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China’s economic growth sank to a new multi-decade low of 6.1 per cent in 2019 as consumer demand weakened and Beijing fought a trade war with Washington. CBC | World News
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Tech trends for 2020: minimalism, satellite-driven data and China’s rise as a superpower
Every January, along with the new year come scads of predictions about what lies ahead. Sure, there will be flashy wearables and new smartphone models. But here are the real innovations and trends according to tech columnist Ramona Pringle. CBC | World News
Read More »China’s mystery ‘coronavirus’ isn’t currently spreading, WHO says
An outbreak of respiratory illness that has killed one person in China and infected 40 others appears to be linked to a single seafood market in the central city of Wuhan and has not so far spread beyond there, the World Health Organization said on Sunday. CBC | World News
Read More »Security fears, political tensions souring China’s relations with Central Europe
A half-decade ago, China planted an economic flag in Central Europe with its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road plan to build a vast infrastructure network. Five years on, though, some of those countries are finding the relationship increasingly uncomfortable. CBC | World News
Read More »The man, the myth: How Xi Jinping’s rise from village life explains China’s ambitions
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s path from a small village to the centre of power echoes China’s struggle to overcome poverty and humiliation to become a global force. CBC | World News
Read More »China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Where it goes and what it’s supposed to accomplish
Back in 2013, when the U.S. and many other countries were still recovering from the Great Recession, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced perhaps the most transparently ambitious foreign policy of the new century: The Belt and Road Initiative. Here’s what you need to know about it. CBC | World News
Read More »‘They can find out anything’: Leaked documents show China’s surveillance of Uighurs worldwide
A trove of secret documents has revealed China’s efforts to track members of its Uighur population living around the world, as well as the government’s attempts to arrest members of the Muslim minority with foreign citizenship upon return to China, including Canadians. CBC | World News
Read More »South China Sea: Russia interested in Philippine ‘power’ in blow to China’s dominance
RUSSIA and the Philippines look set to conclude a monumental infrastructure project according to reports. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »China’s military issues warning to protesters as laser light hits Hong Kong barracks
China’s Hong Kong military garrison warned protesters on Sunday they could be arrested for targeting its barracks in the city with laser lights. CBC | World News
Read More »Hong Kong protester shot in clash with police as China’s Communist Party marks 70th anniversary
Clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police broke out in multiple parts of Hong Kong on Tuesday, with at least one person, an 18-year-old man, shot and 31 wounded in the most widespread violence challenging Chinese rule as the Communist Party celebrated its 70th year in power. CBC | World News
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