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奋力书写中国式现代化内蒙古新篇章——习近平总书记在内蒙古考察回访
6月的内蒙古大地,绿意盎然,天朗气清。乌梁素海治理和保护、盐碱沙荒地改良和利用、“三北”防护林体系工程建设、河套灌区水资源绿色高效利用、传统能源产业转型升级……习近平总书记近日在内蒙古考察,一路深切关怀,一路殷殷嘱托,让2400多万内蒙古各族儿女备受鼓舞。
Read more时政微纪录 | 习近平总书记内蒙古行
孟夏六月,习近平总书记赴内蒙古,开启今年第6次国内考察。
Read more与台空军对话时传出解放军喊话 蔡英文一脸尴尬
中新网6月10日电 据台湾“中天新闻”报道,台湾地区领导人蔡英文9日前往高雄慰劳台军南部驻军,并前往台湾空军的防空暨导弹指挥部暨南部区域作战管制中心,向台军飞行员通话慰劳,想不到通话被解放军的喊话打断,一旁的战管单位主官急忙上前关闭频道,蔡英文在一旁则露出尴尬一笑才又继续通话。
Read more看图学习丨奋力书写中国式现代化内蒙古新篇章
6月7日至8日,习近平总书记来到呼和浩特市调研并听取内蒙古自治区党委和政府工作汇报,对内蒙古各项工作取得的成绩给予肯定。习近平总书记强调,要牢牢把握党中央对内蒙古的战略定位,完整、准确、全面贯彻新发展理念,紧紧围绕推进高质量发展这个首要任务,以铸牢中华民族共同体意识为主线,坚持发展和安全并重,坚持以生态优先、绿色发展为导向,积极融入和服务构建新发展格局,在建设“两个屏障”、“两个基地”、“一个桥头堡”上展现新作为,奋力书写中国式现代化内蒙古新篇章。今天,一起来学习!
Read moreCradle of Civilization: Lijiang
With a history of more than 800 years, Liiang, located in southwest China's Yunnan Province, was listed as a world cultural heritage site by the UNESCO in 1997.
Read moreComicomment: The U.S. 'Freedom of Navigation': A Mask for Hegemony
U.S. warships sailed all the way to China's periphery in an act of muscle-flexing provocation, yet the U.S. has accused China of overacting and claimed that China's interception actions demonstrate its "growing aggressiveness".
Read more台湾高雄市发生4.7级地震 震源深度14千米
中新网6月10日电 据中国地震台网官微消息,中国地震台网正式测定:06月10日13时31分在台湾高雄市(北纬22.88度,东经120.65度)发生4.7级地震,震源深度14千米。
Read moreAsian dust fluxes help cool down the earth in geological history: latest joint research
A joint research study provides new evidence of the positive link between Asian dust fluxes and climate change during a geological period, according to the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP)
Read more最高检发布6件依法惩治非法捕捞水产品犯罪典型案例
中新网6月10日电 据最高人民检察院微信公众号消息,6月10日,最高人民检察院发布6件依法惩治非法捕捞水产品犯罪典型案例。
Read more热解读|总书记点赞的产业园事关这篇“大文章”
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习近平的文化足迹丨从千年三苏祠感悟文化自信
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Read more文明的坐标|“南方丝路”丽江古城
始建于宋末元初,已有800多年历史的丽江古城,犹如一颗绚丽的宝石,镶嵌在滇西北大地上。丽江古城历史上是滇西北政治经济文化的中心,是汉唐时代通往印度、尼泊尔等地的南方丝绸之路和茶马古道上的重镇。历史的烟云拂过,积累厚重的文化底蕴。让我们走进这座历经数世纪的洗礼而形成独特肌理与人文特征的古城,探究其独特的文化魅力。
Read more华南等地部分地区将有大到暴雨 黄淮江汉等地有高温天气
中新网6月10日电 据中央气象台网站消息,昨日广东、福建等地出现强降雨,华北、黄淮等地出现高温天气。预计未来三天,华南、云南等地部分地区有中到大雨,局地有暴雨或大暴雨,广东、广西、海南等地有暴雨灾害中低风险,局地可能发生城乡积涝、山洪和地质灾害;江汉、江淮及新疆等地有高温灾害中低风险,户外活动可能发生中暑,新疆北部发生局地融雪型洪水和地质灾害的可能性大;11日至12日河南、山东、山西、陕西等地部分地区有小雨,防范对小麦收获晾晒的影响。
Read more华南等地暴雨如注 长江中下游高温增多闷热加剧
中国天气网讯 本周末,中东部地区将继续延续雨-高温-雨的天气格局,华北、黄淮、华南等局地强对流天气频繁。而在南北雨区之间的长江中下游等地,高温闷热天气将发展增多。今天(6月10日),山东、辽宁、海南等地高考还在继续,提醒当地考生和家长注意防范降雨、强对流天气等对交通出行的不利影响,合理规划赴考路线。
Read moreMatch-fixing scandal echoes around China’s snooker halls
Ban of top players raises questions about sport’s future in one of its biggest markets
Read moreCanadian official investigating Chinese election ‘meddling’ resigns abruptly
David Johnston blames resignation on ‘highly partisan atmosphere’ surrounding his investigation in China’s alleged election interference
A Canadian official appointed to investigate allegations that China attempted to subvert the country’s federal elections has abruptly resigned, blaming the “highly partisan atmosphere” surrounding his work.
