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Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction, paving way for political negotiations over release

Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist party

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6

China’s Two Sessions: what are the meetings and why do they matter?

Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agenda

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3

More generals purged as delegates gather for China’s Two Sessions event

Spectre of military upheaval will hang over annual meetings where Beijing’s five-year plan will be launched

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3

China has turned the page on its aggressive ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy – except when it comes to Japan

At the recent Munich Security Conference, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, delivered a rebuke of what he said were dangerous trends of militarism in Japan. In a panel discussion, he pointed out comments made in November by the Japanese prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, in which she suggested Japan could intervene…

The Conversation · Feb 18

EVE Online rolls out 'AI-powered assistance feature' for new players, promises it 'does not produce game content, create art, or replace creative work'

Aura Guidance sounds like it might be an effective implementation of AI—but CCP knows how people feel about AI.

PC Gamer · Feb 17

Beijing pastry shop overrun by shoppers after Xi Jinping’s visit

Customers flock to Daoxiangcun to pick up cakes selected by the president during lunar new year tour around city

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13

MAGA civil war erupts with Steven Bannon and Roger Stone in online feud over Epstein

Emails released with the Epstein files allegedly suggest Steve Bannon was planning a favorable documentary about the sex trafficking New York financier

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Jimmy Lai’s sentencing tells me this: democracy is dead in Hong Kong, and I escaped just in time

Who will speak out for values and rights and my fellow democracy activist now that opposition has been silenced in Hong Kong? I say Britain should, says activist Nathan Law

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10

Powers that believe in democracy should rally to the cause of Jimmy Lai

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Western states have individually called for the campaigner to be freed, but China needs to see that these countries can stand together as one

The Independent UK · Feb 8

Xi Jinping has dismissed two of China’s most senior generals. What does this mean?

Last weekend, China’s Ministry of National Defence announced that the country’s two most senior generals – Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli – would be removed from office and placed under investigation for serious disciplinary violations.

The Conversation · Jan 28