His time in the spotlight was brief, but it was enough to alter the course of his life. In late 2021, he left manual labour and soon took up a new role as editor of an academic journal at a vocational college in Shijiazhuang, capital of the northern province of Hebei. His translation of American … Read more
The site, which was an open plain dotted by rivers and wetlands and home to a small rural community a decade ago, is now fully connected physically and digitally to the rest of China. According to official records, about 200 state-owned enterprises have set up subsidiaries in the city, and a number of universities in … Read more
Founded in 1999 by Chiang Pin-kung, then chairman of the island’s Council for Economic Planning and Development, the club got its name from the monthly lunch meeting he hosted with top business leaders. It is the first large business group from Taiwan to visit mainland China after William Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party … Read more
In another video, reporters were seen surrounded by a group of uniformed police officers telling them to leave the scene. A reporter with China Media Group, of which CCTV is a division, was heard saying “we three reporters are shoved by a dozen people”. The incident sparked controversy and became a trending topic on social … Read more
A former police chief in northern China has been jailed for sheltering gang members in a case linked to a brutal attack on a group of women at a late-night barbecue restaurant in Tangshan two years ago. Ma Aijun, former head of the Lubei district branch of the Tangshan Public Security Bureau in Hebei province, … Read more