David Johnston was appointed in March amid concerns that Justin Trudeau’s government had failed to respond adequately to the threat of foreign interference in the last two elections.
Continue reading...Read moreChina successfully tests parachute system, narrowing rocket debris landing area by 80%
China has successfully tested a parachute system during a recent launch of a Long March-3B carrier rocket, confirming an ability to narrow the landing area by 80 percent, making the landing more precise.
Read moreEmbassy spokesperson on the wrongful remarks related to China by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Such allegation related to China from the UK side is malicious groundless smearing. The Chinese side strongly deplores it.
Read more国家防总启动防汛四级应急响应
中新网6月10日电 据中华人民共和国应急管理部微信公众号6月10日消息,国家防总启动防汛四级应急响应,国家防总办公室、应急管理部调度指导广西防汛救灾工作。
Read moreXi urges Inner Mongolia to pursue green development, advance Chinese modernization
From June 7 to 8, after the inspection tour in Bayannur City and presiding over a symposium on strengthening comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of such key ecological projects as the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program, Xi went on a fact-finding mission to Hohhot, accompanied by Sun Shaocheng, secretary of Party committee of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and Wang Lixia, the autonomous region's chairwoman.
Read more海报 | 习近平心系文化和自然遗产保护
一直以来,习近平高度重视中华优秀文化和自然遗产的保护工作,为《福州古厝》作序、保护三坊七巷、多次踏访历史文化古迹,强调历史文化遗产的保护与传承。
Read more河南麦收进度96.6%!已收获小麦8235万亩
记者从河南省农业农村厅了解到,截至6月10日8时,河南省已收获小麦8235万亩(约占全省种植面积的96.6%)。其中:安阳390.7万亩(89.2%),濮阳262万亩(73.8%),焦作210万亩(83.7%),鹤壁115万亩(85.4%),三门峡72.2万亩(63.1%),济源24万亩(73.3%)。
Read more时政微视频丨无古不成今
万物有所生,而独知守其根。历史文化遗产和自然遗产的保护,事关中华文明的传承与发展。
Read more网暴应专门立法规制?人大代表曾呼吁,法学学者称需斟酌
澎湃新闻资深记者 林平
Read more中方驳斥:无中生有、信口雌黄、恶意诋毁!
驻英国使馆发言人就英国首相苏纳克涉华错误言论答记者问
Read more焦点访谈:问题清单变满意答卷
央视网消息(焦点访谈):“群众利益无小事。”一件件民生“小事”,看起来很琐碎,但是对老百姓而言,那都是关乎切身利益的大事。怎样把民生“小事”解决好,考验着政府的能力和决心。在深圳有这样的一个“民意速办”平台,目标就是“把简单留给群众,把复杂留给政府”。市民手机登录,输入诉求,涉及的部门就要主动作为,把老百姓遇到的“麻烦事”一次办好。深圳这样的超大城市,一个平台如何来解决老百姓的众多诉求?老百姓“一键下单”,如何调动相关部门协调解决呢?我们一起走进深圳的“民意速办”平台。
Read more村里的事情大家商量着办(千万工程 一线探访)
漫步浙江省杭州市余杭区径山镇小古城村,田间稻浪滚滚,茶园绿意盎然。彩虹滑道、露营营地……一处处休闲场景和田园风光融为一体。
Read more【关注】在这所百年名校,中央统战部组织香港专业人士共话“一国两制”!
今年是贯彻党的二十大精神的开局之年,也是香港由乱到治走向由治及兴的关键一年。党的二十大报告深刻指出:“发展壮大爱国爱港爱澳力量,增进港澳同胞的爱国精神,形成更广泛的国内外支持‘一国两制’的统一战线。”
Read more举报骗保有奖励,国家医保局累计兑现703万元
本报北京6月9日电 (记者李丹青)记者从国新办今天召开的加强医疗保障基金使用常态化监管国务院政策例行吹风会上获悉,国家医保局把加强医保基金监管作为首要任务,初步构建起了打击欺诈骗保的高压态势。截至2023年4月,累计检查定点医药机构341.5万家次,处理162.9万家次,追回医保资金805亿元。同时,落实举报奖励制度,累计兑现举报奖励资金约703万元。
Read more图文故事|关于文化和自然遗产保护,习近平总书记念兹在兹
6月10日是我国第七个文化和自然遗产日。文化和自然遗产的保护、传承与弘扬,在习近平总书记心中重若千钧。总书记前往历史文化古迹、自然遗产地调研,强调文化和自然遗产保护工作的重要性。
Read more遏制室内装饰装修违法违规行为 住建部明确8个要求
中新网6月10日电 住建部网站6月9日发布《住房和城乡建设部关于进一步加强城市房屋室内装饰装修安全管理的通知》。为进一步加强城市房屋室内装饰装修安全管理,坚决遏制室内装饰装修违法违规行为,保障人民群众生命财产安全,维护社会和谐稳定,《通知》明确了8个方面的具体要求:
Read morePolicies to optimize power battery industry
China will continue optimizing its power battery industry management policies to further facilitate the rapid development of the sector, said a government official on Friday.
