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EU opens investigation into Chinese-owned TikTok over Romanian election interference. — 18 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 202 media reports (LINK)

New York resident pleads guilty to operating secret Chinese police station in Manhattan against dissidents. — 18 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 60 media reports (LINK)

China and India agree to work on solution to their border dispute in the Himalayas. — 18 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 60 media reports (LINK)

China executes former official in $412 million corruption case. — 17 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 28 media reports (LINK)

Yang Tengbo, linked to Prince Andrew, businessman accused of being a spy for China, banned from the country. — 17 December 2024 (LINK)

— UK judges also issued another ruling on an alleged Chinese agent, Christine Lee, upholding a decision by MI5 to warn she had infiltrated Parliament.

US lawmakers propose set of bills to hit China over fentanyl trade. — 17 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 9 media reports (LINK)

Biden doubles tariffs (up to 50%) on Chinese solar panel components. — 12 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 46 media reports (LINK)

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to attend Presidential Inauguration in an unprecedented move. — 12 December 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 131 media reports (LINK)

China sentences journalist to jail on spy charges. — 29 November 2024 (LINK)

— Dong Yuyu, 62, who has been detained since 2022, was active in academic and journalism circles in the US and Japan and met regularly with foreign diplomats. His family said in a statement that according to a court judgement, two other Japanese diplomats Dong met with were named as "agents of an espionage organisation", which is the Japanese embassy.

3 Americans held for years in China — Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung — have been released, the White House says. — 28 November 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 302 media reports (LINK)

— The Chinese government said that the US had returned four people to China in exchange for the prisoners, including three Chinese citizens it said were held for "political purposes" and one person sought by Beijing for alleged crimes.

Volkswagen to sell Xinjiang operations following allegations of complicity in human rights violations in Uyghur region. — 27 November 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 157 media reports (LINK)

China suspends top military official Miao Hua amid corruption probe. — 27 November 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai trial. — 20 November 2024 (LINK)

China space station crew of 3 returns to Earth after 6 months in space. — 4 November 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 75 media reports (LINK)

Watchmakers in Switzerland cut back on working hours:Falling sales of luxury watches, particularly in China, are forcing Swiss watchmakers to reduce working hours in their workshops. — 27 October 2024 (LINK)

— The fall reached 12.4% in value terms, after a brief upturn during the summer, marked by a 6.9% rebound in August. The sector, which depends on the good health of the American (15.6% of its exports in 2023) and Chinese (10.3% for China and 8.8 % for Hong Kong) markets, has been questioning the evolution of the economic situation. In September, watch exports plunged by 49.7% in China and 34.6% in Hong Kong. Across the Atlantic, they rose by just 2.4%.

China vows countermeasures after US arms sale to Taiwan. — 26 October 2024 (LINK)

Elon Musk's conversations with Putin raise concerns over tech, diplomacy, and national security: In one instance, Putin asked Musk not to activate Starlink in Taiwan. — 26 October 2024 (LINK)

Taiwan wants to join the IMF to get financial protection from China. — 25 October 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers due to potential security risks. — 22 October 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 21 media reports (LINK)

World-first stem cell treatment reverses diabetes for a patient in China, study suggests — 10 October 2024 (LINK)

US imposes first sanctions on 2 Chinese firms for making weapons for Russia's war in Ukraine — 17 October 2024 (LINK)

— The Chinese companies had collaborated with Russian defense firms in the production of Moscow's "Garpiya series" long-range unmanned aerial vehicles, the department said in a statement. The drones were designed, developed and made in China before being sent to Russia for use in the battlefield, it said.

European Union votes to impose tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles — 4 October 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 192 media reports (LINK)

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has banned imports from a Chinese steel manufacturer and a sweetener maker due to allegations of forced labor from Xinjiang, China — 2 October 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 23 media reports (LINK)

China cuts rates, rolls out other moves to help the slowing economy — 24 September 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 80 media reports (LINK)

Biden proposes banning Chinese vehicles from US roads in software crackdown to protect national security — 24 September 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 207 media reports (LINK)

China hits 9 US firms with property freeze over weapons sales to Taiwan — 18 September 2024 (LINK)

US locks in steep China tariff hikes, some industries warn of disruptions — 13 September 2024 (LINK)

— USTR maintains tariffs of 100% on Chinese EVs, 50% on chips, 25% on batteries, steel. USTR doubles duties on Chinese face masks, surgical gloves, syringes. China tariff exclusions added on five machinery categories: machinery for purifying or filtering liquids, industrial robots and printing machinery.

Ex-NY Govs.Hochul/Cuomo aide and husband arrested, accused of being agent of China: both plead not guilty — 3 September 2024 (LINK)

A Hong Kong court convicts 2 journalists in a landmark sedition case — 29 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 93 media reports (LINK)

— Stand News former editor-in-chief Chung Pui-kuen and former acting editor-in-chief Patrick Lam were arrested in December 2021. They pleaded not guilty to the charge of conspiracy to publish and reproduce seditious publications. Their trial was Hong Kong's first involving media since the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. Stand News was one of the city's last media outlets that openly criticized the government amid a crackdown on dissent that followed massive pro-democracy protests in 2019.

