯 据湖南省纪委监委消息:湖南省邵阳市人大常委会原党组成员、副主任周乐彬涉嫌严重违纪违法,目前正接受湖南省纪委监委纪律审查和监察调查。

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神舟开启十八号 电源已历“三部曲”

  中新社上海4月25日电 题:神舟开启十八号 电源已历“三部曲”

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中国产研学界为推动柬埔寨生态文明建设献智献策

  中新网金边4月25日电 (记者 杨强)由柬埔寨王家研究院、广西科学院、金山高科集团共同主办的“柬埔寨—中国广西生态文明建设科技合作论坛”,当地时间4月24日在金边举行。来自柬埔寨环境部、柬矿产能源部、金边市政府,以及中国科学院生态环境研究中心、香港新华集团等柬中两国政府部门、科研机构、企业界代表参加本次论坛。

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中方要求美日菲信守承诺 立即停止干涉中国内政

  中新社北京4月25日电 (记者 李纯)中国国防部新闻发言人吴谦在25日举行的例行记者会上指出,美日菲联合声明罔顾事实、颠倒黑白。三国政府在台湾问题上均向中方作出过郑重承诺。中方要求上述国家信守承诺,立即停止干涉中国内政,停止破坏地区和平稳定。

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王小洪会见缅甸内政部部长雅毕

  中新社北京4月25日电 中国国务委员、公安部部长王小洪25日在北京会见缅甸内政部部长雅毕。

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中国国防部:对一切“台独”分裂活动和外部纵容支持,决不会听之任之

  中新社北京4月25日电 (记者 李纯)在25日的中国国防部例行记者会上,新闻发言人吴谦指出,“台湾有事”源自美国搅事。中国人民解放军对于一切“台独”分裂活动和外部纵容支持,决不会听之任之,决不会心慈手软。

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亚太空间合作组织官员:中国发起国际月球科研站为各国提供机遇

  中新社北京4月25日电 题:亚太空间合作组织官员:中国发起国际月球科研站为各国提供机遇

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黄埔一期曹利生之孙:祖父留学归国后训练大批抗日军干

  中新社广州4月25日电 题:黄埔一期曹利生之孙:祖父留学归国后训练大批抗日军干

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国防部:中美防长视频通话对保持两军关系总体稳定有积极意义

  中新社北京4月25日电 (记者 李纯)中国国防部25日举行例行记者会,新闻发言人吴谦表示,中美两国防长视频通话对于保持两军关系总体稳定具有积极意义。

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二十载“平安之约”:平安浙江何以春风化雨?

  中新网杭州4月25日电(郭其钰)平安是什么?是夏夜“撸串”的安心畅快,是工厂市场的平稳有序,是渔船出海的顺风顺水……在东部省份浙江,平安已在不经意间浸润社会生活的每一个角落。

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中国国防部:亚太不应成为地缘博弈的竞技场

  中新社北京4月25日电 (记者 李纯)“亚太是和平发展的大舞台,不应成为地缘博弈的竞技场。”在25日的中国国防部例行记者会上,新闻发言人吴谦如是指出。

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How TikTok’s Chinese owner tightened its grip on the app

Insiders say ByteDance exerting increasing influence over platform despite US pressure over ownership

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神舟十八号乘组夜赴太空 “太空出差”有何新与难?

  中新网酒泉4月25日电 题:神舟十八号乘组夜赴太空 “太空出差”有何新与难?

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中国空间站科学实验上新:养鱼、种拟南芥、验材料

  中新网酒泉4月25日电 题:中国空间站科学实验上新:养鱼、种拟南芥、验材料

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神舟十八号载人飞船发射取得圆满成功

  中新网酒泉4月25日电 (记者 马帅莎)据中国载人航天工程办公室消息,北京时间2024年4月25日20时59分,搭载神舟十八号载人飞船的长征二号F遥十八运载火箭在酒泉卫星发射中心点火发射,约10分钟后,神舟十八号载人飞船与火箭成功分离,进入预定轨道。目前,航天员乘组状态良好,发射取得圆满成功。

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中国将首次在太空养鱼

  中新网酒泉4月25日电 (记者 马帅莎)神舟十八号载人飞船25日晚在酒泉卫星发射中心成功发射。中国科学院空间应用工程与技术中心研究员仓怀兴日前在接受媒体采访时表示,神舟十八号飞船搭载了空间先进水生生保系统实验项目,将实现中国在太空培养脊椎动物的突破。

