With American and Chinese universities abandoning any pretence of academic impartiality, Malaysia’s neutrality could provide a base for critical scholarship and impartial research through institutions …
Philippines to restart oil and gas exploration in South China Sea
The Philippines will resume oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, in a move that will test how far the country and Beijing are willing to compromise over rival maritime claims and the US’s …
China’s local govt bond issuance hits 720.5b yuan in September
China’s local government bond issuance reached 720.5 billion yuan ($107 billion) in September, data from the Ministry of Finance showed. The figure took the total local government bond issuance for …
China passes export law protecting national security, covering tech
China has passed a new law restricting sensitive exports to protect national security, a move that adds to policy tools it could wield against the US as tensions — especially in technology — …
China’s millennials stimulate $15 bn sex toy market
Single and locked out of Beijing’s dating scene by the pandemic, Amy was encouraged by other women in online chatrooms to find a solution to her enforced abstinence — a sex toy.
6 YPG members killed in northern Syria: Turkish defense ministry
Turkish security forces killed six members of the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) in northern Syria, the Turkish defense ministry said on Saturday. “Six YPG/PKK terrorists, who opened …
China Warns U.S. It May Detain Americans Over Prosecutions: WSJ
The Trump administration has increasingly accused China of suing cyber operations and espionage to steal U.S. technological, military and other know-how in a strategy to supplant …
China and Covid-19: what went wrong in Wuhan?
The first days and weeks of the pandemic were crucial. So why was no action taken? Through a six-month investigation in the city, the FT has uncovered the answers …
China Warns U.S. it May Detain Americans in Response to Prosecutions of Chinese Scholars
Chinese government officials are warning their American counterparts they may detain U.S. nationals in China in response to the Justice Department’s prosecution of Chinese military-affiliated scholars …
Big Western businesses spending billions in China
World-famous firms investing big in the People’s Republic Tesla Leading the way is California’s Tesla. CEO Elon Musk has been described as having a love affair with China and is pushing ahead with a …