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Chinese filmmaker Du Bin detained in Beijing before Taiwan book launch
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Du is in custody in a detention centre in the capital, accused of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’.

Chinese filmmaker Du Bin detained in Beijing before Taiwan book launch

Du is in custody in a detention centre in the capital, accused of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’.

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EU on track to agree China investment deal despite forced labour concerns
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China policymakers say Beijing will continue ‘necessary support’ for economy
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EU on track to agree China investment deal despite forced labour concerns

Diplomatic sources say most member states have given proposed agreement their conditional backing, despite failure to secure commitment on workers’ rights.

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China economy
China policymakers say Beijing will continue ‘necessary support’ for economy

The world’s second-largest economy will put its focus in the coming year on strengthening strategic technological innovation, ensuring the control of supply chains and boosting domestic demand.

The world’s second-largest economy will put its focus in the coming year on strengthening strategic technological innovation, ensuring the control of supply chains and boosting domestic demand.

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China economy
China’s small exporters seeing bank accounts frozen in ‘massive crackdown’

As authorities attempt to combat internet crimes and illegal foreign exchange transactions, traders are being told that they must travel to provinces far away to speak with investigators and unfreeze bank accounts.

As authorities attempt to combat internet crimes and illegal foreign exchange transactions, traders are being told that they must travel to provinces far away to speak with investigators and unfreeze bank accounts.

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US seeks to counter China and Russia’s ‘efforts to weaponise space’
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Taiwanese air passengers warned over use of ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ on travel papers
China’s small exporters seeing bank accounts frozen in ‘massive crackdown’
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US seeks to counter China and Russia’s ‘efforts to weaponise space’
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Taiwanese air passengers warned over use of ‘Wuhan coronavirus’ on travel papers
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Taiwan launches new coastguard ship to bolster defences

The stealth vessel can be equipped with ‘carrier-killer’ missiles in the event of conflict.

The stealth vessel can be equipped with ‘carrier-killer’ missiles in the event of conflict.

11 Dec 2020 - 11:01PM
Taiwanese pro-Beijing television news channel taken off air

CTiTV’s channel 52 says it will continue broadcasting on digital platforms after being refused a new licence.

CTiTV’s channel 52 says it will continue broadcasting on digital platforms after being refused a new licence.

12 Dec 2020 - 12:49PM
Taiwan buys US mobile system that could help counter Chinese cyberattack

The Field Information Communications System is as significant as other, more high-profile weapons Washington has sold to Taipei, analyst says.

The Field Information Communications System is as significant as other, more high-profile weapons Washington has sold to Taipei, analyst says.

13 Dec 2020 - 11:17PM
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My Take | For China’s coronavirus vaccines, public trust is in the detailed data

The US drug regulator has broadcast advisory committee hearings live and put questions directly to pharmaceutical executives.

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Opinion | The lessons of war, cold and hot, are not lost on China and the US

War is not inevitable – Washington and Beijing are going through a low point in their relations, but the incoming Biden administration is likely to bring positive change.

War is not inevitable – Washington and Beijing are going through a low point in their relations, but the incoming Biden administration is likely to bring positive change.

18 Dec 2020 - 7:12AM
The lessons of war, cold and hot, are not lost on China and the US
Opinion | Belt and road: the face of Chinese foreign policy won’t so easily die

The belt and road was not meant to be a single large infrastructure project. Rather, it provides the great machine of China’s external-facing apparatus with a new driving vision.

The belt and road was not meant to be a single large infrastructure project. Rather, it provides the great machine of China’s external-facing apparatus with a new driving vision.

18 Dec 2020 - 4:04AM
Belt and road: the face of Chinese foreign policy won’t so easily die

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