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The Latest Breaking News from Beijing

Five key takeaways from China’s annual meeting of parliament

China is turning to ‘future technologies’ to boost is economy as it tries to turn the page on developers’ struggles.

Al Jazeera

Rare glimpse inside China’s halls of power as Beijing hosts major political event amid high security

‘Two Sessions’, the country’s most high-profile political forum, is open to the world, but protests in Beijing will meet with a tough response

The Guardian - UK

Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight disappearance: 10 years on and still no closure

A decade ago, a Boeing Triple Seven with 239 people onboard, disappeared without a trace en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. "Good Night, Malaysian Three Seven Zero" was the last radio call from the pilot and no distress call was ever made in what became one of aviation's biggest…

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A decade later, parents of Chinese passengers on MH370 still ask about their children

Friday is the 10th anniversary of the disappearance of flight MH370. The Boeing 777 left Malaysia bound for Beijing with 239 people on board, but took a sharp turn south and fell off the radar.

WEKU

Reincarnation and realpolitik keeps Dalai Lama’s succession in dilemma

Keeping Beijing on its toes, he has alternatively suggested that his reincarnation could be a girl for the first time, or that he might be the last Dalai Lama.

The Hindu

Exiled Tibetans Guard Heritage From 'Cultural Genocide'

From teaching centuries-old crafts to cataloguing their language, exiled Tibetans guard the cultural identity of a homeland most have neither seen nor dare visit, and where they say Beijing is eradicating their heritage.

International Business Times

Hong Kong prepares tough new national security punishments

New bill includes lengthy prison terms for offences such as treason and longer sentences for acts deemed to be sedition.

Al Jazeera

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Ten years after MH370 disappeared, what do we know?

Despite extensive air and sea searches the Boeing 777-200, which disappeared on a flight to Beijing, has not been found.

Al Jazeera

US lawmakers advance bill to force TikTok to cut ties with Chinese owner

Critics say Beijing could force video-sharing app to share data on its US users and spread propaganda.

Al Jazeera

The MH370 families seeking closure, justice and a fresh search

Compensation cases have stalled in the courts, and authorities are pledging a fresh search only if there is compelling new evidence, leaving victims’ relatives in limbo

The Guardian - AU

MH370 went missing 10 years ago. An Indonesian family hopes it can be found

The Malaysian Airlines plane with 239 people on board disappeared as it crossed into Vietnamese airspace in March 2014.

Al Jazeera

Troubled waters: On the tensions between China and the Philippines

What is adding to tensions in the South China Sea is the overall deterioration in ties between China and the Philippines

The Hindu

Chinese FM Blasts US 'Suppression', Defends Russia Ties

The "Two Sessions" -- parallel meetings of China's rubber-stamp parliament and political consultative body -- offer a rare glimpse into the strategy of President Xi Jinping's Communist Party-led government for the year ahead.

International Business Times

China pledges to deepen Russia ties and criticises US ‘obsession’ with suppressing Beijing

Foreign minister Wang Yi – speaking at the Two Sessions – said it was unacceptable some countries are at the table while others are ‘on the menu’

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Biden orders US military to establish port in Gaza for aid, say US officials

President Joe Biden will tell Congress on Thursday that he has ordered the US military to set up a port in Gaza to get more humanitarian aid into the beleaguered territory by sea, senior US officials have said. Talks for a truce in Gaza have not yet “broken down”, the…

International Business Times

What We Learned From Chinese Foreign Minister's Press Briefing

China's foreign minister gave a rare press conference to foreign media on Thursday, outlining Beijing's positions on major global issues as it holds annual political meetings known as the Two Sessions.

Al Jazeera

FM Wang Yi insists China ‘force for peace’, defends Russian ties

Speaking at a news conference in Beijing, Wang Yi calls for peace talks to end two-year-old Ukraine conflict.

International Business Times

China Will Be Global 'Force For Peace': Foreign Minister

China will be a global force for peace and stability, the country's foreign minister Wang Yi said at a press conference in Beijing on Thursday.

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International Business Times

Senior US Lawmaker To Attend Taiwan Presidential Inauguration

A top US lawmaker said Wednesday he would visit Taiwan for the inauguration of President-elect Lai Ching-te, a year after his last trip to the self-governing democracy provoked anger from China.

The Guardian - UK

‘Big bullies’: Maldives turns away from India as China woos it with aid

Defence deal signed by islands’ pro-Beijing president has ignited a row with powerful neighbour and benefactor

Radio France Internationale

Asean-Australia meeting ends with warning against actions that 'endanger peace'

Leaders from Southeast Asia and Australia warned against actions that "endanger peace" in the South China Sea following fresh confrontations between Beijing and the Philippines in contested waters. France, another Pacific player, is concerned as well.

WEKU

Riken Yamamoto, who designs dignity and elegance into daily life, wins Pritzker Prize

Yamamoto's postwar childhood in Japan shaped his interest in the interplay of architecture and community. The jury of the prestigious architecture award cited the intergenerational power of his work.

France 24

China's economic roadmap for 2024 aims for steady growth, healthy inflation

At the opening of the National People's Congress in Beijing this Tuesday, Chinese Premier Li Qiang outlined the government's major objectives for the economy in 2024. In this edition of Business Daily, we take a look at what Beijing is seeking to achieve this year and at the challenges posed…

International Business Times

China's Economic Woes Far From Over, Despite Optimistic Growth Goal

Beijing's leadership on Tuesday laid out an objective of "around five percent" gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year -- a dream of many developed Western nations but for China a far cry from the breakneck expansion that powered its rise.

International Business Times

10 Years After MH370 Vanished, Families Still In Limbo

Despite the largest search in aviation history, which combed 120,000 square kilometers (46,332, square miles) of the sea floor of the southern Indian Ocean, only a few fragments of the Boeing 777-200ER plane have been found.

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