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WASHINGTON–U.S. tariffs that hit some $200 billion worth of Chinese products on Sept. 24 spare many high-profile consumer technology items such as “smart” watches and speakers, but the less flashy home modems, routers and internet gateways that make them work weren’t so lucky. Consumer tech industry officials and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency […]

BEIJING—X-Men star Fan Bingbing’s Beijing management office is dark and abandoned. Her birthday passed almost unremarked in China’s hyper-adrenalized social media environment. For one of China’s best known stars and a rising Hollywood actress, Fan’s vanishing is stunning, coming amid vague allegations of tax fraud and possibly other infractions that could have put her at […]

Hungary’s efforts to bolster ties with Beijing in recent years has come under scrutiny from local politicians and media. During a trip to the Central European country in 2011, former Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said that Hungary would become a gateway to the European market. Wen’s trip marked the first meeting for the 16+1 platform—and […]

A professor at Guizhou University has been fired for voicing criticism of the Chinese Communist Party.

China’s manufacturing and export sectors are getting clobbered by U.S. tariffs

Despite continued doom and gloom in mainstream media, the risk that the United States and China would engage in a protracted, full-on trade war is subsiding.

As more U.S. tariffs are set to take effect, manufacturers of products ranging from memory chips to machines tools are shifting production from China. 

The Vatican signed an agreement with Beijing on Sept. 22 that would allow the Chinese authorities to appoint China’s bishops, in a move that critics say is capitulating to the Chinese regime. The Catholic Church in China, which is sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said on Sept. 23 it would “persevere to walk […]

MELBOURNE—Event organizers suspect the Chinese consulate is behind Victoria University’s (VU) inexplicable cancellation of “In the Name of Confucius”—an award-winning documentary that exposes a darker side of the so-called Confucius Institutes. VU is home to one of Australia’s 14 Confucius Institutes. CIs are Chinese state-run culture and language programs, which are widely seen as part […]

In the Qing Dynasty, there was a person who lived in Chiayi State of Taiwan. His name was Lin Dengzhang, and he was very kind and honest. But unfortunately, he was falsely accused and imprisoned. His wife sold all their property and even their son in order to have enough money to get her husband […]

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan is urging China to ease pressures on the country’s Muslim minority amid warnings by human rights groups that the Uyghurs in China face restrictions on religious activities and mass detentions in so-called “re-education camps.” Pakistan’s minister for religious affairs, Noorul Haq Qadri, met Chinese envoy Yao Xing this week to discuss the situation of […]

The U.S. Department of Defense unveiled a new proactive and all-out approach to countering cyber threats from China and Russia.

As part of Beijing’s ambitious development project, China is building infrastructure in Ghana in exchange for access to bauxite mines.

On Sept. 18, the Sichuan Provincial Public Security Bureau opened a case involving five people suspected of extorting 200,000 yuan (about $30,000) from one enterprise using the "internet water army" method.

HONG KONG–China is looking to tighten regulation of overseas-produced content, especially blocking current affairs shows from being shown in the country. Chinese regulators will restrict film, TV series and animation that will be aired on domestic television stations or online video platforms, a draft guidance by the National Radio and Television Administration showed on Sept. […]

HONG KONG–A Hong Kong cardinal who has spearheaded opposition to the Vatican’s rapprochement with China has called for the Pope’s secretary of state to step down, saying any deal with Beijing on the appointment of bishops would amount to a betrayal of the Catholic faith. Cardinal Joseph Zen, the most senior Catholic cleric on Chinese soil, […]

BRUSSELS—The European Commission proposed on Sept. 19 a foreign policy plan to improve transport, energy, and digital infrastructure links with Asia but denied seeking to counter China‘s ambitions that have raised suspicion in Western countries. The plan, which would be backed by additional funds from the EU’s common budget from 2021, private sector loans, and […]

HONG KONG–Eight beluga whales jump in unison out of a bright blue indoor pool, flipping their tailfins and spewing fountains of water, as a packed audience cheers and snaps photographs. Whale shows like the one at Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, located in Zhuhai on China’s southern coast, are proliferating at new marine parks across the country, […]

Iron Crutch Li left with Supreme Old Lord on a celestial visit to various paradises. During the journey, Supreme Old Lord taught him more about cultivating the Tao. As Iron Crutch Li was anxious to return to his body, he sought Supreme Old Lord’s permission to go back. Supreme Old Lord smiled and let him […]

Iron Crutch Li ranks first among the Eight Immortals. He was originally named Li Xuan and was also called Li Ningyang. It is said that he was from Baguo during the Zhou Dynasty. Iron Crutch Li had special features and a special disposition, and he was bright and wise. At the age of 20, he […]