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The Daily Beast
U.S. Politics
It's Time to Stop Talking to Beijing and Start Disengaging from China’s Economy
The Daily Beast - Gordon G. Chang
There was virtually no progress on “structural” issues in the just-concluded U.S.-China trade talks in Beijing, and unfortunately there won’t be any …
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Real Estate
Signs that China's real-estate bubble will burst and take the economy with it
boingboing.net - Cory Doctorow
China's real-estate bubble is the largest in human history, and despite years of warning signs, it has grown and grown, spilling over into the rest …
CJBadded this to #China general news
New Zealand
New Zealand bans Huawei, China has message for New Zealand
scmp.com
From offering mobile payment services such as WePay and Alipay to hiring front-desk staff proficient in Mandarin, the New Zealand Chinese Travel and …
BGRadded this to Entertainment
Avengers: Infinity War
The world’s biggest movie isn’t ‘Infinity War’ – or anything else you’ve heard of
bgr.com - Andy Meek
If any of you were scratching your head as to why DC’s Aquaman actually started showing to moviegoers in China before hitting US cinemas, maybe this …
BuzzFeed
La La Land
Just 18 Brilliant Tweets By Women This Week
BuzzFeed - Shyla Watson
"Break up with your girlfriend she’s cheating on you every Thursday in the projection room above the auditorium with Shane Oman."
Donald Trump
Evangelicals who don’t support Donald Trump are ‘morons’
patheos.com - The Freethinker
TRUMP, as the whole world knows, has a penchant for surrounding himself with Christian crackpots, and among his favourites is Robert Jeffress, above, …
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Angela Merkel
China rebuffs Germany's call for U.S. missile deal with Russia
Reuters - by Robin Emmott
MUNICH (Reuters) - China rejected on Saturday German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s appeal to join a Cold War-era arms control treaty that the United States accuses Russia of breaching, saying it would place
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
Black Sea
Russia warns NATO over aggravating tensions in Back Sea
presstv.com
Russia has warned the US-led NATO alliance over a recent decision to beef up military presence in the Black Sea, saying such a move would further …
U.S. Politics
China tells world to ignore Mike Pence ‘lectures’
washingtonexaminer.com - Joel Gehrke
MUNICH — European leaders should disregard "lectures" from Vice President Mike Pence and other U.S. officials about Chinese encroachment into Europe, …
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Huawei
Inside Huawei's secretive Chinese research base
The Telegraph - By Robin Pagnamenta
As the strains of Vivaldi blast from the train loudspeaker, a pair of red carriages pull out of the station and past a stunning panorama of European architecture. Gothic spires and a towering castle with
Black History
W.E.B. Du Bois: An overlooked intellectual and civil rights warrior
ajc.com - Bo Emerson
William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was a cultured writer, political philosopher and activist with enormous intellectual achievements who, over his long …
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Shenzhen
Shenzhen’s Shekou Offers a Western Feel in an Ever-Growing City
Mansion Global - By Mercedes Hutton
Located just across the border from Hong Kong, Shenzhen is a symbol of China’s unprecedented advances. The southeastern Chinese city was declared the …
Military
Pence: ‘We will not stand idly by’ as Turkey purchases S-400
militarytimes.com - By: Tara Copp 11 minutes ago
MUNICH - Vice President Mike Pence repeated warnings to Turkey not to proceed with the purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defense system, a day after …
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Confucius
US Professors Want Schools to Cut Ties with Confucius Institutes
NBC News
Asian America June 24, 2014, 1:21 PM GMT University professors in the United States have joined their Canadian counterparts in urging universities to cut ties with Confucius Institutes unless the agreements
CJBadded this to #China general news
Chinese New Year
Anti-Muslim claims about Liverpool's Chinese New Year pig are RUBBISHED
liverpoolecho.co.uk - Liam Thorp, Nick Tyrrell
'The far right have been telling pork pies again' Islamophobic claims about Liverpool's Chinese New Year celebrations have been dismissed by the city …
The Quintadded this to The Quint
Kim Jong-un
N Korean official visits Hanoi ahead of Trump-Kim summit
thequint.com - IANS
Hanoi, Feb 16 (IANS) A high-ranking North Korean negotiator travelled to Hanoi on Saturday, less than two weeks before the summit between North …
Clark Sparksadded this to SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
News (China)
China's BYD to build world's first cross-sea sky rail in Brazil
cri.cn
Chinese auto manufacturer BYD is set to build the world's first cross-sea sky rail in the city of Salvador in Brazil. The 20-kilometer-long sky rail …
Business Insider
U.S. Politics
Trump seems worried about falling short on a US-China trade deal. He has good reason to be, according to experts.