Read more把握战略定位坚持绿色发展 奋力书写中国式现代化新篇章——习近平总书记在内蒙古考察时的重要讲话在广大干部群众中引起强烈反响
央视网消息(新闻联播):习近平总书记近日在内蒙古考察时强调,要牢牢把握党中央对内蒙古的战略定位,以铸牢中华民族共同体意识为主线,坚持发展和安全并重,坚持以生态优先、绿色发展为导向,在建设“两个屏障”、“两个基地”、“一个桥头堡”上展现新作为。总书记的重要讲话在广大干部群众中引起强烈反响,大家表示,要完整、准确、全面贯彻新发展理念,不断增强民族边疆地区群众的获得感、幸福感、安全感,把主题教育走深走实,奋力书写中国式现代化新篇章。
Read more习近平同南非总统拉马福萨通电话
新华社北京6月9日电 6月9日晚,国家主席习近平应约同南非总统拉马福萨通电话。
Read more“让历史文脉更好地传承下去”
中国文化源远流长,中华文明博大精深。
Read more首届中国国际供应链促进博览会将在北京举行(权威发布)
今年11月28日至12月2日,以“链接世界,共创未来”为主题的首届中国国际供应链促进博览会(以下简称“链博会”)将在北京中国国际展览中心顺义馆举行。首届链博会由中国国际贸易促进委员会主办,由中国贸促会所属的中国国际展览中心集团有限公司承办。6月9日,国新办举行新闻发布会,中国贸促会会长任鸿斌等介绍链博会筹备情况。
Read more共建“一带一路”助力构建开放型世界经济(国际论坛)
中国继续同沿线国家高质量共建“一带一路”,必将不断增进开放合作,促进互利共赢、共同发展
Read more保护传承文化遗产 推进文化自信自强
6月2日,习近平总书记考察中国历史研究院,出席文化传承发展座谈会并发表重要讲话。习近平总书记强调:认识中华文明的悠久历史、感知中华文化的博大精深,离不开考古学。要实施好“中华文明起源与早期发展综合研究”、“考古中国”等重大项目,做好中华文明起源的研究和阐释。
Read more为中国式现代化建设贡献更多中国史学的智慧和力量
6月2日,习近平总书记在中国历史研究院考察时强调:“中国历史研究院成立4年多来,组织开展一系列国家级重大科研项目和学术工程,取得了一批高质量成果,值得肯定。希望你们继承优良传统,团结凝聚全国广大历史研究工作者,不断提高研究水平,为中国式现代化建设贡献更多中国史学的智慧和力量。”
Read moreMicrosoft to move AI experts from China to Canada
Beijing-based researchers apply for visas to move to Vancouver amid geopolitical tensions
Read moreGeneral Atlantic says China remains strong bet despite US tensions
US private equity firm is seeking new investments on the mainland even as some other western groups retreat
Read moreDisney’s Little Mermaid flops in China amid racist backlash over casting
Poor box office performance reflects broader challenge for Hollywood as it vies with domestic productions
The poor performance of Disney’s The Little Mermaid at the Chinese box office has reopened questions on Hollywood’s increasing difficulties in the world’s second-largest economy and the role racism has played in the film’s reception.
The live action remake has grossed just $3.6m (£2.9m) since its release in Chinese cinemas on 26 May, according to Box Office Mojo.
Continue reading...Read moreNeil Shen goes it alone in China after Sequoia split
Billionaire founder takes on challenge after break-up of partnership with US
Read moreTürkiye starts producing high-speed subway trains with Chinese collaboration
The signature ceremony of the localized manufacturing project of the Istanbul Airport Line was held on Wednesday in Ankara, the capital of Turkiye. This project is a collaboration between Turkish and Chinese companies. It will produce Turkiye's first and fastest unmanned high-speed subway train.
Read more'C. Ronaldo of Yushu' and his 39 friends fulfill their dreams in Beijing
After traveling some 2,500 km, 40 Tibetan kids from a welfare home on the around 4,500-meter-high Qinghai-Tibet Plateau finally set foot on China’s top-level football stadium in Beijing on June 2.
Read moreIris lactea flowers bloom on grassland
Cattle forage on a grassland with blooming iris lactea flowers in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.
Read moreChina launches experimental satellite
A Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket carrying a Longjiang 3 experimental satellite, China's first plate-shaped satellite, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, June 9, 2023.
Read moreChina plans new rules to regulate file sharing services like Airdrop and Bluetooth
Under the proposal, service providers would have to prevent the dissemination of harmful and illegal information, save records and report their discoveries
China is planning to restrict and scrutinise the use of wireless filesharing services between mobile devices, such as airdrop and Bluetooth, after they were used by protesters to evade censorship and spread protest messages.
The Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s top internet regulator, has released draft regulations on “close-range mesh network services” and launched a month-long public consultation on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Read moreSix-day welfare initiative to benefit 40 Tibetan children for lifetime: Yushu official
An official from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province expressed his thanks to an initiative for 40 kids from a local welfare home, saying it will benefit the children for a lifetime.
Read moreHong Kong protest anthem tops iTunes chart after government seeks court ban
Residents rush to download ‘Glory to Hong Kong’, which was taken up by 2019 pro-democracy movement
Read moreChinese scientists achieve first-ever complete recording of a massive star's death
Chinese researchers have unveiled the mystery behind a massive explosion some 2billion years ago by analyzing over 60,000 gamma photons captured by China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO).
Read moreTaiwan authorities obstruct peaceful mainland student visit
Taiwan's pro-reunification Labor Party has strongly condemned Taiwan authorities for obstructing an island-based foundation from inviting Chinese mainland university students for an exchange program in Taiwan.
Read moreHuawei says sorry over private call to EU industry tsar
Also in this newsletter: why German minister is not worried about the far-right’s rise
Read moreChina's top court releases guideline against cyberbullying
A draft guideline on fighting cyberbullying-related crimes and violations has begun soliciting public opinions on Friday, in a bid to effectively solve the problem that has become a big complaint.
Read moreChina releases professional ethic convention for film practitioners
China Film Association released professional ethics convention for film practitioners, vowing firm opposition to tax evasion, pornography, gambling and drugs.
Read moreChina to hold world's first supply chain-themed national expo
China will hold the first China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing from November 28 to December 2 with the aim of providing an international platform for advancing orderly and efficient industrial synergy across countries.
Read moreGuangdong Telecom still investigating network interruption
The Guangdong branch of China Telecom (Guangdong Telecom) apologized for inconvenience caused by the service interruption Thursday afternoon to its users and had fully restored the affected mobile users' voice service as of 7:30 pm on Thursday.
Read moreSearch for missing person continues after bridge collapses
Rescuers were still searching for a person who was washed away when an ancient bridge collapsed in Nanxiong city, Guangdong province, as of Friday noon.
Read moreDragon Boat Festival holidays to unleash new round of spending momentum
The coming three-day Dragon Boat Festival holidays are expected to spark another year-on-year surge in domestic travel and tourism, adding to the spending passion that was kindled by the May Day holidays last month.
Read moreChina's driverless high-speed subway project starts in Turkey
The opening ceremony for a driverless high-speed metro manufacturing project undertaken by CRRC was held in Ankara, Turkey on Wednesday, the country's first driverless metro project as well as China's first driverless metro project with a speed of 120 kilometers per hour to be constructed overseas.
Read moreChina places experimental communications satellite in orbit
China launched a Kuaizhou 1A carrier rocket on Friday morning at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the country's northwestern desert, placing an experimental communications satellite in orbit.
Read moreShipment of wearable devices hits 24.71m in China in Q1
The shipment of wearable devices reached 24.71 million in China in the first quarter of 2023, down 4.1 percent from same period of last year, according to a latest report from research firm IDC.
Read moreChina-linked businesses and investors seek comeback in India
Fashion brand Shein, maker of mobile game ‘BGMI’ and venture capital find ways back into world’s most populous market
Read moreGlobal organizations raise expectations on China's economic growth
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development rose the economic growth expectation on China again in a report released on June 7 local time to 5.4 percent this year and 5.1 percent next year.
Read moreHaixun 03 launches patrol mission to Xisha Islands for first time
2023 patrol mission to the Xisha islands was launched on Thursday.
Read more2023 gaokao concludes with hugs and flowers in parts of China
2023 gaokao concluded on Thursday in parts of China.
Read moreSummer scenery in Jiuzhaigou lures tourists
Spectacular summer scenery in Jiuzhaigou National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 8, 2023. Waterfalls, lush forests and serene plateau lakes attract many tourists.
Read moreExistence of massive first-generation stars with 260 solar masses confirmed
A new study led by Chinese scientists has confirmed the existence of first-generation stars with 260 solar masses for the first time by finding evidence of the existence of pair-instability supernovae (PISNe).
Read moreAccidents, fatalities in workplace, natural disasters see decrease
China has experienced a significant drop in the number of casualties involving workplace accidents or natural disasters since 2018, Wang Xiangxi, Minister of Emergency Management, said on Thursday.
Read moreChina's CPI up 0.2% in May
China's consumer price index, the main gauge of inflation, rose 0.2 percent in May on a yearly basis, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Friday.
Read moreAI chatbots take on gaokao essay question
AI chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Baidu's Ernie Bot have joined the millions of students taking the national college entrance exam, or gaokao, to write essays for the Chinese language exam.
Read moreChina's first independent deepwater oilfield cluster produces over 10 mln tons of crude oil
China's largest offshore oil producer China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) on Thursday announced that the Liuhua 16-2 oilfield cluster, China's first independent deepwater oil and gas project, has accumulated production of over 10 million tons of crude oil.
Read moreHonduran President Xiomara Castro visits China
Honduran President Xiomara Castro arrived in Shanghai on Friday morning, starting her six-day visit to China.
