Anti-lockdown protests spread in China as anger rises over zero-Covid strategy

Beijing students shout ‘freedom will prevail’, as Urumqi fire prompts levels of disobedience unprecedented in Xi era People opposed to China’s stringent Covid restrictions have protested in cities across the country in the biggest wave of civil disobedience on the … Read More

Xi, Scholz warn against ‘irresponsible’ nuclear threats over Ukraine

BEIJING, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday condemned threats to use atomic weapons in Ukraine, with Scholz warning that Russia risked “crossing a line” in the international community by resorting to … Read More

China crushes mass protest by bank depositors demanding their life savings back

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Hong Kong (CNN) – Chinese authorities on Sunday violently dispersed a peaceful protest by hundreds of depositors, who sought in vain to demand their life savings back from banks that have run into a deepening cash crisis. Since April, four … Read More

China’s top military body may find itself in crosshairs of Japan counterstrike capability

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Speculation is growing in Japanese security circles as to whether targets of a proposed “counterstrike capability” would include China’s Central Military Commission, its armed forces’ highest decision-making body headed by leader Xi Jinping. The speculation came to light in a … Read More

State Dept. refuses to detail ‘red line’ if China provides support to Russia amid war in Ukraine

China has fallen short of criticizing Putin’s actions against Ukraine. The State Department on Friday refused to detail what “red lines” the U.S. would draw with respect to China’s support for Russia amid its deadly invasion in Ukraine. President Biden … Read More

Sasse: Saudi oil deal with China is ‘big, bad thing,’ that could be sign of global shift away from US

Sasse warned of what could happen if other countries view the U.S. as ‘weak.’ News that Saudi Arabia is considering pricing oil sales to China using the Chinese yuan instead of the U.S. dollar has Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., concerned … Read More

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