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Australia-U.S. military exercise begins with eye on China
JAKARTA — Australian and U.S. forces began their joint exercise Talisman Sabre in Australia and surr...
July 14, 2021
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China-N. Korea overland commerce to resume
SHENYANG, China — Overland commerce between China and North Korea, currently at a near halt, is expe...
July 10, 2021
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CCP at 100: China’s diplomacy hamstrung by relentless patriotism
This is the fifth and final installment of a series looking at the costs of the Chinese Communist Pa...
July 10, 2021
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CCP at 100: Abrasive superpower / Regime’s flip-flopping policy discourages private enterprises
This is the fourth installment of a series looking at the costs of the Chinese Communist Party’s str...
July 9, 2021
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CCP at 100: Beijing reins in Hong Kong with imposing national security office
This is the third installment of a series looking at the costs of the Chinese Communist Party’s stru...
July 3, 2021
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CCP’s switch from flexibility to rigidity could be perilous
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech during the extravagant ceremony held Thursday to mar...
July 2, 2021
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China vows to accelerate military modernization on CCP centenary
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed to accelerate the modernization of the Chinese military...
July 2, 2021
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China dominates solar power generation
Solar power is seen as a leading alternative energy source on the road toward a decarbonized society...
June 28, 2021
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Hong Kong online media may be next target of suppression
HONG KONG — As Hong Kong’s pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, known for its vocal criticism of the...
June 25, 2021
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More young Chinese taking social pressures ‘lying down’
SHANGHAI — More and more young Chinese are expressing a desire to sit out the rat race. Or more symb...
June 19, 2021
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S. Korean court orders disclosure of Japanese govt assets in comfort women lawsuit
SEOUL — The Seoul Central District Court has ordered the Japanese government to disclose an inventor...
June 16, 2021
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South Korean president likely to visit Japan during Olympics
Japan and South Korea are making arrangements for South Korean President Moon Jae-in to visit Japan ...
June 15, 2021
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Chinese TV shows, films touting Communist Party criticized for overuse of handsome stars
BEIJING — A number of TV shows and films celebrating the ruling Communist Party are being produced i...
June 1, 2021
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Taiwan works to build open systems
With the internet facilitating the spread of massive volumes of information, attempts are underway t...
May 21, 2021
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In North Korea, smartphones are matter of life and death
SEOUL — As an exception to the global trend of an ever-expanding cyberspace, North Korea has been r...
May 17, 2021
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