trump news update The bizarre-even-by-Trump-standards past 72 hours, explainedVox - Aaron RuparPresident Donald Trump repeatedly threatened to release ISIS fighters in Europe as a form of punishment for countries like Germany and France; said he’s strongly considering trying to change the Constitution
Shenzhen Beijing’s non-Tiananmen response: build up Shenzhen, forget Hong KongSouth China Morning Post - Alex Lo Hong Kong was China’s prodigal son. Now, it’s fast becoming the family’s black sheep. It was supposed to take Shenzhen under its wing. But the …
Nobel Prize Why we lie about being retiredBBC News - Ian RoseSearch the word "retirement" on the internet and your screen is filled with images of silver-haired folk dancing in their kitchens, surfing, getting into ridiculous yoga postures and cuddling grandchildren.
China Why Email And Cash Are Dead In ChinaForbes - Rebecca FanninOver the last decade, China’s tech sector has progressed from copying ideas from Silicon Valley to creating their own apps and sites tuned to the Chinese culture ─ fast, efficient, convenient, social,
Fentanyl How Fentanyl Ingredients From China End Up in the U.S.The Atlantic - Ben WesthoffYuancheng used an army of young, perky salespeople to peddle illegal chemicals to Americans. Ye Chuan Fa works in a cubicle. His small station is indistinguishable from those of the hundreds of employees
Shenzhen Beijing unveils detailed reform plan to make Shenzhen model city for China and the worldSouth China Morning Post - Phoebe Zhang Shenzhen – China’s hi-tech capital just over the border from Hong Kong that was the original site for the country’s reform and opening-up experiment …
U.S. Presidential Election ‘People don’t want to be stupid twice’: Foreign diplomats brace for Trump 2020 winPOLITICO - By NAHAL TOOSIThe expectation that Trump will win could affect how allies and adversaries approach negotiations with the U.S. Foreign diplomats are still feeling burned after assuming Donald Trump would lose in 2016
trump news update Trump’s baffling, self-defeating attack on the New York TimesVox - Aaron RuparPresident Donald Trump’s latest attack on the New York Times wasn’t just a standard illustration of his shamelessness — it was also self-defeating. On Thursday, Trump lashed out at the publication for
Nanfu Wang 'One Child Nation' Documentary Explores The Dark Side Of Chinese PolicyNPR - Ailsa ChangFilmmaker Nanfu Wang grew up in rural China under the country's one-child policy, which was announced in 1979 and not officially rescinded until 2015. Born in 1985, Wang never knew a life without it —
Fred Trump Trump is driving us toward a big recession: It will be ghastly — but is it deliberate?Salon - Bob CescaThese are tough times for independent journalism. If you value Salon's original reporting and commentary, please take a moment to support our writers directly. Right here, right now, you can make a direct
Politics The Trump administration tries to erase the 'huddled masses'CNN - Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN(CNN) — Ken Cuccinelli tried to rewrite the gracious poem on base of the Statue of Liberty Tuesday, telling NPR that a new regulation under President Donald Trump would make immigrants more self-sufficient.