Read moreColored wheat straws industry booms in Henan
Farmers began harvesting colored wheat in Huojia County, Xinxiang City, Henan Province on Tuesday.
Read moreProbes into problems in SOEs continue
A scandal involving a former official over a video clip showing him holding hands with a woman has once again sparked public attention in the fight against corruption in State-owned enterprises.
Read moreChina builds largest quake early warning system
China has finished building the world’s largest earthquake early warning system, shortening the delivery of earthquake information from a minute to a few seconds after an earthquake starts, said Min Yiren, head of the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), on Thursday at a press conference.
Read moreChinese censors take aim at AirDrop and Bluetooth
Authorities are relentlessly plugging the "cracks" in China's Great Firewall to quench dissent.
Read moreChinese college, enterprise cooperate to cultivate railway professionals for Malaysia
The China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) signed a cooperation agreement with the Liuzhou Railway Vocational Technical College in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Tuesday to cultivate professionals for the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project in Malaysia.
Read moreChinese ministry vows targeted policy support in nationwide campaign to boost auto sales
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced on Thursday that it will organize promotional activities across the country to boost auto sales in the second half of the year, vowing, among others, targeted policy measures to support auto consumption.
Read moreState banks cut yuan deposit rates to spur investment, consumption
Major Chinese state banks officially lowered their yuan deposit rates on Thursday for a second time since last September. The move is expected to ease pressure on profit margins and inject liquidity into the bricks-and-mortar economy, experts said.
Read moreHK to ban seafood from high-risk regions near Fukushima if Japan dumps nuclear-contaminated water into ocean
Hong Kong will ban seafood from high-risk regions near Fukushima at once if Japan starts to dump nuclear-contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, said Hong Kong's environment chief on Thursday.
Read moreChina approves world's first XBB-specialized COVID-19 vaccine as second wave nears end by June
A recombinant trivalent COVID-19 trimeric protein vaccine developed by WestVac Biopharma and West China Medical Center at Sichuan University, effective against the most recent XBB variants, has received emergency use approval in China.
Read moreReform and opening up achievements closely related to fine traditional Chinese culture: expert
The great achievements in reform and opening up are closely related to excellent traditional Chinese culture, Chen Lai, dean of the College of Chinese Ancient Studies, Tsinghua University, said at the Forum on Building up China’s Cultural Strength held on Wednesday in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province.
Read moreChina, Pakistan and Iran hold first meeting of trilateral consultation on counter-terrorism, security
China on Wednesday held a consultation meeting in Beijing with Pakistan and Iran on counter-terrorism and security, marking the first meeting of its kind.
Read moreChina's Hainan Airlines to ground female flight attendants who are 10% 'overweight'
China's Hainan Airlines has been accused of introducing a strict weight control policy for its female flight attendants. The policy mandates immediate grounding if their weight exceeds the "standard limit" by 10 percent.
Read moreChina reportedly reaches secret deal with Cuba to host spy base on island
Facility would allow Beijing to gather electronic communications from US but Cuba dismisses report as ‘unfounded’
China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160km) from Florida, the Wall Street Journal has reported, but the US and Cuban governments cast strong doubt on the report.
Such a spy installation would allow Beijing to gather electronic communications from the south-eastern United States, which houses many US military bases, as well as to monitor ship traffic, the newspaper reported.
Continue reading...Read moreForum looks at ideas to boost culture
Hundreds of officials and scholars joined a major forum on Thursday to offer their ideas on how to strengthen China's cultural heritage.
Read moreUyghur student convicted after posting protests video on WeChat
Kamile Wayit, 19, sentenced in China for ‘advocating extremism’ by sharing footage of anti-lockdown unrest
A Uyghur student who was detained in Xinjiang in December after posting a video on WeChat of the “white paper” protests has been convicted of “advocating extremism”.
Kamile Wayit, 19, was detained in Atush on 12 December the day after returning home from university in Henan, a province in central China. She has not been heard from since, but last week a spokesperson from China’s ministry for foreign affairs confirmed to the Economist magazine that Wayit had been sentenced on 25 March “for the crime of advocating extremism”. The spokesperson did not confirm the length of the sentence but it can be up to five years.
Continue reading...Read moreTaiwan’s ruling party rocked by sexual harassment claims
President apologises for second time in a week as politics and media embroiled in #MeToo allegations
Taiwan’s ruling party has been rocked by a wave of sexual harassment allegations, as the country grapples with a #MeToo movement that has encompassed politics and the media.
On Tuesday, President Tsai Ing-wen apologised for the second time in a week in response to sexual harassment claims against senior staff in the Democratic Progressive party (DPP). “Our society as a whole must educate ourselves again. People in sexual harassment incidents are victims,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
Continue reading...Read moreNearly ‘impossible’ to manufacture batteries without China
Also in today’s newsletter, US solar industry had its best first-quarter ever — and there’s no sign of a slowdown
Read moreCraftsmen busy making boats for Dragon Boat Festival Guangdong
Dragon boat makers were spotted racing against time to fill orders ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Zhongtang Town of Dongguan, south China's Guangdong Province.
