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 […]
Exactly three years ago, the first known covid cases were spreading quietly in Wuhan, the city of 11 million in central China that would become ground zero for the pandemic. A month later, in January 2020, the government placed the whole city under lockdown; people were allowed to leave their homes to buy groceries only […]
Explainer: The decline of Hong Kong’s press freedom under the national security law – Hong Kong Free Press HKFP — Read on hongkongfp.com/2022/12/10/explainer-the-decline-of-hong-kongs-press-freedom-under-the-national-security-law/
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 […]
China’s 55 police stations Earlier this year, Spanish-based NGO Safeguard Defenders said China had set up 54 overseas police stations around the world, which are sometimes used to target critics of the Chinese Communist Party. German lawmaker Joana Cotar, whose request led to the information being disclosed, said it was an “outright scandal” the government […]
CHINESE gangsters are using their nation’s army of students at Scots unis to launder millions of pounds, experts warn.Cops and human rights groups s — Read on www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/9904207/chinese-gangs-launder-money-scottish-universities/
China has been criticised for practices such as “distant water fishing”, in which boats fish in international waters or the waters of other countries and outside of their 200 nautical-mile (300km) exclusive economic zone (EEV). China has the largest distant water fishing fleet in the world. — Read on www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/12/9/us-sanctions-china-based-firms-over-illegal-fishing-abuses 中国因“远洋捕鱼”等做法而受到批评，即船只在国际水域或其他国家的水域以及其 200 海里（300 公里）专属经济区 (EEV) […]
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
Indiana attorney general sues TikTok over child safety, data privacy concerns— Read on www.axios.com/2022/12/08/tiktok-lawsuit-indiana-attorney-general
Canada to review ‘disconcerting’ police radio deal with ties to China, says Trudeau— Read on www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/08/canada-to-review-disconcerting-police-radio-deal-with-ties-to-china-says-trudeau
China trade shrinks amid virus pressure, interest rate hikes— Read on apnews.com/article/business-china-asia-global-trade-economy-4d316f787cf4123981d47a3f5c78da7f
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在墨西哥城豪华的洛马斯郊区，靠近大使馆和联合国办事处的山丘上，有一座白色柱状的大厦，是世界上最大的毒品现金走私案发生地。 2007年，墨西哥联邦特工冲进它的装饰大门，发现了价值2.05亿美元的钞票，还有比索、欧元和港元。 然而，它并不属于墨西哥山区的伤痕累累、嗜血如命的毒枭，而是出身于中国的商人振立·叶刚的财产。 Smugglers are flooding the border with opioids — Read on unherd.com/2022/12/mexican-cartels-have-turned-to-fentanyl/ THE CHINA-MEXICO CONNECTION: FENTANYL TRAFFICKING IS DEVASTATING
The country’s internal policies and broader geopolitical standing are prompting multinationals to look elsewhere. — Read on www.axios.com/2022/12/05/china-manufacturing-iphone
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
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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