General China Problems

[KimPossible]

There are a lot of problems with China very recently involving at least 5 different subjects with multiple countries. So think it would be easier to put all China related problems here. THOUGH the Indian/China border standoff deserves its own thread.

(ALL INDIA-CHINA STANDOFF REPORTING CLICK HERE.)

'We will take military action!' China's chilling threat to UK revealed

CHINA is in the midst of a violent fallout with India after a border skirmish - but the country also threatened military action against the UK after British ships sailed through the South China Sea.

www.express.co.uk

‘Everything is being done’: Trudeau pushes China after 2 Canadians charged with spying

Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been held in China for 18 months.

www.politico.com

Chinese Navy Steps Closer To New Generation Of Nuclear Submarines

New work at Bohai shipyard in China points to the construction of the next generation Type-095 Tang Class attack submarine.

www.forbes.com

China’s next move in the South China Sea

Is it about to claim the skies above it?

www.economist.com

China-US close encounters ‘raise conflict risk in South China Sea’

Warships from both countries came within 100m of each other in April, Chinese military insider says.

www.scmp.com

 

[KimPossible]

China unveils details of national security law with sweeping new powers over Hong Kong

Critics warn the legislation, first proposed in May, could erode human rights protections and Hong Kong's unique status.

www.nbcnews.com

Law Will Tighten Beijing’s Grip on Hong Kong With Chinese Security Force (Published 2020)

Pro-democracy politicians said the proposed security law would punch a hole in the city’s judicial system. Chinese lawmakers may take the issue up again in a matter of days.

www.nytimes.com

China is promising to write off some loans to Africa. It may just be a drop in the ocean | CNN Business

China has become one of Africa's largest creditors in recent years, lending hundreds of billions of dollars to governments to build roads, railways and ports. Now it's promising to write off a small part of that debt as countries on the continent battle the Covid-19 pandemic.

www.cnn.com

Europe Takes Steps to Block Chinese Bargain Hunters (Published 2020)

Amid fear that companies backed by Beijing will use the pandemic to acquire assets on the cheap, political leaders are putting up legal hurdles.

www.nytimes.com

China votes to join global arms sales treaty scorned by Trump

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China's top legislative body voted to join a global treaty on arms sales in a move that supports Beijing's efforts to contrast itself with US President Donald Trump's "America First" policies. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

www.straitstimes.com

 

[KimPossible]

China releases blueprint for Hong Kong national security law | CNN

China revealed a blueprint on Saturday night for a controversial new national security law, which critics say threatens political and civil freedoms in Hong Kong and broadens Beijing's direct control over the semi-autonomous city.

www.cnn.com

Why this Japan-China island dispute could be Asia's next military flashpoint | CNN

While China is engaged in a tense border standoff with India high in the Himalayas, a small group of islands thousands of miles away could be another military tinderbox waiting to explode.

www.cnn.com

US China cold war 'bigger global threat than virus'

Influential economist Jeffrey Sachs also warns the world is headed for a period of "massive disruption".

www.bbc.com

Amid pandemic, China flexes muscles from Hong Kong to the Himalayas

While President Trump is preoccupied with problems at home, China senses an opportunity to expand its power, experts say.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[Sgt_Dez_Nutz]

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[Obreid]

Opinion piece not so much on the technical problems with the three gorges dam but the political intrigue that got China to it.

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