Read moreLGBTQ+ event cancelled after threats – as it happened
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‘If it’s not in our national interest to do the deal, then we won’t
Murray Watt says Australia will walk away from the trade deal with the EU if it’s not in the national interest:
We would walk away if we can’t get the kind of agreement that we’re seeking. If we can’t get the kind of market access that we’re seeking. Then it’s not in our interest to do that deal.
Obviously our our strong preference is to have a deal reached to open up that market access for our agricultural producers and all sorts of other Australian goods and services producers. But if it’s not in our national interest to do the deal, then we won’t do it.
I actually spoke to Don Farrell, the trade minister, last night. He’s just finished two days of trade talks in Brussels … negotiations that he’s just undertaken have reached a difficult stage.
We’ve obviously been very clear about our position from the beginning of these negotiations that we really need to see some commercially meaningful expansion of new markets for our producers for this deal to be worth doing …
Continue reading...Read moreUS to link up with Taiwan and Japan drone fleets to share real-time data
Military co-ordination with Taipei is ‘taboo’ issue for China, analysts said
Read moreChinese banks slash deposit rates in bid to boost sluggish growth
Economic recovery from pandemic curbs has failed to pick up pace as consumers sit on savings
Read more19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair kicks off
The 19th China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industries Fair opened on Wednesday and will run through Sunday.
Read moreTriple waterfalls cascade down mountain in Guizhou
With ample rainfall to Jiangkai River, triple waterfalls cascade down a mountain from more than 180 meters in Shibing County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Read moreTaiwan says 37 Chinese military aircraft entered its air defence zone
Dozens of Chinese fighters and bombers entered patrol area, says Taipei, in latest incursion by military
Taiwan activated its defence systems on Thursday after reporting 37 Chinese military aircraft flying into the island’s air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific, in Beijing’s latest mass air incursion.
China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has over the past three years regularly flown its air force into the skies near the island, though not into Taiwan’s territorial airspace.
Continue reading...Read moreRussia ratifies agreement on natural gas supply
The upper house of the Russian parliament, approved the law on ratification at a plenary session on Wednesday
Read moreNumber of workplace casualties drops
China has experienced significant drops in casualties from workplace accidents and natural disasters since 2018, said Wang Xiangxi, minister of emergency management, on Thursday.
Read moreChina's outstanding green loans reach 25 trillion yuan: PBOC governor
China's outstanding green loans in both local and foreign currencies have exceeded 25 trillion yuan ($3.5 trillion) as of the end of the first quarter, ranking among the top in the world.
Read moreChina's financial risks remain 'controllable'
Efforts will be made to prudentially address the existing risks and firmly prevent any additional risks, said Li.
Read moreStudents celebrate World Ocean Day in Shandong
Themed activity was held in the school to mark the World Ocean Day, which falls on Thursday.
Read more'Bargaining in sleeves' to trade cordyceps in China's Qinghai
The Fourth China Cordyceps Meeting was held on Tuesday in Yushu, northwest China's Qinghai Province. During the event, the trade volume of cordyceps is expected to exceed 4.5 billion yuan ($631 million).
Read moreBritain to remove Chinese surveillance gear from government sites
Equipment that could be exploited by Chinese intelligence will be taken down, with CCTV brands Hikvision and Dahua among those flagged by MPs
Britain has announced the removal of Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites as part of plans to address concerns they could be used for spying by China.
The government told its departments last year to stop installing Chinese-linked CCTV cameras in sensitive buildings.
Continue reading...Read moreTokyo could win ‘not China’ global hub status — but it must want it
Optimists see the chance of benefits as Sino-US tensions alter the financial dynamics
Read moreIran's embassy reopens in Saudi Arabia
Iran reopened its embassy in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday after seven years of closure. Diplomats from China and other countries attended the reopening ceremony.
Read moreCommercial operation of C919 boosts domestic aviation development: experts
The commercial operation of the C919, China’s self-developed large passenger aircraft, has driven the development of the country’s civil airliner industrial chain, said experts.
Read morePet lovers turn to acupuncture to treat their furry friends
In Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, many pet lovers take sick pets to receive treatment such as acupuncture and moxibustion. Doctors who use traditional Chinese medicine techniques to treat animals are called Chinese veterinarians.
Read moreEmbassy reopening seen helpful to region
The reopening of Iran's embassy in Saudi Arabia is helpful for the region, said United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday, in response to a question at a daily press briefing.
Read moreHow US-China tensions shattered Sequoia’s venture capital empire
Silicon Valley VC group’s lucrative foray into rival nation ends as geopolitical tensions flare up
Read morePaul Keating sent explosive email to Labor cabinet two hours before attack on Aukus, FOI documents reveal
Exclusive: Former PM warned cabinet ministers over China, Pacific and US hegemony in lead-up to his pointed speech at National Press Club
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At 10.45am on Wednesday 15 March, an explosive email landed in the inboxes of all of Anthony Albanese’s cabinet ministers.
“Dear cabinet colleagues,” wrote Paul Keating, the Labor luminary turned chief Aukus critic.