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神舟十八号飞船新升级:续航更强、画质更好、径向对接更稳

  中新网酒泉4月25日电 题:神舟十八号飞船新升级:续航更强、画质更好、径向对接更稳

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Dodgy data: what not to trust

Doubts over the credibility of economic and corporate statistics

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China warns Blinken US must choose between ‘co-operation or confrontation’

Secretary of state expected to demand Beijing cease support for Russia’s war in Ukraine

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时政画说丨渝见·重庆

  4月22日至23日,习近平总书记在重庆市考察调研。他先后来到重庆国际物流枢纽园区、九龙坡区谢家湾街道民主村社区、重庆市数字化城市运行和治理中心,了解当地加快建设西部陆海新通道、实施城市更新和保障改善民生、提高城市治理现代化水平等情况。

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习近平考察重庆,首站为何选择这个园区?

  (近观中国)习近平考察重庆,首站为何选择这个园区?

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镜观·领航|总书记的8次座谈和8次调研

  4月23日,中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平在重庆主持召开新时代推动西部大开发座谈会并发表重要讲话。

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一见·考察城市治理,着眼的是现代化这篇大文章

  习近平总书记重庆考察第三站,在重庆市数字化城市运行和治理中心考察提高城市治理现代化水平。其中有何考量?

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四川省资阳市委副书记、市长王善平接受纪律审查和监察调查

  中新网成都4月25日电 (记者 张浪)四川省纪委监委25日消息:资阳市委副书记、市长王善平涉嫌严重违纪违法,目前正接受四川省纪委监委纪律审查和监察调查。

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商务部:炒作中国“产能过剩”毫无道理

  中新社北京4月25日电 (记者 李晓喻)针对一些国家指责中国所谓“产能过剩”,中国商务部新闻发言人何亚东25日称,这种炒作毫无道理,中方坚决反对。

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中方:西班牙是欧洲地区大熊猫国际合作繁育成果最丰硕国家

  中新社北京4月25日电 (记者 张蔚然)中国外交部发言人汪文斌25日在例行记者会上说,西班牙是欧洲地区大熊猫国际合作繁育成果最为丰硕的国家,中国和西班牙开展大熊猫国际合作以来,共合作繁育成活6只大熊猫。

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中央财政农业生产防灾救灾资金14.16亿元下达

  今天(4月25日),财政部会同农业农村部下达中央财政农业生产防灾救灾资金14.16亿元,支持黑龙江、江苏、安徽、山东、河南等全国30省(自治区、直辖市)及北大荒农垦集团加快做好农业特别是粮食作物的病虫害防控工作。重点对地方购置农药、药械等物资以及统防统治作业服务等给予适当补助,及时引导各地进一步加强监测预警,开展小麦、水稻、玉米病虫害以及农区蝗虫、红火蚁等防控工作,为全年粮食丰产提供有力支撑。

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Closer militarily between U.S. and Taiwan will eventually backfire: spokesperson

It will only heighten tensions and the risk of conflict and confrontation in the Taiwan Strait and will eventually backfire.

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Chinese government releases IP progress in 2023

The progress China made in intellectual property (IP) in 2023 was released at a press conference of the State Council Information Office on Wednesday.

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World's largest metamorphic rock oilfield begins drilling

Bozhong 26-6 in Bohai Sea, the largest metamorphic rock oilfield worldwide, began drilling on Wednesday, according to China National Offshore Oil Corporation.

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How China’s Nuctech earned EU funds before being hit by EU raids

Also in this newsletter: Waiting for Emmanuel Macron’s words of wisdom

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Blinken arrives in China as relations crackle with tension

Blinken's trip is a sign of improved US-China ties, but the two still view each other with suspicion.

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A message to economists: geopolitics matters too

Western policymakers ignore changing global power relations at their peril

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What new US aid means for Ukraine

Pentagon rushes $1bn in weapons to Kyiv after Biden signs aid bill

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China to launch 3 lunar probe missions within next 4 yrs

China has begun planning the construction of the world's first Mars sample laboratory and is also deepening the feasibility study of the Tianwen-4 mission, aiming for the exploration of Jupiter and its moons.

