The British police announced on Tuesday that a former member of the British Royal Marines, accused of helping authorities in Hong Kong gather information, was found dead. The police stated that investigations into the “unexplained death” are ongoing.The 37-year-old was one of three men arrested earlier this month on espionage charges. They are alleged to […]
Several days after the inauguration of President Lai Ching-te, protests persist in front of Taiwan’s parliamentary building. The trigger was the opposition’s plan for a reform that would give the parliament greater control over the government. With such a reform, the nationalist Kuomintang Party (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) could form a majority […]
Chinese blogger and former lawyer Zhang Zhan has been released from prison after serving four years. Zhang was arrested in the spring of 2020 for her critical coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan. “The police released me from prison at 5 a.m. on May 13 and took me to my older brother’s house in […]
Lu Kang, until recently Chinese ambassador to Indonesia, is the new Vice Minister of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (IDCPC). It is responsible for the Party’s foreign relations. Lu was born in Nanjing in 1968. He studied English at the Chinese University of Foreign Affairs and holds […]
To commemorate “World Book Day”, the Chinese milk tea brand Lelecha 乐乐茶 printed an icon on the cups of their “Smoky Oolong”: Lu Xun, one of China’s most significant writers. However, the marketing campaign backfired. Online users debated that the use of the word “smoky” was disrespectful since Lu Xun had died from the consequences […]
Xu Feihong has been appointed China’s new ambassador to India. The 60-year-old was previously ambassador to Afghanistan and Romania. The appointment was delayed by 18 months after relations between the two countries deteriorated due to the military conflict in eastern Ladakh.Ai Xiaoming becomes the new President of Changan Ford. Ai has more than 20 years […]
China’s population is getting older and older. This presents a challenge for economic growth and social systems. The state now wants to make a virtue out of necessity and is increasingly focusing on the so-called silver economy (银色经济). It offers goods and services specifically for older people and, ideally, involves the best agers as stakeholders […]
Taiwan has added the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institutes to the list of Chinese political, state and military institutions where Taiwanese citizens are prohibited from working. This was reported by Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) on Friday, citing Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council (MAC). According to the report, the measure is part of a more comprehensive amendment […]
The Taiwanese Ministry of Defense announced on Thursday that China had held a “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island for the second time in a week. From 4 p.m. local time on Thursday, 15 Chinese military aircraft were spotted circling near the national territory together with Chinese warships. Ten of the aircraft crossed the […]
Pro-China ex-diplomat Jeremiah Manele has become the new Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands. At Thursday’s count, he received 31 votes, against 18 for opposition leader Matthew Wales. The parliament of the small Pacific state has only 50 seats. The Solomon Islands are strategically important in the Pacific. The USA and China both vie for […]