Kylian Mbappé’s China crisis shows how sensitive Mao’s legacy remains Real Madrid forward was dropped by brands for comments Chinese media generally steered clear of outlining The Guardian - UK · Oct 28
China responds to criticism after iconic US brand’s ‘morally bankrupt’ move to open first cafes in Xinjiang John Moolenaar, chair of an influential congressional committee on China, had said there was ‘no justifiable reason’ for Starbucks to operate in the region The Independent UK · Oct 5
Protesters in Winnie the Pooh costumes descend on DC for Xi visit Protesters in Winnie the Pooh outfits took to the streets of Washington, D.C. on Thursday to protest Chinese President Xi Jinping ’s official state visit . Demonstrators often don the costume at protests after the country banned the character following online posts comparing Pooh to Xi, saying he resembles the… The Independent UK · Sep 24
PLA mouthpiece hails removal of two top generals from CCP and Chinese military The Chinese military's mouthpiece on Wednesday hailed the recent expulsion of two top generals from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA), saying their removal would promote the “purity and honour” of the military and enable it to accomplish its missions and tasks. The Times of India · Sep 23
AI looms large over Trump-Xi meeting amid deep distrust between US and China Fears persist about Trump ‘sucking up’ to Xi on Taiwan, but few concrete outcomes anticipated from US meeting The Guardian - US · Sep 23
Xi's 'anti-graft' crackdown continues: Two senior generals expelled from CCP, Chinese military The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has expelled two senior officers from the party and the armed forces over "economic wrongdoing" and “serious violations of discipline and law," state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Monday. The Times of India · Sep 21
China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario Silicon Valley China hawks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei among them, fear the country surpassing US’s AI lead as much as superintelligence destroying humanity The Guardian - US · Sep 19
British Columbia journalist wins $275,000 defamation lawsuit after 77-day protest outside his Surrey home, he was harassed by ‘cult-like’ China protest group B.C. Supreme Court awarded Bing Chen Gao $275,000 in damages for the defamatory statements Yun Fei Zhu published about him. The court's decision came after supporters of Chinese businessman Guo Wengui staged a 77-day protest outside his Surrey home in 2020. The protesters were supporters of Guo Wengui who founded… The Economic Times · Sep 15
$8.4M CCP-Linked Property Overlooking White House Raises Alarm: Triggers 'Next 9/11' Warning The implications of a CCP-linked foundation purchasing a building near the White House. Examine the security concerns, official records, and why federal oversight might be limited. International Business Times UK · Aug 14
American Media On China's Payroll? Disclosures Name Prominent US Journalists in CCP-Funded Exchange Trips An investigation by Natalie Winters uncovers alleged participation of US journalists in CCP-linked trips, raising concerns about foreign influence and transparency in media coverage of China. International Business Times UK · Jul 27
Thai authorities detain Canada-bound Hong Kong activist Thai authorities have detained an activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities for national security violations just hours before she was to fly to Canada under a refugee resettlement agreement. Bangkok Post · Jul 10
MAGA Commentator Claims 'Chinese CCP Babies' Born in the US Are Exploiting Birthright Citizenship A CNN debate over birthright citizenship escalated after a MAGA commentator claimed 'Chinese CCP babies' were exploiting US immigration laws. International Business Times UK · Jul 2
Xi vows to strengthen China’s military, fight corruption in key speech President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the importance of a "strong military" and swore to "uphold the party's absolute leadership" of the armed forces in a speech marking the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party. Fighting corruption was also a priority, Xi said, after a recent anti-graft purge gutted… France 24 · Jul 1
Who is Guo Wengui? Billionaire with close ties to Trump political circle jailed for 30 years over $1bn fraud Once a property tycoon and Beijing insider, Guo reinvented himself as a dissident before his dramatic downfall The Independent UK · Jun 30
The Guardian - AU · Jun 30 Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui sentenced to 30 years in US prison for fraud Guo Wengui, who gained fans for criticising Communist party in China, was found guilty in 2024 on nine charges including money laundering
The Guardian - UK · Jun 7 Author of Home Office report on China reveals attempts to compromise him Exclusive: Dr David Wilson says former British police officer approached him as part of efforts to influence his work
The Guardian - AU · Jun 3 ‘Every year I get new pictures’: the fight to preserve the memory of Tiananmen Amid growing censorship at home under the rule of Xi Jinping, efforts to document the massacre of 4 June, 1989, are intensifying abroad
Evening Standard · Jun 2 Cooper accuses Tories of China ‘withdrawal’ and rejects Blair criticism The Foreign Secretary accused opponents of ‘cancel culture’ foreign policy as she defended the Labour Government’s warming relations with Beijing.
PC Gamer · May 6 CCP Games is no more: EVE Online studio changes its name as it goes independent and enters an AI research partnership with Google DeepMind An offline version of EVE Online will serve as a testbed for new AI research.
The Times of India · May 5 70% H-1B approvals from India in FY 2025 revealed in new report, US senator shocked Senator Eric Schmitt expressed shock over the latest official report on H-1B for FY 2025 where India led the list of countries with 283,772 approvals, followed by China with a distant 49,161 approvals. "While Washington pats themselves on the back, American workers are told to “upskill” or get replaced by…
PC Gamer · Apr 30 EVE Online dev pays out $80,000 to mod contest winners for its experimental survival MMO EVE Frontier is a game for true sickos.
The Independent UK · Apr 19 ‘I was tortured in a Chinese detention camp for Uyghurs. Starmer’s approval of a new embassy is a betrayal’ INTERVIEW: Exclusive: Sayragul Sauytbay, the vice president of the East Turkestan government-in-exile, says she was tortured and abused while in Chinese detention. She tells Alex Croft that the UK has chosen to sweep China’s human rights record under the rug
PC Gamer · Apr 18 After 23 years, CCP is about to do the unthinkable: add a non-PvP zone to EVE Online "Getting more new players benefits New Eden as a whole."
The Guardian - UK · Apr 10 Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader people on both sides of strait are Chinese in rare meeting Cheng Li-wun’s visit to Beijing has sparked controversy in Taiwan, with critics accusing her of being too close to China
Reason · Mar 31 "There Is Evidence That This Particular Proceeding Before the Beijing Court Was Dominated by the" Chinese Communist Party, holds a federal court in declining to enforce the Beijing judgment, and in therefore concluding that Stanford holds title to documents donated to the Hoover Institution by a Chinese Mao-era dissident.