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Chinese FM spokesperson refutes western accusation of 'overcapacity'

Chinese FM spokesperson refutes western accusation of 'overcapacity'

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Giant pandas depart for Spain on Monday

Giant pandas Jin Xi and Zhu Yu are scheduled to depart for Madrid Zoo in Spain on Monday, commencing a 10-year stay, as announced by the China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday.

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New quality productive forces to power Pakistan and beyond, experts say

Pakistani China observers refuted on Wednesday negative narratives against the Chinese economy, saying Beijing's pursuit of high-quality development focusing on developing new quality productive forces has and will continue to benefit Pakistan and beyond.

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China launches construction of cutting-edge marine research vessel

On Thursday, construction began on a new marine scientific research and teaching support vessel on Changzhou Island in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

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Accusing China of overcapacity a sign of protectionism: Foreign Ministry spokesperson

Some Western countries have lately been accusing China of “overcapacity,” which is baseless hype and a sign of protectionism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a press conference on Wednesday.

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Tesla job retractions leave Chinese graduates in the lurch

Many Chinese students nearing graduation have said on social media platforms that Tesla had retracted their job offers as the spring job hunting season draws to an end.

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Beijing court sees rise in disputes involving digital economy

Beijing Haidian District People's Court saw a large number of intellectual property disputes regarding digital economy over the past few years, with more efforts undertaken to improve the quality of relevant case to serve the industrial development in a healthy manner.

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China Eastern Airlines to launch direct flights between Shanghai and Marseille

China Eastern Airlines will launch direct flights between Shanghai and Marseille, France, on July 2, becoming the first carrier to operate regular air routes between the two cities, according to the Shanghai-based carrier.

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Insights丨Global experts highlight CRE's role in global logistics

As an extensive network of rail services connecting China and Europe, the China-Europe Railway Express (CRE) shows its unique significance as uncertainties like the Red Sea crisis are wreaking havoc on global trade.

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Xi stresses building world-class military medical universities

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for building world-class military medical universities, stressing that they should serve the battlefield and troops, and embrace the future.

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China's UN envoy opposes weaponization of space

China's UN ambassador on Wednesday urged ongoing efforts to prevent outer space weaponization, to start prompt negotiations for a binding arms control treaty, and to ensure space remains peaceful for all member states and humanity.

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China's Shenzhou-18 crew members meet press

Senior Colonel Ye, the mission commander, was also a crew member of the Shenzhou 13 mission that returned in April 2022, while Li Cong and Li Guangsu will be making their first spaceflight. All of them are from the post-1980s generation.

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Zhongguancun Forum to kick off in Beijing

Themed "Innovation: Building a Better World," this year's forum is to be held at Zhongguancun International Innovation Center for the first time in Beijing from April 25 to 29. Covering an area of 65,000 square meters, the center is 12 meters high with 3 floors.

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Wisteria flowers enter best viewing season in Beijing

Wisteria flowers are in full blossom, looking like a purple curtain at Yuyuantan Park in Beijing, April 24, 2024.

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Congress passed a TikTok bill. Will the US really ban the app?

A bill passed by Congress and signed by Biden requires owner ByteDance to sell or face a US ban – it’s its biggest threat yet

The House of Representatives passed a bill that would require TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the social media platform or face a total ban in the United States. The Senate passed it less than a week later. Joe Biden signed it a day after the Senate voted yes.

TikTok is facing its biggest existential threat yet in the US. The app was banned in Montana last year, but courts found that prohibition unconstitutional, and it never went into effect.

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Unjustifiable raids by EU condemned

The China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, or CCCEU, condemned the European Commission's surprise raids of the offices of a Chinese company in Poland and the Netherlands on Tuesday in the name of investigating foreign subsidies.

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Shore power fueling more vessels at port

A greater number of vessels operating in the Yangtze River Economic Belt are using shore power, signifying progress is being made on the low-carbon development of the belt across its nine regions.

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Chengdu ready to lift curtain on horticultural expo

All preparations for the opening of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu on Friday have been completed and it is ready to welcome visitors from around the world, a senior expo official said on Tuesday.

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Hotels in major Chinese cities suspend mandatory facial recognition

Multiple hotels across China have suspended mandatory facial recognition for guests who present a valid identity document when checking in, following Shanghai’s recent implementation of targeted regulations.

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Two giant pandas to depart for Spain from China on April 29

Two giant pandas, Jinxi and Zhuyu, will depart for the Madrid Zoo in Spain next Monday for a 10-year residency, according to the China Wildlife Conservation Association on Wednesday.

