Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of state-owned newspaper Global Times, is back on Chinese social media after more than three months of silence. Hu reappeared on microblogging platform Weibo with a post on Thursday evening that expressed personal delight at a new bridge over the Chaobai River connecting the outskirts of Beijing with neighbouring Hebei province. … Read more
Hu added that removing the phrase showed that China hoped to “achieve true equality between the private and the state-owned economy”. “Chinese society’s understanding, attitude and narrative of various ownership relations will have a big step forward,” Hu wrote in the article. This interpretation immediately triggered fierce criticism from China’s conservative bloggers, who accused Hu … Read more
APSCO is an inter-governmental organisation based in Beijing that promotes multilateral cooperation in space technology and applications in the Asia-Pacific region. There are eight member states – China, Bangladesh, Iran, Mongolia, Pakistan, Peru, Thailand and Turkey – according to its website. In the June 16 incident, the driver refuses to move the car she was … Read more
The post went viral after it was carried by the firm’s official social media account, confirming the company’s official stance and drawing praise from nationalist voices on social media platforms. 02:00 Japan sells itself to Global South nations as a China counterweight in Africa, South Asia Japan sells itself to Global South nations as a … Read more
“It has been tentatively agreed to let normal research be resumed in our lab, and team members are now free to enter for the time being,” Zhang posted on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo early on Wednesday morning. Zhang Yongzhen sleeps outside the closed lab as security guards keep watch. Photo: Weibo However, he added that … Read more
The city warned of fines, administrative penalties and even criminal prosecution for those found violating the rules. People visit the tombs of relatives during the annual Ching Ming Festival at Beijing’s Babaoshan Cemetery in April 2023. Photo: AFP During Ching Ming Festival, Chinese families visit the tombs of their ancestors, clean their gravesites and make … Read more
