Derrick Ash17 hours agoHong Kong lawmaker photographed with Chinese President Xi tests positive for Covid-19verified_publisherCNN - By Wayne Chang and Ivana Kottasová(CNN) — A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week announced Sunday he had tested positive for Covid-19. Steve Ho Chun-Yin said he tested negative on Thursday when he attended the photo session during the celebrations marking the 25th …
Derrick Ash1 day agoFive Chinese Tech Companies giving Military Aid to Russia Sanctioned By USsofrep.com - SOFREPThe United States Commerce Department has blacklisted five Chinese companies for continuing to supply Russian military defense firms after the start …
Derrick Ash1 day agoNATO’s new China focus: Smart move — or too provocative?Grid - Joshua Keating, Lili PikeThe North Atlantic alliance now has the Pacific on its radar. China’s not happy about that. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appears to have given NATO a …
Derrick Ash2 days agoXi’s vision for patriotic and prosperous Hong Kong a hard sell for foreign firmsverified_publisherThe Guardian - Vincent Ni and Sum Lok-keiPresident Xi Jinping, in his first trip outside mainland China since the Covid pandemic began, declared a new era for Hong Kong, which, in his words had “risen from the ashes”. New priorities have been set for a city that until two years ago was engulfed in street protests: political loyalty, …
Derrick Ash2 days agoChina’s J-20 Stealth Fighter: Part F-22, Part F-35 and Part Russian MiG 1.44?19fortyfive.com - Sandboxx NewsChina’s J-20 stealth fighter has been in the press for a little over a decade. Perhaps the most interesting thing about it is how it may been …
Derrick Ash2 days agoXi Jinping’s speech at 25th anniversary of handover ceremony is ‘most definitive assessment’ of ‘one country, two systems’ and a ‘calming pill’ for doubters: Beijing officialverified_publisherSouth China Morning Post - Chris Lau,Lilian Cheng,Nadia LamChinese President Xi Jinping gave “the most definitive assessment” on the future of Hong Kong when he vowed to maintain Beijing’s “one country, two …