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World's biggest wheeled crane breaks barriers

At a 200-megawatt wind farm in Hengshui, the world's largest tonnage wheeled crane XCA4000 completed its first lift in March, lifting a 130-metric-ton nacelle, a 40-ton hub and three 95-meter-long blades weighing 28 tons each, to a height of 162 meters for assembly on the tower.

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Cross-Strait exchanges will have bright future says spokeswoman

The Chinese mainland will take proactive measures to promote exchanges and cooperation in various fields between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, including tourism, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

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Chang'e 7 to survey the lunar south pole in 2026

China's Chang'e 7 robotic mission will carry six science payloads built by foreign scientists to the moon's south pole, according to the China National Space Administration.

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Chinese defense minister to attend SCO meeting in Kazakhstan

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun will attend the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan, from Wednesday to Friday, said the Ministry of National Defense.

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Shenzhou XVIII's post-1980 astronauts set for launch

The three post-1980 generation crew members of the Shenzhou XVIII mission said on Wednesday that their similar professional backgrounds and mutual trust will help them complete all the objectives set for the mission.

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Chongqing urged to boost modernization

President Xi Jinping has called on Chongqing, China's largest municipality in terms of both land area and population, to bear in mind the principle that cities should be built by the people and for the people, and to actively explore new ways for the modernization of governance in super-large cities.

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China praises Hungary for helping Sino-EU ties

Foreign Minister Wang Yi expressed hope on Wednesday that Hungary will be successful in encouraging the European Union to adopt a more active and pragmatic policy toward China and build a positive outlook for mutually beneficial cooperation.

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Biden campaign will continue to use TikTok despite divest-or-ban law

US president’s campaign has posted on Chinese-owned video app in attempt to appeal to younger voters

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Chinese woman charged in UK with criminal possession of crypto

Yadi Zhang made initial appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday

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TikTok vows to fight 'unconstitutional' US ban

The app faces being banned or sold in the US because of national security concerns.

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Why is US threatening to ban TikTok and will other countries follow suit?

Joe Biden signs into law bill requiring Chinese owner to sell app’s US operations

Joe Biden has signed into law a bill that requires TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the social media app’s US operations or face a ban, after the Senate passed the legislation.

The law, part of a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, sets the clock ticking on a potential ban for a platform that is hugely popular in the US.

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What’s next for TikTok after Biden approves ban

Video app vows legal battle to prevent effort to separate it from Chinese parent

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US Congress approves bill banning TikTok unless Chinese owner sells platform

Move could lead to obsolescence of video app used by 170mn Americans

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EU conducts ‘dawn raid’ on Chinese security equipment supplier

Separate Brussels probe targets Chinese medical market amid growing trade tensions with Beijing

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AfD politician to run in European elections despite aide’s alleged spying for China

Maximilian Krah will remain German far-right party’s top choice despite accusations against Jian Guo

A far-right German politician has said he will continue to run for the upcoming European parliamentary elections despite allegations that his adviser was spying for the Chinese government.

Maximilian Krah, who is the lead contender for the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, told journalists in Berlin: “I am and will remain the main candidate” after an emergency meeting with party bosses on Wednesday morning after the allegations came to light.

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China warns US after Senate passes aid bill worth billions to Taiwan – video

Beijing has warned Washington to stop arming Taiwan after the US Senate approved a bill that includes $8bn for countering China’s actions threatening America's allies in the Indo-Pacific region. The package covers a wide range of parts and services aimed at maintaining and upgrading Taiwan’s military hardware and is meant to counter the threat of invasion by China, which claims the island as its own territory. Separately, Taiwan has signed billions in contracts with the US for the latest-generation F-16V fighter jets, M1 Abrams tanks and the Himars rocket systems, which Washington has also supplied to Ukraine

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China’s search for an answer to ChatGPT is just beginning

At depressed valuations, SenseTime offers a low-risk bet on a potential winner

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Traditional horse race held at 'Third Month Fair' in Yunnan

On Tuesday, racehorses galloped across a course in Dali, southwest China's Yunnan Province, sprinting for the finish line. 

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UK ‘helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine’ via loophole on refined oil imports

£2.2bn-worth of oil processed in China, India and Turkey – to whom Russia supplies crude – was imported in 2023, data shows

The UK has been accused of “helping Russia pay for its war on Ukraine” by continuing to import record amounts of refined oil from countries processing Kremlin fossil fuels.

