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BRI Woos Pacific as U.S., Allies Sharpen Response
China’s controversial Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the world’s largest infrastructure investment scheme to date, has gained several new Pacific island members. Radio New Zealand reports that the latest countries to join BRI’s ranks include Fiji and the Cook Islands, while Chinese state-run media touted enhanced BRI ties with Brunei. Another new addition is Tonga, which received a five-year deferment on a concessional loan after it joined BRI’s ranks. Reuters
Minitrue: Celebrity “Yin-yang Contract” Tax Evasion Case...
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White Paper Outlines Potential Uses of AI
At China’s recently held fifth annual World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, tech companies such as Tencent pledged support for Beijing’s counterterrorism efforts....
Minitrue: No Live Broadcast of Golden Horse Awards
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Western Countries Turn Up the Heat on Xinjiang
Xinjiang’s re-education camps have been criticized worldwide for holding up to a million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims without due process. In response, Beijing attempted...
Minitrue: Positive Energy for Japanese PM’s Visit...
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Missing University Alumni Activists Spark Outcry
A group of Peking University graduates has signed a public letter this week decrying the mistreatment of their fellow alumni, who were detained this past weekend as part of what...
Politics
Minitrue: Public Consultation on Income Tax Deductions
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Economy
Minitrue: No Follow-up on Yili Denouncing Ex-chairman
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Culture & the Arts
Writer Ma Jian Disinvited by HK Venue [Update]
Update (November 9, 2018 at 9:52 am PST): Following reports that a proposed replacement
Sci-Tech
Minitrue: Web Access at World Internet Conference
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Environment
Minitrue: Delete Article on Shouguang Suicide
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Human Rights
Xinjiang Camps Scrutinized at U.N. Rights Review
In Geneva on Tuesday, China faced its third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on
Information Revolution
Company Touts AI-Powered Facial Recognition
“From a technical point of view, we still lag behind developed countries
The Great Divide
How Police Databases Sort China’s Citizens
Chinese authorities’ efforts to gather data about citizens have attracted
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Denies Visa Renewal to FT Editor
In an unprecedented move, Hong Kong has rejected the visa renewal application
Taiwan
China Urges U.S. to Cancel Arms Sales to Taiwan
The Pentagon is poised to make a $330 million arms sale to Taiwan, which Beijing
Translation
Minitrue: Do Not Hype Attack at Chongqing Kindergarten
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China & the World
Students Assaulted Amid Crackdown on Activism
Two Nanjing University students were assaulted this week for protesting against
