Influence Operations
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BBC: Chinese gold medallists face investigation over Mao badges03/Aug
The International Olympic Committee says it is investigating two Chinese cyclists who wore badges fe..
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Reuters: China's GCL plans Ethiopian ammonia plant and hydrogen facilities29/Jul
On Tuesday, the Chinese solar panel maker GCL Group said that it is planning a plant in Ethiopia to ..
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SCMP Exclusive: China’s new envoy Qin Gang goes to Washington after Sherman talks
27/Jul
After meeting American business executives recently, Qin Gang will head to the US today. Previously,..
Military and Security
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Newsweek: China Hosts Russia Troops to Hold Strategic Military Drills for First Time03/Aug
New week, China will welcome Russian troops to hold joint strategic drills for the first time on the..
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Reuters: Republican report says coronavirus leaked from China lab; scientists still probing origins02/Aug
A report by U.S. Republicans released on Monday urged a bipartisan investigation into the origins of..
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The Economist: Under Xi Jinping, the number of Chinese asylum-seekers has shot up29/Jul
The number of asylum-seekers from China has shot up, coinciding with Xi's leadership. He has governe..
Economics
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CGTN: China's 1st domestic-support deepwater oil field cluster starts operation02/Aug
China's first domestic-support deepwater oil and gas project, the Liuhua 16-2 offshore oil fields cl..
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Bloomberg: China’s Putting Pigs in 13-Story ‘Hog Hotels’ to Keep Germs Out02/Aug
Companies in China have built a 13-story building to keep more than 10,000 pigs in a condominium-sty..
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ABC: Chinese agriculture tycoon Sun Dawu jailed for 18 years, convicted of organising attack on state officials29/Jul
Sun Dawu, the prominent billionaire Chinese pig farmer, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on charg..
5G
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NYT: Chinese video game shares plunge after state media calls the products ‘spiritual opium.’03/Aug
Shares of Tencent Holdings and other prominent Chinese video-game companies plunged in Hong Kong tra..
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Reuters: China to boost scrutiny of online ride hailing firms -ministry30/Jul
On Friday, the Ministry of Transport said that China will ramp up its scrutiny of online ride-hailin..
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Reuters: China urges tech companies to step up management of critical data exports30/Jul
On Friday, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said that big tech companies shou..
Infrastructure
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ABC: China sticks to goal of having carbon emissions peak by 203003/Aug
In an online webinar on climate change, China's envoy Xie Zhenhua said that China will release updat..
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ABC: China orders mass testing in Wuhan as COVID outbreak spreads03/Aug
In Wuhan, where the coronavirus disease was first detected in late 2019, the Delta variant is causin..
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Bloomberg: China Investors’ Purchase of Istanbul Bridge Stake Said to Stall02/Aug
The sale of a stake in a major suspension bridge over the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul is under thre..
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A contractual failure to meet conditions has cancelled a Malaysian megaproject deal with China. Additionally, the project included a terminal for a rail link connecting Kuala Lumpur and Singapore: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/malaysia-china-railway-bandar-project-iskandar-waterfront-cancel-15224636
China is creating a new network of roughly 110 silos in Xinjiang. This is expected to add to their stockpile of 350 nuclear warheads: https://www.wsj.com/articles/china-appears-to-be-building-new-silos-for-nuclear-missiles-researchers-say-11627401364
The network allowed remote use of robotics to stop a dangerous leak at a Jinan factory. Consequently, this technology can give broadband wireless access to remote areas: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202107/1229703.shtml
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