Government data analysed by the environmental news site Desmog shows that imports of refined oil from India, China and Turkey amounted to £2.2bn in 2023, the same record value as the previous year, up from £434.2m in 2021.

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Antony Blinken arrives in China with warning for Beijing over support of Russia

US secretary of state to hold talks with Chinese counterpart and most likely with President Xi Jinping

Antony Blinken has landed in China amid a worsening rift between the world’s two most powerful countries that threatens to overshadow otherwise improving relations.

The US secretary of state arrives with a warning that the US and its European allies are no longer prepared to tolerate China’s sale of weapon components and dual-use products to Russia, which are helping Vladimir Putin rebuild and modernise his arms factories, enabling him to intensify his onslaught on Ukraine.

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US Senate passes $95bn bill including aid for Ukraine

China criticises appropriation for more military assistance to Taiwan

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ALS fighter vows to fight till the end

The health of Cai Lei, chairman of Askhelpu and former JD.com vice president, is worsening due to suffering the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis(ALS), risking potential respiratory failure.

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China unveils Shenzhou-18 crew for space station mission

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China Space Day: Exploring China's Romanticism in Space

China Space Day: Exploring China's Romanticism in Space

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Insights丨China-Europe Railway Express hailed as a new artery amid supply chain disruption

As an extensive network of rail services connecting China and Europe, the China-Europe Railway Express (CRE) shows its unique significance as uncertainties like the Red Sea crisis are wreaking havoc on global trade.

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Why China’s market slump is far from a crisis

Investors should not write off the country’s growth potential

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China in Diplomat's Eyes: Vibrant Xi'an city in antiquity and modernity

The historical sites tell the stories of the past and present, the ancient streets carry the traditional city elements. In northwest China’s Xi’an city, visitors can not only experience the profound history of China in places like Datang Furong Garden and the city walls dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), but also explore the cultural imprints among modern buildings. They can also have a close touch with pandas, which serve an ecological icon for cultural communications of the city.

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Flights and train services resume in Guangdong

Rail transport, affected by days of rainstorms in northern Guangdong and elsewhere, has been restored since Monday, with all high-speed trains and ordinary speed trains operating normally.

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China has most top 100 science and tech clusters

China became the nation with the most "top 100 science and technology clusters" for the first time last year, an official from the country's top intellectual property regulator said on Wednesday.

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Shenzhou-18 mission to further China's space program

China is gearing up for another significant step in its space exploration, announcing the scheduled launch of the Shenzhou-18 mission at 8:59 p.m. Beijing time on Thursday from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

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TikTok fortune of billionaire Republican donor Jeff Yass threatened by Washington

Investor’s Susquehanna International Group owns estimated $40bn stake in parent company ByteDance as app faces potential ban

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China's Shenzhou-18 crew to raise fish in space

The aquatic ecological experiments will be carried out in China's Tiangong space station after it welcomes Shenzhou-18 manned spaceship, scheduled for launch at 20:59 Beijing time on Thursday, according to a press conference held on Wednesday at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu Province, northwest China.

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Space company works on new reusable rocket

It was first flown from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China's Gobi Desert in November 2017.  The larger Kuaizhou 11 is 25 meters tall and 2.2 meters wide.

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China welcomes foreign astronauts, space tourists

A woman takes photos at an exhibition on aerospace in Wuhan, Central China's Hubei province, April 23, 2024.It's confident that its space station will welcome more new members from different backgrounds in the near future, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

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Xi sends congratulatory letter to forum on space cooperation with LatAm, Caribbean countries

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a congratulatory letter to the first China-Latin American and Caribbean States Space Cooperation Forum.

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Space Day of China celebrated with exhibitions

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Lhasa welcomes peak tourism season

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Second phase of the 135th Canton Fair opens in Guangzhou

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China set to launch Shenzhou-18 crewed spaceship on April 25

China's Shenzhou-18 manned spacecraft is scheduled to be launched at 8:59 p.m. Beijing time on Thursday from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference on Wednesday.

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Xi: Bolster growth of western region

President Xi Jinping emphasized on Tuesday the need to boost the high-quality development of China's western region by pursuing higher-standard opening-up, both internally and externally, as the country advances Chinese modernization.

