7 July 2014 - July 7 — Today the front pages of all national state media, the hone pages of Xinhua, the People’s Daily website and the news pages of commercial web portals all feature a speech by Xi Jinping commemorating the 77th anniversary of the official date of the start of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against … more
7 July 2014 - Xinhua / China.org.cn: China and South Korea see great potential for cooperation in the internet sector as the two nations shares the common ground of technology innovation, said Robin Li 李彦宏, chairman and chief executive officer of China’s search engine giant Baidu in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Friday… …Li was one of the … more
6 July 2014 - Bernama, the “Offical Portal of National News Agency of Malaysia” reported the following: Claims Of China’s Ban On Ramadan Fast In Xinjiang Region Untrue – Chinese Ambassador KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 (Bernama) — Chinese ambassador to Malaysia, Dr Huang Huikang today denied foreign news reports on Wednesday that Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region have been … more
1 July 2014 - In the Wall Street Journal: Chinese Territorial Claims Driving Asia Closer to U.S. — Malcolm Turnbull Calls Chinese Policy ‘Counterproductive’.
30 June 2014 - June 30 — On the weekend state media reported on a speech given by Xi Jinping at a ceremony on Saturday marking the 60th anniversary of the Panchsheel Treaty between China and India, the substance of which are the ‘Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence’. Visiting Myanmar President U Thein Sein and Indian Vice President Mohammad … more
26 June 2014 - From the Jerusalem Post: Some 1,000 Chinese jihadists are receiving military training at a base in Pakistan, as an indeterminate number of Chinese nationals are already fighting inside Syria, Jacques Neriah told a top-flight delegation from China visiting the country. Links and sources: Netease: 以色列称约1000名中国极端分子在巴基斯坦受训 The Jerusalem Post: JCPA analyst: 1,000 Chinese jihadists training in … more
25 June 2014 - From May 4 to 11, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited the African continent, paying official visits to Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya. Li’s first official visit to Africa comes 50 years after another landmark visit to Africa by a Chinese premier, Zhou Enlai, in 1963-1964. On May 5, Li delivered a speech in Addis Ababa … more
25 June 2014 - June 25 — Articles about Xi Jinping meeting Malaysian Speaker of the House of Representatives Pandikar Amin Mulia is the top story on Baidu News, Netease News, and the People Daily newspaper and website,and the second headline on Xinhua’s Chinese home page. Links and sources Baidu News: 习近平会见马来西亚国会下议院议长 Netease News: 习近平:希望马方尽快找到MH370下落 People’s Daily: 习近平会见马来西亚国会下议院议长 Xinhua: … more
24 June 2014 - UPDATE (2014-06-24): HK SAR Chief Executive CY Leung 梁振英 contested the Global Times‘ characterization of the poll, saying that the Hong Kong and Chinese people should not be placed in opposition, financial news outlet Caihua reported on Tuesday June 24. Before a meeting of the Executive Council, Leung said that regardless of the turnout for the poll … more
24 June 2014 - From the Washington Post: The U.S. Navy has dispatched numerous ships to Hawaii as it prepares for Rim of the Pacific 2014 [RIMPAC 2014], the world’s largest international maritime exercise. It will involve 49 surface ships and six submarines from 23 countries this year, but the inclusion of one — China — will get an … more