Tag: China

China, Africa and disappearing donkeys: an unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead

The surging export of hides created domestic tensions – and shows how globalisation plays out in unexpected ways What can help to protect women’s health, boost the incomes of impoverished families and thus allow girls to avoid early marriage? What – when it disappears – can set back children’s education, damage mental wellbeing, drive conflict within communities… Read More China, Africa and disappearing donkeys: an unexpected crisis offers a clue to perils ahead

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China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar

REUTERS BANGKOK, June 12 (Reuters) – A Chinese-backed militia is protecting new rare earth mines in eastern Myanmar, according to four people familiar with the matter, as Beijing moves to secure control of the minerals it is wielding as a bargaining chip in its trade war with Washington. China has a near-monopoly over the processing… Read More China-backed militia secures control of new rare earth mines in Myanmar

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Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

Wong accused of conspiracy in move rights groups condemn as ‘outrageous’ attempt to keep influential dissident imprisoned Helen Davidson in Taipei Jailed pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong has been hit with further national security charges, a move rights groups said showed the Hong Kong government was trying to keep dissidents behind bars for as long as possible. Wong, a well-known… Read More Jailed Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong hit with new charges

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The Forgotten Buddha: Manichaeism and Buddhist Elements in Imperial China

Siut Wai Hung Clarence Manicheanism: An Overview A map of the spread of Manichaeism (300–500). World History Atlas, Dorling Kindersly. At first glance, the sculpture residing in the Cao’an temple in Jinjiang of the Fujian province seems to be just another statue of Buddha. The stone inscription outside the shrine calls the figure Moniguangfo, or Mani, the… Read More The Forgotten Buddha: Manichaeism and Buddhist Elements in Imperial China

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Saving Tapor Pullom

The men disappearing along Arunachal Pradesh’s Chinese border Why would the PLA enter there? Why would they abduct Tapor? Did they chance upon him or were they waiting to ambush him? Was there something about Tapor that they did not know? Omkar Khandekar IN SEPTEMBER 2015, Tapor Pullom went hunting and never came back. A photo… Read More Saving Tapor Pullom

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In China’s debt

One of the revelations of this young Trump term has been the embarrassing servility of America’s European allies. It has fallen to China by a kind of default to restore geopolitical equilibrium Mukul Kesavan The economically illiterate reader (like me) browsing the headlines about Donald Trump’s tariffs looks to borrow the opinions of his betters.… Read More In China’s debt

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What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks

Among the projects in Gwadar that have been met with local distaste is a donkey slaughtering factory – not yet operational – where up to a million donkeys imported from Africa are to be killed to harvest products, including an ingredient used in traditional Chinese medicine. Shah Meer Baloch in Gwadar and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi As the… Read More What went wrong with ‘Pakistan’s Dubai’? – inside the Chinese initiative that is prompting terror attacks

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Yanis Varoufakis: What to watch for in 2025 – Trump, the US dollar, and China

Yanis Varoufakis dives into the key global trends and challenges shaping 2025. From the return of Trump to the shifting power of the US dollar and China’s influence, he breaks down what these developments mean for the world economy and politics. Watch this thought-provoking analysis by DiEM25’s co-founder and leading economist. Yanis Varoufakis: What to… Read More Yanis Varoufakis: What to watch for in 2025 – Trump, the US dollar, and China

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How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Might Solve US-China Relations

By Thomas Friedman ; New York Times; December 17, 2024 I just spent a week in Beijing and Shanghai, meeting with Chinese officials, economists, and entrepreneurs, so let me get straight to the point: while we sleep, China has made tremendous leaps in high-tech manufacturing.  If no one has told Donald Trump, then I will: his… Read More How Elon Musk and Taylor Swift Might Solve US-China Relations

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