Business Insider - Gina Heeb
• The Trump administration said levying tariffs would pressure China to address intellectual-property transfer and other policies.• Experts have long seen the second-largest economy as unlikely to budge
Marco Poloadded this to NEUROLOGICAL PUDDLE
InSight Lander
Descending at an angle could be key to landing heavier craft on Mars
Digital Trends - Georgina Torbet
One of the (many) challenges of landing a spacecraft on Mars is getting it to settle on the surface safely, without impacting too hard or damaging …
CJBadded this to #China general news
News (China)
Snow scenery across China
globaltimes.cn - By Agencies
Aerial photo taken on Feb. 15, 2019 shows a snow scenery at Zhangjiayu Village in Jizhou District of Tianjin, north China. (Xinhua/Wang …
Hatem Zaghlouladded this to Middle East And The World
Everest Base Camp
China is closing its Everest base camp to tourists after more than 300 tonnes of trash was removed from the mountain last
INSIDER - Sinéad Baker
China has closed its side of Mount Everest's base camp, a site visited by tens of thousands of people each year, to tourists as trash piles up on the …
The Motley Fooladded this to Technology
Tencent Holdings
Is Baozun a Buy?
The Motley Fool - Keith Noonan
Is the Chinese e-commerce company worth adding to your portfolio when it's trading at nearly 50% off its lifetime high? Baozun (NASDAQ:BZUN) is a …
ABILITY Magazineadded this to ABILITY Magazine
China’s Silent Choir
abilitymagazine.com - ABILITY Magazine
November 2013 witnessed Li Bo and Zhang Yong from Baise City, Guangxi, building from scratch a choir of 9 to 16-year-old children from Lingyun County …
WIRED
How the CIA Trains Spies to Hide in Plain Sight
WIRED - Wired
Despite how easy it looks in James Bond movies and heist flicks, good disguises are hard to pull off. A good wig and some makeup don't make you a new …
France 24
Mao Zedong
Former Mao Zedong secretary and party critic dies at 101
France 24 - France 24 EN
Read more Beijing (AFP) Mao Zedong's former secretary Li Rui, a bold critic of China's ruling Communist Party who spent a lifetime near the centre of elite politics, died Saturday at the age of 101, his
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Entertainment (Australia)
China's terrifying and dazzling molten metal festival at risk of dying out, performers say
abc.net.au - Bill Birtles
Wang De does not mind a bit of danger. Every year during China's Lunar New Year festival, he risks severe burns to give his neighbours — and an …
UN Security Council
Pulwama terror attack: In condolence message to India, China skips Pakistan, JeM chief Azhar
indianexpress.com
A day after it expressed shock over the Pulwama terror attack, China on Saturday sent a condolence message to India and denounced “all forms of …
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Opinion (UK)
The Observer view on Gavin Williamson’s Pacific blunder
The Guardian - Observer editorial
Williamson’s clumsiness reflects what seems to be an established predilection on his part for hawkish remarks Gavin Williamson is a loose cannon. That would not matter so much if, as was the case until
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Food
Netflix’s ‘Flavorful Origins’ Is a Celebration of Food From China’s Chaoshan Region
Eater - Greg Morabito
Welcome back to Friday afternoon, AKA The Flavor Zone™. Please close some tabs, crack open a work-appropriate beverage, and accept the fact that any unfinished business is just going to have to wait till
The Economic Timesadded this to Politics & Nation
View: Should India follow China’s cluster model?
indiatimes.com
By OP Agarwal No longer will our children grow up hearing about Tokyo, New York and London being the biggest cities in the world. They will now hear …