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Three defence industry leaders removed from China advisory body

Departures are part of purge of figures linked to military, thought to be related to a procurement investigation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

China looks for the diplomatic ‘sweet spot’ between panda and wolf

China’s pandas have returned home and its wolf warriors have fallen silent as Beijing shifts its diplomatic approach.

Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2023

How Beijing is changing the way it involves itself in Taiwan’s election

Beijing is running a multi-pronged campaign to try and keep the ruling DPP from re-election in Taiwan.

Al Jazeera · Dec 19, 2023

US lawmakers want Apple to explain its problem with Jon Stewart's Apple TV Plus show and whether China was involved

Apple TV Plus show The Problem With Jon Stewart has been canned and some are worried his comments on China might be to blame — and lawmakers want assurances.

iMore · Nov 16, 2023

China foreign influence trial over $37k donation begins

The first trial to test Australia's foreign interference laws, involving alleged planned political gain over a $37,000 donation, has begun in Melbourne.

AAP · Nov 16, 2023

The Problem With Jon Stewart Ended After Two Seasons, And Now The U.S. Government Is Pressing Apple Over The Cancellation

The U.S. government is looking into a specific reason The Problem with Jon Stewart allegedly ended at Apple TV+.

Cinemablend · Nov 15, 2023

Nikki Haley ‘goes Will Smith’ as she berates Vivek Ramaswamy

‘Enough of the virtue signaling from people like @NikkiHaley who rails against TikTok even as her adult daughter has been on the platform for years,’ Ramaswamy writes on X

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

When Marx met Confucius: Xi Jinping's attempt to influence China's intellectual loyalties has met with a mixed reception at home and abroad

A new film series produced in China, When Marx met Confucius, was viewed more than 8 million times in the first two weeks after it was released online in October. But this is not another blockbuster drama of the sort China has been adept at producing in recent years, but…

The Conversation · Nov 9, 2023

The Maoist Roots of Xi’s Economic Dilemma

Beijing needs domestic consumers to spend more, but the Chinese president’s ideology is getting in the way.

Foreign Policy · Nov 2, 2023

China seeks to stifle public grief for former premier Li Keqiang

Censorship targets ‘overly effusive’ comments, gatherings or references to Li’s views on economic reform

The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2023