AvatarCNNAvatarAvatarMar 19A dissident in Europe is enraging Beijing. Now Chinese police are coming for his social media followersCNNHong Kong CNN — For more than a decade, Lee has been able to circumvent China’s internet controls to go on Twitter, now known as X, without getting into trouble with the authorities. The Chinese lawyer stayed away from politically sensitive topics and rarely engaged with other users, treating the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoMar 20Article 23: Beijing decries ‘hypocrisy’ after EU and UK raise concerns over newly-passed domestic security lawhongkongfp.com - Kelly HoBeijing has called on the European Union (EU) and the UK to abandon “double standards,” after they raised concerns about the potential erosion of …
AvatarThe HillAvatarAvatarMar 14Xi’s paranoid press shutdown is about controlling the narrativeThe Hill - by Simone GaoOne of the most noteworthy developments at the recently convened Chinese National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative …
AvatarBBC Newsflipped into WorldFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTwo Sessions: China says it's open for business - do we buy it?bbc.co.uk - By Tessa WongAs China's annual parliamentary sitting came to a close after a hectic week of meetings, a glaring void loomed on Monday's final agenda. The National People's Congress is usually capped off by the premier's press conference. But this year, and for the rest of the term, the tradition was mysteriously …
AvatarWhat We Knowflipped into Inside ChinaAvatarAvatarWhy China’s confidence crisis goes unfixedverified_publisherThe EconomistA curious absence could be felt in Beijing this week. When the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) began on March 5th, China’s …
AvatarJamesflipped into All China From All Angles FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSpeculations gone wild as China canceled the premier’s annual press conferenceglobalvoices.org - Written byOiwan LamThe NPC spokesman Lou Qinjian told the press that there would not be a premier press conference after the annual parliamentary meetings this year and …
AvatarPhilip Gflipped into GEOPOLITIKFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina-Taiwan Weekly Update, March 7, 2024understandingwar.org - ISW PressRecent PRC diplomatic outreach in Europe may aim to advance the PRC’s September 2023 Proposal on the Reform and Development of Global Governance, …
AvatarFlipboard Canadaflipped into World NewsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy Canceling China’s Annual Premier Press Conference Mattersthediplomat.com - By Chauncey JungThe content of the annual press conferences largely stuck to pre-determined questions and scripted replies. But at times, it provided rare moments of …
AvatarSamflipped into China FocusFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChina: What Li did and didn't say at the NPC - Asia Timesasiatimes.com - William PesekInvestors already seem unimpressed by China’s pledge to grow around 5% this year. It’s not because of what Premier Li Qiang said about Asia’s biggest …
AvatarLe Monde in Englishflipped into InternationalAvatarAvatarChina is putting Communist Party interests firstLe Monde in EnglishMore than ever, Xi Jinping is driven by a single motive: the interests of the Chinese Communist Party, while the country's leaders regularly affirm …
AvatarThe New York TimesAvatarAvatarMar 6A Window Into Chinese Government Has Now Slammed Shutverified_publisherThe New York Times - Li YuanOnce a year, the premier held a news conference, explaining the economy and giving Chinese a taste of political participation. That has come to an end. For more than 30 years, the Chinese premier’s annual news conference was the only time that a top leader took questions from journalists about the …
AvatarDKflipped into China newsFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo‘No one is number 2’: Xi Jinping looms larger than ever over ChinaFinancial Times - Edward WhiteJump to comments sectionPrint this page Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese politics & policy myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In most countries, the cancellation of a press conference would barely warrant a murmur. But the sudden announcement this week that …