Tag Archives: China

• TikTok sues Trump administration over US ban, calls it an election ploy 24 August 2020 | Echo Wang and Jonathan Stempel This post has no comments yet

  TikTok and one of its employees on Monday separately sued US President Donald Trump’s administration over his executive order banning transactions in the United States with the popular short-form video-sharing app. ...

• Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong reveals fear of arrest 23 August 2020 | Anthony Wallace This post has one comment

  Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told Sunday how he constantly feared arrest following the imposition of a new security law in Hong Kong, in a virtual appearance at British book festival. ...

• “General Secretary” Xi Jinping vs Premier Li Keqiang | Tenzin Tsedup This post has no comments yet

  Xi Jinping's hawkish diplomacy has resulted in global isolation and emerging widespread opposition in his own party, leading to political struggle between President Xi and Premier Li Keqiang. ...

• US may soon refer to Chinese president as “General Secretary” Xi Jinping 22 August 2020 | Sophia Yan This post has 3 comments

  US lawmakers have introduced a bill that seeks to change how the government refers to Xi Jinping, the leader of China, and would prohibit calling him “president”, instead refering to him by his official titles. ...

• China floods force hundreds of thousands from homes 20 August 2020 | Stringer This post has no comments yet

  Floods in mountainous southwest China have washed away roads and forced tens of thousands from their homes, with authorities warning Wednesday the giant Three Gorges Dam was facing the largest flood peak in its history. ...

• Xi Jinping facing widespread opposition in his own party, insider claims 18 August 2020 | Lily Kuo This post has 5 comments

  A former professor at China’s elite Central Party School has issued an unprecedented rebuke of the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, accusing him of “killing a country” and claiming that many more want out of the ruling Chinese Communist party. ...

• China’s foreign minister makes rare visit to Tibet 16 August 2020 | KJM Varma This post has 2 comments

  China''s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has made a rare visit to Tibet and the border areas last week and emphasised that the security and stability of the region is important to the overall development of the country, the official media reports. ...

• Chinese spying on Dalai Lama arrested in Delhi | Neeta Sharma This post has 2 comments

  A Chinese national arrested for alleged money-laundering, was also bribing some Tibetan monks in Delhi, possibly to gather information on Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama and his associates, the Income Tax department has found. ...

• India urges China to hurry disengagement of troops in Ladakh 14 August 2020 | Ashok Sharma This post has one comment

  India urged China on Friday to expedite the complete disengagement of troops from border areas in eastern Ladakh, where thousands of soldiers from the two countries have remained in a tense standoff since May. ...

• US plans registration requirement for China’s Confucius Institutes 12 August 2020 This post has no comments yet

  The US State Department may announce as soon as Thursday a requirement for Chinese government-funded cultural centers at US universities to register as foreign missions, a development that would be signal further deterioration in ties. ...