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Malaysia's a big draw for China's Belt and Road plans. Finishing them is another story

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the country — even if it has blown past deadlines and budgets.

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Facing threats from China, companies in Taiwan turn to weapons manufacturing

Wednesday, July 26, 2023

Taiwan grew its economy first by manufacturing cheap electronics components, then making semiconductor chips. Now with the threat of China they want to partner with the U.S. companies to make weapons.

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China has replaced its foreign minister, absent from public for a month

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

China is removing its foreign minister, Qin Gang, and reappointing his predecessor, veteran diplomat Wang Yi, to fill the position.

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China replaces foreign minister Qin Gang, who disappeared from public eye last month

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

China is removing its foreign minister, Qin Gang, after a short, months-long tenure. It is reappointing Wang Yi, his predecessor and China's current top diplomat, to the role.

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Debt and lawsuits are piling up around China's railway project in Malaysia

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

China's global building spree – the Belt and Road Initiative – allows Beijing to build infrastructure across the world and exert its political influence. But things don't always go well on the ground.

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In Malaysia, a mom is contesting her kids' conversion to Islam. It's a landmark case

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

The children were converted by their father after the parents divorced. The case has thrown into sharp relief the ethnic and religious identity markers that form the bedrock of Malaysian policy.

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China's second quarter GDP figures show a faltering post-COVID economic recovery

Monday, July 17, 2023

The disappointing numbers come amid dropping property sales, weak exports and a stagnant retail environment in the world's second-biggest economy.

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This is not a joke: Chinese people are eating — and poking fun at — #whitepeoplefood

Monday, July 10, 2023

The playful term is trending on social media: Urban workers are embracing (even while joking about) easy-to-fix, healthy Western-style lunches — think sandwiches, veggies ... a lonely baked potato.

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6 people are dead after a stabbing at a Chinese kindergarten

Monday, July 10, 2023

A man attacked a preschool in southern China — killing a teacher, two parents and three children. Police say the attacker is in custody, but they haven't released a motive yet for the killings.

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In Beijing, Yellen set to meet with China's premier and economic officials

Thursday, July 06, 2023

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen opens a visit to China Thursday. Will her trip help thaw a frosty bilateral relationship?

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#MeToo in Taiwan: Over 100 public accusations of sexual violence in the last month

Monday, July 03, 2023

More than 100 accusations of sexual harassment and assault have rocked Taiwan's media, music and political circles — showing the gap between laws meant to protect victims and their implementation.

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Hong Kong police issue arrest warrants for 8 political activists living in exile

Monday, July 03, 2023

Hong Kong accuses them of violating China's national security law, and is offering a bounty for their capture. The eight, including activist Nathan Law, are wanted for "collusion with foreign forces."

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'White people food' is trending on Chinese social media

Tuesday, June 27, 2023

A look at the "white people food" trend that's caught on with millennials in China.(Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June, 25, 2023.)

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'White people food' is trending on Chinese social media

Sunday, June 25, 2023

If you look through Chinese social media, you'll find trending videos and pictures of "white people food" - spare, uncooked lunch meals, often compared to elaborate Chinese cuisine.

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In a bid to ease tensions, Blinken meets with China's President Xi Jinping

Monday, June 19, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is finishing his high stakes visit to China with another round of diplomatic talks in an effort to cool tensions between the two countries.

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Blinken travels to China amid low expectations and global worries of a new cold war

Friday, June 16, 2023

In a first visit to China by a member of President Biden's Cabinet, the secretary of state will seek "open lines of communication" with Beijing but no diplomatic breakthrough is expected.

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Hong Kong orders streaming companies to take down protest song. Will they comply?

Friday, June 16, 2023

The Hong Kong government wants global streaming platforms to remove a protest song. That legal order could herald the start of mainland China-style internet controls in the region.

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Taiwan alters its approach to identity and education of its Indigenous inhabitants

Tuesday, June 06, 2023

Taiwan's Indigenous inhabitants speak an array of Austronesian languages. Efforts are underway to teach and preserve Indigenous languages after decades of allowing only Mandarin in schools.

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China's defense chief rebukes Western nations as U.S.-China tensions heighten

Monday, June 05, 2023

U.S.-China tensions reach a new high after China's new defense minister told Western nations to "mind their own business" — and a Chinese ship nearly crashed into an American vessel.

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China and U.S. defense chiefs compete for influence in the Asia Pacific

Sunday, June 04, 2023

China's new defense minister made his first international appearance on Sunday at an annual defense summit, where he delivered a speech full of thinly veiled digs at the U.S.

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