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Low-altitude economy in Xinjiang starts riding powerful tail winds

The launch of Xinjiang Tianyuan General Aviation Co's first flight from Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, to Fuyun county in Xinjiang's Altay on Sunday, and the opening of a low-altitude economy research institute marked the beginning of new opportunities for the region's low-altitude economic growth.

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Bookings spurt for May Day travel peak

China's tourism sector is seeing another booking frenzy ahead of the five-day May Day holiday, with long-haul domestic trips and outbound tours being particularly sought by visitors, industry players said.

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Chinese speculators super-charge gold rally

Huge bullish bets on Shanghai exchanges show growing clout of Asian traders in market for precious metal

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The China-Russia trade friendship may not be quite what you think

Commercial ties between the two powers appear to be catching up from an abnormally low base

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TechScape: No WhatsApp in China, no TikTok in the US, and the return of Llama

In this week’s newsletter: While Apple removed the platform from App Stores without a squeak of public protest, its battle with the EU rages on. Plus, how a ban in the US could change TikTok everywhere

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Another day, another set of troubles for Apple’s App Store. This time, the company had bowed to orders from the Chinese state to remove WhatsApp and Threads, two of the last Meta apps still available in the country.

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Apple confirmed it had withdrawn the two apps – both owned by Meta, also the owner of Facebook – under instruction from the Cyberspace Administration of China, which regulates and censors China’s highly restricted internet and online content.

“The Cyberspace Administration of China ordered the removal of these apps from the China storefront based on their national security concerns,” Apple said in an emailed statement to Reuters. “We are obligated to follow the laws in the countries where we operate, even when we disagree.”

The House of Representatives voted 360 to 58 on the updated divest-or-ban [TikTok] bill that could lead to the first time ever that the US government has passed a law to shut down an entire social media platform.

The Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week and Joe Biden has said he will sign the legislation.

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Hong Kong’s bubble tea IPO flop is a sign of the market times

Chabaidao’s experience reflects weak local investor sentiment

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AfD politician’s aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Man worked as assistant to Maximilian Krah, top candidate in European parliament elections, say prosecutors

A close adviser to a leading member of Germany’s far-right populist Alternative für Deutschland party (AfD) has been arrested on suspicion on spying for China in the latest high-profile espionage case to have come to light.

The man, identified by prosecutors as Jian G, was accused of “an especially severe instance” of espionage, prosecutors said, following his arrest in the early hours of Tuesday morning. It comes after the arrests of three German citizens accused of industrial spying for China in return for payment.

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US business group says policy ‘inconsistency’ hurting China investment

AmCham China highlights concerns about lack of regulatory clarity as Beijing seeks to shore up confidence

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German staffer in EU parliament arrested on China spying charges

Employee of far-right AfD’s lead candidate is latest figure to be accused of passing information to Beijing

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Taiwan debates removing 760 statues of Chinese dictator Chiang Kai-shek

In move seen by the opposition as an attempt to de-sinocise Taiwan, the ruling party is pushing ahead with plans to rid the island of monuments to the dictator

Taiwan’s government has pledged to work faster in response to calls to remove almost 800 statues of Chiang Kai-shek, the Chinese military dictator who ruled the island for decades under martial law, but whose legacy remains a point of contentious debate.

In 2018 the government established a transitional justice committee to investigate the rule of the former generalissimo, who was president of the Republic of China (ROC) – in China and then in Taiwan – until his death in 1975. Among its recommendations was to remove the thousands of statues from public spaces.

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In Numbers: Reading in the digital age

In Numbers: Reading in the digital age

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250 suspected scammers arrested in joint Laos-China operation

A joint police operation has bust three telecom fraud dens and apprehended 250 Chinese nationals suspected of being cross-border scammers in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.

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Air China prepares to resume four more international routes

Air China, one of China's largest airline companies and the national flag carrier, will launch and resume four international routes starting from Sunday, better serving the Belt and Road Initiative and promoting opening-up.

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New draft law requires improvement of energy development

A new draft law being reviewed by Chinese lawmakers has required the improvement of energy development and utilization, with support to promote non-fossil and low-carbon energy.

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World's first river-sea electric container ship sets sail

Lvshui 01, the world's first river-sea electric container ship, arrived at Shengdong Wharf of Yangshan Port in east China's Zhejiang Province on Monday, setting new records for the world's first and largest vessel of its type.

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Expert lists multiple mistakes in U.S. criticism of China's ‘overcapacity’

There are multiple mistakes in the U.S. criticism of China's "overcapacity," said Guo Kai, executive president of China Finance 40 Institute, on Monday.