Continue reading...Read moreUS venture capital giant Sequoia to split off China business
Group plans to break up into three entities following Beijing’s campaign to rein in country’s largest tech companies
Read moreCommunist party accessed TikTok data of Hong Kong protesters, former executive alleges
Ruling party accessed user data including Sim card ID and IP addresses, former executive alleges in legal filing
A former executive at TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, has alleged that the Chinese Communist party accessed user data from the social video app belonging to Hong Kong protesters and civil rights activists.
Yintao Yu, a former head of engineering at ByteDance’s US operation, claimed in a legal filing that a committee of Communist party members accessed TikTok data that included the users’ network information, Sim card identifications and IP addresses in a bid to identify the individuals and their locations.
Continue reading...Read moreBlinken to visit China this month in sign of easing tensions
US secretary of state had scrapped planned trip over suspected spy balloon incident
Read moreChina exports recede in May as economy struggles to mount strong recovery
Imports decline less than expected in optimistic signal as manufacturing growth continues to lag behind
Read moreTikTok: ByteDance accused of helping China spy on Hong Kong activists
The Beijing-based firm has denied Chinese Communist Party members were allowed to access user data.
Read moreFiji rethinks police deal with China amid rising Pacific tensions
Previous Fijian government signed a memorandum of understanding in 2011 enabling its police officers to undergo training in China
The Fijian prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has said a police exchange agreement with China is under review as his government considers whether to cancel it outright.
In 2011, Fiji’s government – a military dictatorship at the time – signed a memorandum of understanding enabling Fijian police officers to be trained in China. It also saw Chinese officers deployed to Fiji.
Continue reading...Read moreFrom the archive: How Hong Kong caught fire: the story of a radical uprising – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors
This week, from 2020: Hong Kong used to be seen as cautious, pragmatic and materialistic. But protests have transformed the city. As Beijing tightens its grip, how much longer can the movement survive?
Continue reading...Read moreChina has closed unofficial ‘police stations’ in Britain, UK minister says
Security minister, Tom Tugendhat, said an investigation of the sites did not reveal any illegal activity
The UK security minister, Tom Tugendhat, has said China has closed its reported “police service stations” at sites across Britain, and that an investigation did not reveal any illegal activity by the Chinese state at these sites.
Britain has previously said reports of undeclared police stations in the country were “extremely concerning” and that any intimidation on British soil of foreign nationals by China or other states was unacceptable.
Continue reading...Read moreEU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G
Brussels concerned lack of action by member states to bar high-risk companies threatens security of entire bloc
Read moreSnooker match-fixing scandal: Liang Wenbo and Li Hang handed lifetime bans
Chinese players Liang Wenbo and Li Hang receive lifetime bans for match-fixing in snooker's biggest corruption scandal.
Read moreTen Chinese snooker players banned over match-fixing
Sport’s governing body bars Liang Wenbo and Li Hang for life and suspends eight others for up to five years
Read moreLabour and SNP face byelection battle after Margaret Ferrier suspension – as it happened
Commons votes to suspend Rutherglen and Hamilton West MP for 30 days after breach of Covid rules. This live blog is now closed
Full story: MPs back 30-day suspension for Margaret Ferrier over Covid breach
Q: What would the minimum wage for workers be under your fair pay agreement for care workers? (See 10.47am.)
Starmer says his sister is a care worker. He knows how hard the job is.
Continue reading...Read moreUS prepared to address ‘aggressiveness’ of Chinese military
Warning comes after Beijing conducted two ‘unsafe’ intercepts of American forces
Read moreChina begins drilling one of world’s deepest holes in hunt for discoveries deep inside the Earth
Narrow 11,000-metre shaft will reach the Earth’s crust to study internal structures as China seeks to explore new frontiers
China has begun digging its deepest borehole in an effort to study areas of the planet deep beneath the surface.
The drilling of the borehole began on Tuesday in a desert in the Tarim basin in China’s north-western region of Xinjiang, according to the Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency. With a planned depth of 11,100 metres, the narrow shaft will penetrate more than 10 continental strata and reach the cretaceous system in the Earth’s crust – a series of stratified rocks dating back 145m years.
Continue reading...Read more‘Pirelli is in peril’: Pressure rises over Chinese grip on Italian tyremaker
Rome assesses whether to limit state-owned ChemChina’s voting rights or force it to sell down 37% stake
Read moreMy life was turned upside down by Beijing threats, wife of Chinese ex-official tells US court
Liu Fang tells how her family lived privately in the US for eight years, until two men turned up at their door in first US trial arising from China’s ‘Operation Fox Hunt’
The wife of a Chinese former official has described in court the moment their life in the US was “turned upside down” by Chinese government threats aimed at forcing her family to return to their homeland.
Liu Fang told how two strangers pounded on her New Jersey front door and twisted the handle, in what is the first trial to come out of US claims that Beijing has tried to harass and intimidate dissidents and others into returning home.
Continue reading...Read moreLi Shangfu: War with US would be unbearable disaster, says China defence minister
Defence Minister Li Shangfu says Beijing is open to dialogue in his first major speech in the role.
