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China's solar module production is unmatched in quantity and costs — here's what that means for US solar:"Oversupply will undeniably hinder some of the current expansion plans" — thecooldown — 2 December 2023 (LINK)

WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness: reported clusters of pneumonia in children — Reuters ● — 23 November 2023 (LINK)

— Authorities attributed the increase to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens such as influenza, mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common bacterial infection that typically affects younger children, respiratory syncytial virus, and the virus that causes COVID-19.

Australia chides 'unsafe' conduct after navy divers injured by Chinese sonar near Japan last week — scmp — 18 November 2023 (LINK)

China investigates former top bank official for suspected corruption — ground.news: 7 media reports — 4 November 2023 (LINK)

China’s billionaires looking to move their cash, and themselves, out: crackdowns on financiers, roiling political climate and slowing economy under Xi Jinping has many seeking exit plans — The Guardian UK ● — 31 October 2023 (LINK)

Former Chinese premier and onetime Xi rival Li Keqiang dies at 68 — see_link — 27 October 2023 (LINK)

Taiwan reports 15 Chinese air force planes in its air defence zone — Reuters ● — 26 October 2023 (LINK)

Rumours swirl after China's defence minister, Li Shangfu, is sacked — The Economist #9679 — 26 October 2023 (LINK)

— General Li's troubles coincide with rumoured scandal surrounding Qin Gang, who lost his job as foreign minister in July. According to the announcement, both men have also been stripped of their additional titles as state councillors: a senior position in China's cabinet that is now held by only three people. General Li, who has not been seen in public since August 29th, has also been booted out of the state's Central Military Commission, a notional body that replicates another one with real power controlled by the party.

For two officials of such prominence to fall from grace in such rapid succession, so soon after their elevation (both had been ministers for less than a year), is remarkable enough. What makes their departure all the more striking is that both had been seen as protégés of China's leader, Xi Jinping.

Chinese stocks have erased 4.5 syears of gains as foreign investors flee at record pace — marketwatch — 23 October 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong pro-democracy protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years' jail on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice — ground.news main source: AP, media reports — 18 October 2023 (LINK)

China says US 'empire of lies', rejects State disinformation report — ground.news: 11 media reports — 30 September 2023 (LINK)

US State Department report accuses China of global media manipulation — ground.news: 19 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)

Evergrande: China property giant suspends shares as police target chairman — ground.news: 50 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)

US banning imports from three Chinese companies, citing forced labor concerns — ground.news: 11 media reports — 26 September 2023 (LINK)

South China Morning Post: EU only has itself to blame for China's lead in electric vehicles — (LINK)

China's central bank acts to stabilize yuan amidst a 16-year low — www.cryptopolitan.com — 11 September 2023 (LINK)

Parliamentary researcher in 20s arrested for 'spying for China', Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he chastised China's premier at G20 summit — ground.news: 49 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials' emails, company says — ground.news main source: CNN, 13 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong's top court orders government to recognize overseas same-sex marriage in landmark case: the court's justices ruled a new legal framework should be established 'so to dispel any sense that LGBTQ+ people belong to an inferior class of persons' — www.foxnews.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

China Evergrande net loss in first half of 2023 narrows to US$4.5 billion but shares plunged 86.7% as trading resumed after a 17-month suspension — ground.news: 14 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

China halves stock trade tax to boost market — ground.news: 13 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID-19 curbs: Study — ground.news: 21 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Rumours swirl after Xi Jinping fails to give key Brics speech — Guardian ● — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

— Xi was due to address high profile forum in South Africa, but instead his speech was read by his commerce minister

US hits China with visa sanctions over 'forced assimilation' of Tibetan children — ground.news: 26 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Chinese dissident and Xi Jinping critic Kwon Pyong flees 300km to South Korea by jetski — ground.news: 24 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Central America parliament expels Taiwan, makes China permanent observer — Reuters ● — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

US Commerce Department says five solar companies dodged tariffs against China in final finding — ground.news: 19 media reports — 18 August 2023 (LINK)

At historic Camp David summit US, Japan and South Korea condemn 'dangerous and aggressive actions' by China: also agreed to hold trilateral military training exercises annually and share real-time information on North Korean missile launches — ground.news 1 main source: Reuters ●, 27 media reports — 18 August 2023 (LINK)

China's government tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer Country Garden's debt struggle — ground.news 1 main source: apnews, 13 media reports — 17 August 2023 (LINK)

UN human rights office affirms concern over forced repatriation of North Koreans from China and elsewhere following criticism from rights groups — ground.news: main source: apnews, 11 media reports — 12 August 2023 (LINK)

China proposes to limit under 18's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day — ground.news: 92 media reports — 2 August 2023 (LINK)

Bear seen waving at visitors just after Chinese zoo denies it's a human in costume — ground.news: 12 media reports — 2 August 2023 (LINK)

China's economy is in trouble — and its youth unemployment crisis is at the heart of the problem — www.businessinsider.com — 23 July 2023 (LINK)

— Unemployment among workers aged 16-24 hit a record 21% last quarter. That's largely due to a shortage of high-skill, high-paying jobs, which will weigh on its economy.

China is reshaping UN development work — www.passblue.com — 19 July 2023 (LINK)

— Since taking over FAO in 2019, Qu Dongyu, recently re-elected, has been credited with making FAO more agile through management reform and innovative partnership mechanisms, including the Hand-in-Hand initiative. At the same time, Qu has attracted criticism for his initial position on the war against Ukraine, which echoed Russian rhetoric, and for evading UN accountability structures.