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Highest, largest wind farm installs first turbine in Himalayas

The first wind turbine of the world's highest wind farm in the Himalayas was installed on Saturday, at an altitude of 5,092 meters.

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Four sailors missing after vessel collides in Guangdong

Rescue workers were still racing against time to search for the missing crew members who were washed away after their vessel collided with a bridge pier in Foshan, Guangdong province, as of Tuesday noon.

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Xi's profound committment to education

Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to education. During his tenure as Party Secretary in Fuzhou, Xi also served as president of Minjiang Vocational University for six years.

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China continues to create jobs, pledges continued enhancement

China created 3.03 million new urban jobs in the first quarter of the year, completing its corresponding target set in this year's government work report, said the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security on Tuesday.

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Special operation 'Fox Hunt 2024' commences

The Ministry of Public Security recently launched 2024's "Fox Hunt" operation, a special operation to apprehend economic fugitives.

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China floods: four killed in Guangdong sparking concerns over extreme weather defences

Heavy rainstorms in the densely populated Pearl River Delta have left large parts of Guangdong province underwater

Heavy rainstorms that swept across southern China over the weekend killed at least four people as floods swamped cities in the densely populated Pearl River Delta, state media reported.

A search was under way for 10 others missing after record-breaking rains sparked concerns about the region’s defences against bigger deluges induced by extreme weather events.

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Xi inspects southwest China's Chongqing Municipality

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspected southwest China's Chongqing Municipality from Monday to Tuesday.

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Qingdao illuminated in celebration of 75th founding anniversary of Chinese PLA navy

The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy hosted a series of activities to celebrate its 75th founding anniversary in Qingdao.

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Preview of International Horticultural Exhibition 2024 Chengdu

The expo will run from April 26 to Oct. 28, lasting for 186 days. The main venue will showcase 113 exhibition parks, including 39 international exhibition parks and 74 domestic exhibition parks.

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Rongshan Yangtze River Bridge connected in Sichuan

The bridge was successfully joined on Monday and is expected to open to traffic in August.

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Bird flu raises concern of WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the rising number of bird flu cases has raised "great concern" because it had an "extremely high" mortality rate among those who had been infected around the world.

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Search and rescue still underway for four missing crew members

Relevant departments are still making every effort to search and rescue the four missing crew members who fell into water after their vessel collided with a bridge pier in Foshan, Guangdong province, on Tuesday morning.

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Booing your own anthem - Hong Kong and a dilemma

Beijing's increasing influence has led to speculation that Hong Kong's days of an independent football scene are numbered.

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Three German citizens arrested on suspicion of spying for China

Prosecutors say trio are accused of passing on technical military knowledge and export of a laser without permissions

Three German citizens, a married couple from Düsseldorf and a man from Bad Homburg, have been arrested on suspicion of spying on behalf of China, prosecutors have said, in the second high-profile alleged espionage case reported in the country in days.

The three are accused of passing on technical military knowhow to Chinese authorities in return for money. The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency said it could be “just the tip of the iceberg” of spy rings operating in Germany.

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Two men in UK charged with spying for China

Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, accused of providing prejudicial information to a foreign state

A parliamentary researcher who was arrested last year on suspicion of spying for China has been charged along with another man with espionage offences.

Christopher Cash, 29, who had access to parliament through his work for an organisation set up by Conservative MPs, is to appear in court on Friday after he and Christopher Berry, 32, were charged under the Official Secrets Act.

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Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods

Three die as rain-swollen rivers burst their banks in Guangdong, China's most populous province.

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Southern China is inundated by floods – video report

Floods have swamped a number of cities in the densely populated Pearl River delta after record-breaking rains. Precipitation records for April have already been broken in many parts of Guangdong, leaving large areas of the province underwater. State media have released footage showing rescue and cleanup operations under way. Further footage shows a car getting swept away by rushing water and a bridge in Guangdong province collapsing

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Beijing warns against flexing of ‘gunboat muscles’ as US and Philippines begin military drills

The annual Balikatan, or ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ drills will for the first time take place outside of the Philippines’ territorial waters

A Chinese military official has warned against countries flexing “gunboat muscles”, as the Philippines and US begin three weeks of unprecedented joint drills in the South China Sea.

