India says Chinese troops ‘encroached’ into its territory on Friday in the eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh; no immediate comment from China — Read on www.timesofisrael.com/indian-chinese-troops-clash-on-disputed-border-in-fresh-face-off/
台湾国防部周二表示，中国已经向台湾防空区派遣了创纪录的18架核能力H-6轰炸机，同时中国政府继续加大对台湾自治岛的压力。 据台湾国防部称，这18架轰炸机是中国派往台湾西南防空识别区（通常称为防空识别区的缓冲区）的21架战机的一部分。 China has sent a record 18 nuclear-capable H-6 bomber aircraft into Taiwan’s air defense zone, the island’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as Beijing continues to step-up pressure on the self-ruled island. — Read on www.cnn.com/2022/12/13/asia/taiwan-chinese-bombers-incursion-intl-hnk/
EU’s Vestager: Brussels Is Shedding Its Friendly Stance on Beijing — Read on foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/09/the-eu-is-shedding-its-friendly-stance-on-china-vestager-trade-biden/
ZERO COVID’S FAILURE IS XI’S FAILURE Whatever happens with case counts in China now, one person owns them. — Read on www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2022/12/zero-covids-failure-is-xi-jinpings-failure/672422/ For three years, China’s leader, Xi Jinping, fought a remorseless battle against COVID-19. He called it a “people’s war”—a national struggle to defeat an unseen foe and save lives. The contest locked families in their […]
For four decades, real estate development accounted for one-third of China’s gross national product (GNP) growth rate. Over the past 15 years, the construction boom, driven by the expansion of cheap credit, caused housing prices to double on average. By 2019, investor euphoria was at its peak. Real estate’s share of household wealth was now […]
As China Loosens COVID Restrictions, Protesters Fear Retribution — Read on www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-12-09/as-china-loosens-covid-restrictions-protesters-fear-retribution
‘China’s zero-Covid policy has taken a heavy human and economic toll’ — Read on www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2022/12/09/china-s-zero-covid-policy-has-taken-a-heavy-human-and-economic-toll_6007118_23.html … Youth unemployment, millions of people on lockdown and falling growth: The pandemic has made the flaws of China’s autocracy clear, writes columnist Alain Frachon. … 青年失业、数百万人被封锁和增长下降: 专栏作家阿兰·弗拉洪（Alain Frachon）写道，这场大流行病让中国专制制度的缺陷变得十分明显。 https://www.voanews.com/a/what-is-china-s-zero-covid-policy-/6854291.html
twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1596967486389264384 Human’s crave freedom. We must stand with the people of China. God bless them.pic.twitter.com/mM8uzcHg8V — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) November 27, 2022
欧盟要求世贸组织就北京对其东部成员国的封锁争端进行裁决，并单独就高科技专利保护问题进行裁决。 EU asks WTO to adjudicate in dispute over Beijing’s blockade of its eastern member, and a separate row over the protection of high-tech patents.— Read on www.politico.eu/article/eu-seeks-2-wto-panels-for-chinas-discriminatory-trade-policies/
上海的年轻愤怒的抗议者面对包围他们的警察，高呼自由，高喊:”难道你不应该为人民服务吗？” 11月26日晚，数百人聚集在上海乌鲁木齐路，这是新疆省省会乌鲁木齐市一座高层住宅楼举行悼念火灾遇难者的标志性场所。 This resistance is the result of a confluence of immediate catalysts and long-term political and economic dynamics. — Read on truthout.org/articles/anti-authoritarian-collective-action-is-happening-on-a-mass-scale-in-china/
Officials say asymptomatic and mild cases will no longer be forced into state quarantine centres. — Read on www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-63855508
twitter.com/thestranger515/status/1593000080038301698 Xi Jinping’s Modern China Democracy Chinese Style Brutal CCP crackdown against Wuhan Ccp Virus COVID-19 protestors in China’s Guangzhou 习近平的现代中国 民主中国风 中国广州市对武汉CCP新冠肺炎示威队的残酷镇压 Xi Jinping’s Modern #China 🇨🇳 2022 Democracy Chinese Style Brutal #CCP crackdown against Wuhan #CcpVirus COVID-19 protestors in China’s #Guangzhou https://t.co/OMMHjCWNHq — the stranger (@thestranger515) November 16, 2022
Several sources told DW that police in large cities like Shanghai have been randomly checking people’s phones on the street or on subways. Police have demanded people provide personal information and immediately remove apps like Telegram, Twitter or Instagram. Others have said they were called by police and had their phones searched by authorities. “Police warned me […]
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China’s ex-president Hu Jintao was seen being removed from a congress meeting by security as Xi Jinping continues to assert his dominance. Two security guards led the 79-year-old off stage as he looked confused as to why he was removed. — Read on flipboard.com/video/independent/001b3b4722 随着习近平继续占据主导地位，中国前总统胡锦涛被安全部门解除了国会会议的职务。两名保安带领这名79岁的男子下台，因为他看起来很困惑，不知道自己为什么被免职。
Xi Versus the Street The Protests in China Could Herald a Turbulent New Era — Read on www.foreignaffairs.com/china/xi-versus-street 习对街 中国的抗议活动可能预示着一个动荡的新时代
“Rise up, those who refuse to be slaves,” sang one protester, a call to arms protected by its status as a line from China’s national anthem. Others posted ludicrously gushing messages about the regime and the security forces, or the phrase “shrimp moss” which in Chinese sounds like “step down.” The best-known trope was the […]
