CHINA NEWS - Last Generation Network News - WEDNESDAY, MAY 3rd 2017

CHINA NEWS - Last Generation Network News - WEDNESDAY,  MAY 3rd 2017

As US and China find common ground on North Korea, is Russia the wild card?

Reuters - ‎7 hours ago‎
Some academics who study North Korea argue Kim could be looking for Russia to ease any pain if China, which accounts for about 90 percent of North Korea's trade, steps up sanctions against the isolated country as part of moves to deter its nuclear and ...

Trump's Turn Toward China Curtails Navy Patrols in Disputed Zones ...

New York Times - ‎10 hours ago‎
The Chancellorsville, a United States guided missile cruiser, in the Luzon Strait after a patrol of the South China Sea last year.

Apple may have 'hit a ceiling' in China as sales fall 14%, but CEO Tim Cook is still 'enthusiastic'

CNBC - ‎3 hours ago‎
Apple reported another quarter of declining revenues in China but Chief Executive Tim Cook said he remained "very enthusiastic" about the opportunity in the world's largest smartphone market, with analysts suggesting the upcoming iPhones could return ...

China's first big jetliner to make its maiden flight

CNNMoney - ‎4 hours ago‎
The aircraft is likely go through months or years of demanding certification tests, and meeting safety standards might require design changes.

China tightens rules on online news, network providers

CNBC - ‎10 hours ago‎
China this week issued tighter rules for online news portals and network providers, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's push to secure the internet and maintain strict party control over content.

Chinese diamond talks delegates 'hijack mic' in Taiwan protest

BBC News - ‎3 hours ago‎
Australia has complained to China's ambassador over what was described as "extraordinary" disruption by Chinese attendees at a diamond conference. Australia was hosting a Kimberly Process conference on controlling conflict diamonds in Perth on ...

Trump's pick for ambassador to China says he will work with Beijing on North Korea

Washington Post - ‎21 hours ago‎
President Trump's choice to be ambassador to China pledged Tuesday to leverage a personal relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping to persuade China that it is risking its own security if it fails to prevent a nuclear crisis with North Korea ...

Arizona Woman Reportedly Discovers Hidden Note from Chinese Prison Laborer?

snopes.com - ‎13 hours ago‎
Inmates in the Yingshan Prison in Guangxi, China are working 14 hours daily with no break/rest at noon, continue working overtime until 12 midnight, and whoever doesn't finish his work will be beaten.

The China Debt Crisis Is Still Ripening

Wall Street Journal (subscription) - ‎10 hours ago‎
Rising Chinese bond and money-market yields—both of which have touched their highest levels in more than a year over the past six weeks—are haunting Western investors with memories of crises past.

US fake news feeds information-hungry audience in China

Financial Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
US fake news is infiltrating China, one of the most tightly controlled media environments on earth, as accounts set up to earn advertising revenue flood the ...

Mystery note in jacket may point to China worker abuse

USA TODAY - ‎13 hours ago‎
An Arizona woman said she found a handwritten paper note that could represent a plea for help from a distraught worker, possibly a prisoner, at an unidentified Walmart supplier in China - the latest in a series of mystery notes that pop up from time ...

'I am Fan Yusu': China gripped by Dickensian tale of a migrant ...

The Guardian - ‎7 hours ago‎
The online essay chronicling the dismal plight of millions of Chinese has turned its unassuming author into an overnight literary sensation.

Religion is alive and kicking in officially atheist China

PRI - ‎2 hours ago‎
This is a place that had over 1 million temples and scores of churches and thousands of mosques," says Ian Johnson, the author of the new book "The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao." "They were all closed down or destroyed." But these ...

China Craves Foreign Goods. Students in Australia Supply Them ...

New York Times - ‎17 hours ago‎
Australian goods are hot commodities in China, and tens of thousands of young Chinese have built a cottage industry to meet the demand.

Power's sunset clause in China

The Advertiser - ‎4 hours ago‎
Koch's latest warning to Gold Coast - that has annoyed the Power by opting to wear its red-and-yellow jumper in Shanghai next Sunday - follows former AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou backing the “China Strategy”. Koch told the BBC's Radio 5 this ...

China's HNA becomes Deutsche Bank's biggest shareholder

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
Chinese conglomerate HNA has overtaken Blackrock to become Deutsche Bank's biggest shareholder after increasing its stake in the firm to nearly 10%.

Philippines asks China: Stop threatening Filipino fishermen

Philippine Star - ‎4 hours ago‎
Chinese structures and buildings on the man-made Subi Reef at the Spratlys chain of islands are seen from the Philippine-claimed Thitu Island off the disputed South China Sea in western Philippines Friday, April 21, 2017. Philippine Defense Secretary ...

China's all-girl pop band crushes hopes of besotted female fans

Reuters - ‎7 hours ago‎
Fast-forward a year and the 23-year-old is a member of Acrush, China's first all-girl "boy band", which released its debut single last week, but already has hundreds of thousands of fans.

Is China the World's New Colonial Power?

New York Times - ‎May 2, 2017‎
China's gravitational pull can be felt today in every nook of the globe. Few countries feel the tug more strongly than Namibia, a wind-swept nation with a population of 2.4 million - barely a tenth the size of Beijing's - some 8,000 miles away from ...

Apple Loses Ground Again in China

Wall Street Journal (subscription) - ‎12 hours ago‎
BEIJING—China continues to be a weak spot for Apple Inc., with quarterly revenue in the country falling again despite growth in all other regions.

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