Taken altogether, Chinese engagement with the UN development pillar reflects a notion of multilateralism that differs from established (Western) concepts. China seems to see the UN more as a platform for facilitating bilateral exchanges, thriving on individual member state contributions. China’s approach receives low scores on conventional global governance indices. But it might well offer a mechanism for adjusting the UN to changing political realities.

Chinese property developer Evergrande posts $81 billion loss over the past two years — ground.news: 42 media reports — 17 July 2023 (LINK)

China's top diplomat urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmer — ground.news: 15 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

— China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the ASEAN meetings in Jakarta to discuss stabilizing bilateral ties and easing tensions along their shared border. They emphasized the need for mutual support and cooperation instead of suspicion. The border between India and China, which stretches over 3,800km, has been a source of conflict, including a brief war in 1962 and a deadly clash in 2020.

Pope recognizes China's appointment of Shanghai bishop three months after the fact or the "greater good" of the faithful in Shanghai and to heal the canonical irregularity created by China's unilateral transfer — ground.news: 44 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened — ground.news: 14 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Chinese hackers breach email of Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department officials, plus about 25 organizations: "No classified systems or data were compromised" — ground.news: 53 media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

Popular Chinese e-commerce site Shein accused of copying independent designers in new lawsuit — ground.news: 47 media reports — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

China hits Alibaba affiliate Ant Group with $985 million fine for violating various regulations — ground.news: 42 media reports — 7 July 2023 (LINK)

China is in default on a trillion dollars in debt to US bondholders. Will the US force repayment? cf the UK under Thatcher → — thehill.com — 4 July 2023 (LINK)

— The United States pays interest on approximately $850 billion in debt held by the People's Republic of China. China, however, is currently in default on its sovereign debt held by American bondholders. "Thatcher said that for China to have access to U.K. capital markets [on the return of Hong Kong to China in 1987], it had to honor the defaulted Chinese sovereign debt held by British subjects. Faced with that stark choice, China agreed. Unfortunately, the U.S. failed to take such a common-sense stance. To this day, China has had access to U.S. capital markets while openly rejecting its sovereign debt obligations to American bondholders."

China buzzes Taiwan Strait again, minister decries 'disinformation' about safety of the island — ground.news: 14 media reports — 4 July 2023 (LINK)

The 8 wanted overseas-based Hong Kong activists will be pursued for life, city leader says — ground.news: 42 media reports — 4 July 2023 (LINK)

Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates — ground.news: 24 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

China Youth Jobless Rate Hits Record 20.8% in Challenge for Policymakers — ground.news: 28 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

"Covid 'patient zero' NAMED as Wuhan scientist who conducted deadly tests on souped-up virus, bombshell report" — ground.news: 12 → media reports — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Three lab researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) are believed to be the first known cases of COVID-19, according to unnamed US officials involved in investigating the origins of the pandemic. One allegedly led a gain-of-function research team at the WIV on SARS-like coronaviruses in the lead-up to the pandemic.

Millionaires are fleeing China at a faster pace as the post-COVID economic rebound fizzles — markets.businessinsider.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom — ground.news: 18 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)

US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action — ground.news: 17 media reports — 30 May 2023 (LINK)

Seven plead guilty at start of Hong Kong legislature storming trial — ground.news: 7 media reports — 29 May 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial — ground.news: media reports — 29 May 2023 (LINK)

Major Hong Kong democratic party disbands amid China security clampdown — ground.news: 36 media reports — 27 May 2023 (LINK)

67,000 accounts shut, 1.4 million social media posts deleted in China's latest crackdown on free speech — ground.news: 17 media reports — 26 May 2023 (LINK)

China says it will resume group tours for Taiwan residents to mainland — reuters — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Authorities say 11 people killed in border road accident, highlighting China-Vietnam human smuggling — ground.news: 20 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup — ground.news: 20 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

China fines comedy troupe $2m for joke about the military — ground.news: 24 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong restricts foreign lawyers from national security cases — ground.news: 20 media reports — 10 May 2023 (LINK)

China makes first ChatGPT arrest after man allegedly generates fake news of train crash — ground.news: 21 media reports — 8 May 2023 (LINK)

Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said — ground.news: 63 media reports — 30 April 2023 (LINK)

Trudeau points to 'slave labor' in China lithium production — ground.news: 11 media reports — 28 April 2023 (LINK)

China approves wide–ranging expansion of counter–espionage law — ground.news: 21 reports — 27 April 2023 (LINK)

Ex-Harvard professor sentenced to 6 months house arrest for lying about China ties — ground.news: 34 reports — 26 April 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 3 months over information breach — ground.news: 53 sources — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

Australian charged over reports to suspected Chinese spies — ground.news: 25 sources — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in NYC — nytimes ● — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

China's economy grew 4.5% in the first quarter, the fastest pace in a year — cnbc — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

China sanctions senior US lawmaker for visiting Taiwan — ground.news: 94 sources — 13 April 2023 (LINK)

China's Xi gains unprecedented third term as president: all present voted in favour — ground.news: 332 sources — 10 March 2023 (LINK)

China accuses Canada of smear over secret police stations — ground.news: 53 sources — 10 March 2023 (LINK)

China says 200 million treated, pandemic 'decisively' beaten — ground.news: 19 sources — 16 February 2023 (LINK)

UNESCO Accused of Complicity in China's Treatment of Uyghur Heritage — source — 16 February 2023 (LINK)

China faces grilling in review of key rights by UN committee — AP — 15 February 2023 (LINK)

Trial begins for 47 pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong, protests take place outside court — ground.news: 26 sources — 6 February 2023 (LINK)

China: UN experts alarmed by separation of 1 million Tibetan children from families and forced assimilation at residential schools — source — 6 February 2023 (LINK)