The annual Balikatan, or “shoulder-to-shoulder” drills, began on Monday and will run until 10 May. For the first time the exercises will be held beyond the Philippines’ territorial waters – 12 nautical miles offshore – and will involve the Philippines coast guard (PCG) in an active role. They will also involve other countries in secondary or observer roles, including Australia and France.

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Pro-China party wins landslide victory in Maldives parliamentary elections

Voters back President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional ally India

Maldives voters have backed President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from traditional benefactor India, with his party winning control of parliament in an election landslide.

Muizzu’s People’s National Congress (PNC) won 66 of the first 86 seats declared, according to the Elections Commission of Maldives, already more than enough for a super-majority in the 93-member parliament.

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How Chinese firms are using Mexico as a backdoor to the US

Chinese firms are racing to set up factories in Mexico to bypass US tariffs and sanctions.

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Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn

For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank finds

Global military expenditure has reached a record high of $2440bn (£1970bn) after the largest annual rise in government spending on arms in over a decade, according to a report.

The 6.8% increase between 2022 and 2023 was the steepest since 2009, pushing spending to the highest recorded by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) in its 60-year history.

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Millions at risk of floods in China’s Guangdong province after heavy rain

Officials urge municipalities to begin emergency planning after major rivers and reservoirs threaten to overflow

Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.

Calling the situation “grim”, local weather officials said sections of rivers and tributaries at the Xijiang and Beijiang river basins are hitting water levels in a rare spike that only has a one-in-50 chance of happening in any given year, the state broadcaster CCTV news said on Sunday.

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New Cold Wars review: China, Russia and Biden’s daunting task

David Sanger of the New York Times delivers a must-read on the foreign policy challenges now facing US leaders

Russia bombards Ukraine. Israel and Hamas are locked in a danse macabre. The threat of outright war between Jerusalem and Tehran grows daily. Beijing and Washington snarl. In a moment like this, David Sanger’s latest book, subtitled China’s Rise, Russia’s Invasion, and America’s Struggle to Defend the West, is a must-read. Painstakingly researched, New Cold Wars brims with on-record interviews and observations by thinly veiled sources.

Officials closest to the president talk with an eye on posterity. The words of the CIA director, Bill Burns, repeatedly appear on the page. Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, and Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser, surface throughout the book. Sanger, White House and national security correspondent for the New York Times, fuses access, authority and curiosity to deliver an alarming message: US dominance is no longer axiomatic.

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US House passes bill that could lead to total TikTok ban

Bill – with updated language that extends deadline to a year for ByteDance to divest of TikTok – to go before Senate next week

The House of Representatives voted 360 to 58 on the updated divest-or-ban bill that could lead to the first time ever that the US government has passed a law to shut down an entire social media platform.

The Senate is expected to vote on the bill next week and Joe Biden has said he will sign the legislation.

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Chinese students in US tell of ‘chilling’ interrogations and deportations

As tensions with China rise, scientists at America’s leading universities complain of stalled research after crackdown at airports

Stopped at the border, interrogated on national security grounds, laptops and mobile phones checked, held for several hours, plans for future research shattered.

Many western scholars are nervous about travelling to China in the current political climate. But lately it is Chinese researchers working at US universities who are increasingly reporting interrogations – and in several cases deportations – at US airports, despite holding valid work or study visas for scientific research.

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Top three stripped of medals in Beijing half marathon

The top three finishers of the Beijing half marathon are stripped of their medals after an investigation into the controversial result.

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Why a deluge of Chinese-made drugs is hard to curb

Thousands of Chinese companies are making synthetic opioids and shipping them around the world.

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The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

Migrants are caught in China's manufacturing battles with the West, as Beijing tries to save its economy.

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China influencer's pages shut down over fake story

Thurman Maoyibei's accounts have vanished after it was found that she fabricated a viral video.

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China will have 300 million pensioners. Can it afford them?

The country is running out of time to build enough of a fund to care for its growing number of elderly.

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Netflix's 3 Body Problem, a billionaire and a 'despicable' murder

Xu Yao, who worked on the Netflix adaptation, poisoned his colleague Lin Qi over a business dispute.

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More couples are saying 'I do' in China

The number of newlyweds rises for the first time in nine years as authorities try to reverse record-low birth rates.

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2024 Summer Davos to be held in late June

An aerial drone photo taken on June 3, 2023 shows the Dalian International Conference Center, venue of the 2024 Summer Davos, in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province.

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