China

US Says Tiananmen 'Slaughter' Not Forgotten

The White House said Thursday that China's "slaughter" of protesters in Tiananmen Square in 1989 has not been forgotten, urging Beijing to give its first accurate accounting of the bloodshed."The Chinese Communist Party's slaughter of unarmed Chinese civilians was a tragedy that will not be forgotten," President Donald Trump's press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said in a statement."The United States calls on China to honour the memory of those who lost th

7 June 2020
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US Suspends Chinese Carriers Amid Rising Tensions

Washington on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all flights by Chinese airlines into and out of the United States (US) after Beijing failed to allow American carriers to resume services to China.The move adds to a growing set of tension points between the world's two biggest economies in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis.The US action, which takes effect 16 June, but could be implemented sooner if President Donald Trump orders it, affects four Chinese civilian carriers, including

4 June 2020
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The Worst Yet To Come For Hong Kong

China’s decision to crack down on Hong Kong with a new security law has shocked the world. But to those who read the resolution issued last November by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), it comes as no surprise. In that document’s section pertaining to Hong Kong, the CPC signalled its intention to assert full control over the former British colony.

2 June 2020
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Are We Any Closer To A COVID-19 Vaccine?

The novel coronavirus crisis has introduced us a to a different world – one with a new normal. Temperature checks, social distancing, masks, work-from-home and distance learning are some of the new norms that all of us need to embrace and adapt to. Governments have imposed strict measures in order to break the chain of infections, this includes travel restrictions and citywide lockdowns.

1 June 2020
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Who Has The World’s Largest Economy?

The World Bank’s International Comparison Program (ICP) has just released its latest measures of price levels and gross domestic product (GDP) across 176 countries, and the results are striking. For the first time ever, the ICP finds that China’s total real (inflation-adjusted) income is slightly larger than that of the United States (US).

1 June 2020
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Sihanoukville has become a dangerous playground

Another news report has surfaced highlighting the dangerous town that Sihanoukville – once a sleepy, coastal tourist destination in Cambodia – has become.On Sunday, it was reported that a boy had picked up a pistol and six bullets when out playing with friends on a plot of land in Village 2, Sangkat 1, Sihanoukville off Otres Road. Authorities have also confirmed that the gun was real.

1 June 2020
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How China changed Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville used to be a sleepy coastal town in south Cambodia. Its beaches were known for their quiet, cosy – albeit a little seedy – atmosphere that attracted mostly families, individual travellers and backpackers. Aside from the goings-on of the tourists and those connected with the country’s sole deep-water port, nothing much had changed over the years.

1 June 2020
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Chinese Media Fires Back At US Over Hong Kong

Chinese state media took aim at the US government over the weekend as many American cities were gripped by raging protests and clashes, comparing the unrest with the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong.Beijing has long been infuriated by criticism from Western capitals, especially Washington, over its handling of the pro-democracy protests that shook Hong Kong last year.And as unrest erupted across the United States over racial inequality and police brutality after the death during arrest of

1 June 2020
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Trump Strips Hong Kong Of Privileges

President Donald Trump said Friday he would strip several of Hong Kong's special privileges with the United States (US) and bar some Chinese students from US universities in anger over Beijing's bid to exert control in the financial hub.In a day of concerted action, the US and Britain also raised alarm at the United Nations (UN) Security Council over a controversial new security law for Hong Kong, infuriating Beijing which said the issue had no place at the world body.In a White Hou

31 May 2020
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The Collapse Of The Global Luxury Goods Market

Global demand for personal luxury goods has been steadily increasing for decades, resulting in an industry worth US$308 billion in 2019.However, the insatiable desire for consumers to own nice things was suddenly interrupted by the coming of the COVID-19 pandemic, and experts are predicting a brutal contraction of up to one-third of the current luxury goods market size this year.Will the industry bounce back?

30 May 2020
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US And UK Put Pressure On China

The United States (US) and Britain on Friday defied China's anger by raising Hong Kong's autonomy at the United Nations (UN) Security Council as President Donald Trump prepared new measures against Beijing.Western criticism of China has escalated after it moved ahead this week on a security law that many Hong Kong residents fear would kill off the freedoms which Beijing promised before Britain handed over the territory in 1997.China is one of five powers to wield a veto at the Secur

30 May 2020
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We Are Hong Kong

In my final speech as Hong Kong’s governor on 30 June, 1997, a few hours before I left the city on Britain’s royal yacht, I remarked that, “Now, Hong Kong people are to run Hong Kong. That is the promise. And that is the unshakable destiny.”That promise was contained in the 1984 Joint Declaration, a treaty signed by China and the United Kingdom (UK) and lodged at the United Nations (UN).

29 May 2020
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