Read moreFrance objects to Nato plan for office in Tokyo
Emmanuel Macron has raised concerns about the transatlantic security alliance losing focus
Read moreChina’s troubles about debt
Dispelling local borrowing woes could have large long-term costs
Read moreTorches and T-shirts: Hongkongers defy attempts to forget Tiananmen
Annual vigil replaced by pro-Beijing carnival but some still manage to mark massacre amid heavy police presence
For the past three years, Hong Kong authorities have gone to great lengths to stop people from lighting candles in Victoria Park and publicly commemorating the Tiananmen Square massacre – an annual tradition tens of thousands of residents had kept alive for three decades since the bloody crackdown in 1989.
This year, the city took it a step further. On Sunday, in place of a mass vigil was a patriotic carnival held by pro-Beijing groups, celebrating the city’s return to Chinese rule with food booths, and dance and music performances. Colourful banners urged carnival goers to “taste the joy”. Instead of candles, volunteers handed out plush toys.
Continue reading...Read moreSunak has ‘little England mentality’ over UK foreign policy, says Lammy
Shadow foreign secretary says Britain risks isolation in global debates on China, AI and climate crisis
Rishi Sunak has demonstrated a “little England mentality” in foreign relations, David Lammy has argued, warning the UK risks marginalising itself in vital global debates on China, AI and the climate emergency.
Speaking shortly before Sunak heads to Washington for a meeting with Joe Biden, the shadow foreign secretary said cuts to areas such as overseas aid, the British Council and BBC World Service were further hampering the UK’s soft power and making it appear even more insular.
Continue reading...Read moreUS Navy video shows close encounter with Chinese warship – video
In a video released by the US Navy, the USS Chung-Hoon observes a Chinese navy ship conduct what is described as an 'unsafe' manoeuvre in the Taiwan Strait on 3 June. The Chinese navy ship moves across the path of the American destroyer, forcing the US ship to slow to avoid a collision, the US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement. The incident occurred as the US destroyer and Canadian frigate HMCS Montreal were conducting a 'freedom of navigation' transit of the strait between Taiwan and mainland China. China's military rebuked the US and Canada for 'deliberately provoking risk'
Taiwan Strait: footage released of near miss between Chinese warship and US destroyer
Hong Kong police arrest pro-democracy figures on Tiananmen Square anniversary
Asset Management: China cosies up to private equity
Plus, Dutch pensions overhaul, US stocks diverge, and Klint and Mondrian at Tate Modern
Read moreTiananmen Square: Hong Kong police detain activists on anniversary of massacre
Pro-democracy activists have been detained in a crackdown on marking the 1989 massacre in Beijing.
Read moreArctic chill: western nations fear China and Russia will exploit regional tensions
Arctic Council severed ties with Moscow after it invaded Ukraine, increasing risk of a polar region ‘with no rules’
Read morePension funds recoiling from China, says Dutch asset manager
APG sees big rethink on investment in the country as geopolitical risks increase
Read moreChina's growing comedy scene feels censorship chill
The recent crackdown on stand-up comedy has further shrunk the space for public discussion in China.
Read moreWill data hit investor hopes of a Chinese recovery?
Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead
Read moreBeijing's comedy crackdown is hitting its music scene
The crackdown on stand-up comedy unleashed by a joke is now hurting Beijing's vibrant live music scene.
Read moreBrics ministers call for rebalancing of global order away from West
The talks attended by Russia in South Africa are clouded by allegations of war crimes in Ukraine.
Read moreUyghur student not missing in Hong Kong - Amnesty
The rights group has corrected a report alleging the student went missing after flying to Hong Kong.
Read moreElon Musk: Tesla boss on first China trip in over three years
The multi-billionaire has not yet publicly commented on the visit, which comes amid US-China tensions.
Read moreChinese fighter jet buzzed US military plane, says Pentagon
A Chinese fighter jet performed an "aggressive manoeuvre" in front of a US Air Force plane, says the US.
Read moreCovid: Top Chinese scientist says don’t rule out lab leak
The man who led China's pandemic response says inquiries into its origins should consider everything.
Read moreChatGPT: Can China overtake the US in the AI marathon?
Washington's efforts to limit China's access to crucial cutting-edge technology continue.
Read moreG7 summit: Taiwan looms large as Japan prepares to host leaders
As China becomes more assertive, Taiwan's security has become a growing concern for Japan.
Read moreAsia is spending big to battle low birth rates - will it work?
Governments in the region are spending hundreds of billions of dollars trying to reverse the trend.
Read moreZibo barbecue: Millions bring sudden fame to industrial Chinese city
Previously a sleepy industrial city, Zibo has been at the centre of a post-lockdown social media frenzy.
Read moreCheng Lei: 1,000 days imprisoned in China for an unknown reason
Australian journalist Cheng Lei's partner tells the BBC he hopes for an end to her "awful situation".
Read more2023 WIC information meeting held in Beijing
The world Internet Conference (WIC) held an information meeting to continue calling for the submission of the 2023 World Leading Internet Scientific and Technological Achievement and 2023 Practice Cases of Jointly Building a Community with a Shared Future in Cyberspace.
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