Chinese University of Hong Kong China's Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threatAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down. Beijing fired what economists called a "warning shot" at Washington
Internet The Trump administration drafted an executive order to censor the internetTNW - Bryan ClarkCNN has obtained a draft of an executive order that could potentially censor huge portions of the internet. In an attempt to stop a perceived “bias” against conservatives, Trump’s plan attempts to strip
Australian News The Australian baby formula frenzy: Is China really bleeding the nation dry?yahoo.com - Tom Flanagan It’s become the endless cycle that is regularly infuriating Australian families. Lines of shoppers stripping supermarket shelves bare of baby formula …
Melania Trump Trump’s El Paso Photo Is ObsceneThe Atlantic - Graeme WoodThe president’s callousness has reached a new low: smiling, flashing a thumbs-up next to an orphaned infant. A really exceptional work of obscenity, like a really exceptional work of beauty, exceeds the
Opinion China Tries to Teach Trump EconomicsThe New York Times - By PAUL KRUGMANIf you want to understand the developing trade war with China, the first thing you need to realize is that nothing Donald Trump is doing makes sense. His views on trade are incoherent. His demands are
Play buttonInventions Scientists are using the cold of outer space to rethink air conditioningQuartz - Chase PurdyThe trick to creating cool air without any electricity has been hiding in plain sight. A California-based company called SkyCool Systems is in the early stages of manufacturing a cooling system that’s
Gary Cohn Trump Has Quit FoldingThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamFreed of advisers who disagreed with him, the president has followed through on some long-deferred campaign promises—but the results are not what he hoped for. Fifteen months ago, which was 16 months the
China Chinese people are pushing back on Beijing's digital surveillanceQuartz - Jane LiIn the face of mounting pressure on personal freedom, Chinese internet users appear to be trying more actively to push back against tightening digital surveillance from Beijing. On both Chinese and foreign
World Economic Forum China’s pollution is so bad it’s blocking sunlight from solar panelsweforum.org - Johnny Wood As the world’s largest consumer of solar power, China’s energy industry is attempting to move on from its coal-burning past towards a more …
Nanjing Hundreds of families cram into Chinese outdoor swimming pooldailymail.co.uk - William Cole Hundreds of Chinese sunseekers have crammed into a huge outdoor swimming pool to beat the summer heat. Swimmers at a lido in Nanjing, eastern China …
Play buttonTariffs Trump's Trade Lie Was Such a Whopper That Neil Cavuto 'Didn't Know Where to Begin' Debunking ItEsquire - By Gabrielle BruneyThis week, Trump announced a new round of tariffs on Chinese imports, further escalating America’s trade war with the nation. But while these newly-promised taxes will result in higher costs for US shoppers,
News (Hong Kong) Hong Kong start-up Wildfaces uses AI to spot potential suicide attempts and fights in prisonsscmp.com Over 40 cameras with the AI system were installed in February in Pik Uk Prison, in Hong Kong’s Sai Kung district, as the government pushes smart city …
Fishing Caught on camera: Hundreds of electroshocked fish make simultaneous leapctvnews.ca - Ben Cousins A wildlife department in Kentucky has taken a unique approach to catching and counting an invasive fish in their waters. The Kentucky Department of …
Chinese Communist Party China Jails 22-Year-Old for Drawing ‘Insulting’ Cartoonstheepochtimes.com - Eva Fu In China, lacking a nationalist spirit has become the latest crime, as the story of a 22-year-old college graduate attests. Zhang Dongning has taken …
Energy Storage Why Energy Storage Is Proving Even More Disruptive Than Cheap RenewablesForbes - Jeff McMahonThe falling price of renewable energy has been dominating the headlines, but more dramatic change is happening behind the scenes, where battery storage is disrupting the way utilities provide power. The
People's Bank of China China’s Generation Z Is Hooked on CreditBloomberg Sign up for Next China, a weekly dispatch on where the country stands now and where it's going next. At one point in June last year, Zeng Jinpeng was …
Play buttonChina Livestreamer caught using face filter to make herself look youngerEngadget - Amrita KhalidA glitch revealed the real face of a popular Chinese vlogger. It appears we're now in the era of face filter malfunctions. The popular Chinese vlogger known as "Your Highness Qiao Biluo" was revealed be
Xinjiang China: Most people in Xinjiang camps reintegrated to societyAssociated Press - By YANAN WANG, Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — Officials from China's northwestern Xinjiang region said Tuesday that most of the people detained in the area's contentious re-education centers have been moved out of the facilities and
Xinjiang China says most people in Xinjiang camps have 'returned to society'Reuters - Michael MartinaBEIJING (Reuters) - Most people sent to mass detention centers in China’s Xinjiang region have “returned to society”, a senior official from the area said on Tuesday, but he declined to give an estimate
