CHINA NEWS - Last Generation Network News - Thursday May 4th 2017

CHINA NEWS - Last Generation Network News - Thursday May 4th 2017 

North Korea threat: Pyongyang directly criticizes China in rare move

Fox News - ‎7 hours ago‎
North Korean state media criticized China directly Wednesday, saying its “reckless remarks” on the North's nuclear program was testing its patience and could trigger unspecified “grave” consequences.

Is US steering clear of South China Sea under Trump?

CNN - ‎4 hours ago‎
(CNN) The Trump administration appears to be easing up on Beijing in the South China Sea, in what is being seen as another concession to China by the new US president who hopes for a solution in North Korea. Since Trump took office, the sole request by ...

China is building its own version of Wikipedia

The Verge - ‎3 hours ago‎
China is developing an online version of its national encyclopedia as an alternative to Wikipedia. As the South China Morning Post reports, the forthcoming third edition of the Chinese Encyclopedia will include 300,000 entries, with about 1,000 words ...

Copper, barometer of global economy, posts worst drop in 19 months on China growth worries

CNBC - ‎15 hours ago‎
Copper prices dropped Wednesday the most in 19 months after a jump in inventories increased worries about an economic slowdown in China, the world's largest consumer of the metal. Copper futures for July delivery settled 3.49 percent lower at $2.5435 a ...

Ports and roads mean China is 'winning in Africa'

Financial Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
Maxwell Zeken is a 16-year-old Liberian who lives in rural Nimba County. Asked where he dreams of studying, he says: “I want to study engineering in China and come back to Liberia to build our roads and our cities. They say you must visit the Great ...

China wields power with boycott diplomacy

Financial Times - ‎14 hours ago‎
Jeju used to bristle with Chinese tourists who flocked to the South Korean island to enjoy its beach resorts and rugged landscape.

Study Disputes Success of China's $100 Billion Forest Effort

New York Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
A forest near Dashan village near the city of Lin'an in Zhejiang Province. A study published on Wednesday suggests that some official estimates of China's greening campaign overstated its successes. Credit Johannes Eisele/Agence France-Presse - Getty ...

Dust storm chokes Beijing and northern China

BBC News - ‎7 hours ago‎
A dust storm is choking a large swathe of northern China including the capital, Beijing, in yet another air quality crisis to affect the country.

China Repeats West's Mistakes in Pakistan

Bloomberg - ‎9 hours ago‎
When President Xi Jinping announced in 2015 that China would pump $46 billion worth of investments into Pakistan, the recipients of his largesse seemed less surprised than one might have expected.

China tightens its grip on web

Times LIVE - ‎6 hours ago‎
New regulations released by the Cyberspace Administration of China will increase party control over who can publish what online, taking effect on June 1. All websites, apps, forums, blogs, microblogs, social media accounts, instant messaging and live ...

China Wants Fish, So Africa Goes Hungry

New York Times - ‎11 hours ago‎
The result: The Chinese government is basically snatching fish out of the nets of poor fishermen in Africa in order to keep fish on plates in China. A new study published by the journal Frontiers in Marine Science says that most Chinese ships are so ...

To expand in China, Airbnb is eyeing Japan and its aging population

CNBC - ‎7 hours ago‎
Airbnb is aiming to boost its presence in Japan, in part to attract more Chinese travelers, Parin Mehta, director of the host and homes business at the home-sharing service, told CNBC.

Impoverished Laos Shows Resistance To Becoming A Client State Of China

Forbes - ‎14 hours ago‎
Laos typically welcomes help from China. About 23% of the landlocked Southeast Asian country's 6.8 million people live in poverty.

After Trump's Phone Call to Philippines Leader, China's President Calls Him

New York Times - ‎17 hours ago‎
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping of China spoke by phone on Wednesday with the president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, in what Chinese news media described as a friendly call that came just a few days after President Trump's amicable conversation ...

China commodities prices dive as liquidity tightens further

Financial Times - ‎9 hours ago‎
The price of iron ore in Dalian led a charge lower by China commodities on Thursday as short-term borrowing costs on the mainland continued to rise.

China's Economy Shaping Up for Positive 2018, Rio Tinto Says

Bloomberg - ‎8 hours ago‎
Latest indicators on China's economy point to continued growth through 2018, according to mining giant Rio Tinto Group, which counts the world's No.

Religion is alive and thriving in officially atheist China

USA TODAY - ‎22 hours ago‎
The communists who took the reins in China in 1949 viewed religion as backward and superstitious. Authorities did their best to wipe out religious life.

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 ...

Asia's dynamism at risk in US and China's competing visions for global trade

Financial Times - ‎12 hours ago‎
Donald Trump, US president, asserts that “protection will lead to great prosperity and strength”. In contrast, President Xi Jinping of China insists that “we must promote trade and investment, liberalisation and facilitation through opening up - and ...

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