China files WTO complaint against EU over tariffs on electric vehicles — 9 August 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 35 media reports (LINK)

Typhoon Gaemi forces evacuation of 27,000, factory suspensions in northeast China on the border with North Korea — 28 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 14 media reports (LINK)

FoxNews: Potential U.S. VP Democrat candidate, Sen. Mark Kelly, started spy balloon company funded by China — 28 July 2024 (LINK)

— A company spokesperson said: "When new leadership arrived in 2019 and learned of that investment [by Tencent], they swiftly moved to ensure World View was protected from any and all involvement from representatives of Chinese investors."

— FoxNews: But the company's early connections with the Chinese capitalist could raise questions as Kelly is being considered as a candidate for vice president, especially after China floated a surveillance balloon over the U.S. in February 2023, which was ultimately shot down by a fighter jet off the coast of South Carolina.

Long-awaited Chinese policy update presents no major shift: from developing advanced industries to improving the business environment — 21 July 2024 (LINK)

— The document also reiterated that markets will play a decisive role in resource allocation, that the government will work on legislation to improve conditions for the private sector, and flagged fiscal and financial reforms. Other policy targets included boosting affordable housing, improving job opportunities for young people and the standard of living for the elderly.

— Challenges have led some economists to urge Beijing to shift focus to boosting consumer demand and away from a debt-fuelled, investment-led model that funnels resources into manufacturing and infrastructure at the expense of households.

Bridge collapses in torrential rain in northern China: at least 11 people dead and dozens missing — 19 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 185 media reports (LINK)

Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui convicted n U.S. court of defrauding followers after fleeing to US — 16 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 62 media reports — (LINK)

— A critic of the Chinese Communist party, he was an associate of Stephen Bannon, an ex-White House chief strategist under former president Donald Trump. Guo goes by several aliases, including Miles Guo, Miles Kwok and "Brother Seven". He was named as Ho Wan Kwok when he was indicted in 2023. He has been in prison since his arrest in March 2023.

Biden targets China with new tariffs on steel and aluminum from Chinese factories in Mexico — * Reuters ● — 10 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 24 media reports — (LINK)

China's crash: what it means. Did you know it leaves Australia in $10 billion a month free fall? China is Australia’s dominant export market — yahoo.com — 2 July 2024 (LINK)

UN adopts Chinese resolution with US support on closing the gap in access to artificial intelligence — AP — 1 July 2024 (LINK) — ground.news: 33 media reports — (LINK)

WEF New Champions: China's economic outlook

The Annual Meeting of WEF New Champions, held in Dalian, China, took place on 25-27 June 2024. It brings together more than 1,600 global leaders, from the public and private sectors, as well as civil society and international organizations. It included an address by Premier Li Qiang (LINK)

On the closing day the Meeting held a panel discussion on China's economic outlook: our report

Video of session (LINK)

Hong Kong court convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in the city's biggest national security case — ground.news: 157 media reports — 30 May 2024 (LINK)

China launches world's first AI hospital with robot doctors 'able to treat 3,000 patients daily': Researchers from Tsinghua University in Beijing, are the minds behind 'Agent Hospital'

— supercarblondie.com — 30 May 2024 (LINK)

Germany arrests three citizens suspected of giving technology to China — ground.news: 61 media reports — 22 April 2024 (LINK)

U.S. updates export curbs on AI chips and tools to China — ground.news: 21 media reports — 29 March 2024 (LINK)

Former China football chief given life sentence for $11m bribery, and other administrators sentenced to up to 14 years in prison — ground.news: 46 media reports — 26 March 2024 (LINK)

U.S. and Britain accuse China-linked hackers of ‘malicious’ cyber campaigns, announce sanctions — Beijing: evidence insufficient — ground.news: 75 media reports — 25 March 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong reports its highest March temperature in 140 years: 31.5C — ground.news: 12 media reports — 24 March 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong's new national security law comes into force — ground.news: 30 media reports — 23 March 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong jails 12 people for up to 7 years over the storming of the legislature in 2019 protests — ground.news: 43 media reports — 16 March 2024 (LINK)

China's only Nobel Literature laureate Mo Yan is accused in patriotism lawsuit of insulting China’s heroes — ground.news: 25 media reports — 12 March 2024 (LINK)

American companies that are no longer American (2023): now Chinese (including several non-American): Smithfield, Ironman, Forbes, Dirt Devil, General Electric, Motorola, IBM (PC Division), Legendary Entertainment Group, Hoover US, Strategic Hotels and Resorts (Intercontinental), General Motors, Spotify, The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, Tesla, Snapchat, Ingram Micro, Fidelity & Guaranty Life, Universal Music Group, WeWork, Segway Inc, Sotheby's, Brookstone Inc, Fab.com Inc, The Cleveland Cavaliers, Riot Games Inc, Uber Technologies Inc, OmniVision Technologies Inc, Baby Trend Inc, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hilton Hotels, Starplex Cinemas, California Grapes International Inc, Fisher Price, Hush Puppies, Gillette, Barbie, Huffy, Oakley Sunglasses, Converse, Nike, Levi's, American Girl, Radio Flyer, Craftsman, Samsonite, Dell, Black & Decker, G.I. Joe, Monopoly, American Eagle Outfitters, American Tourister, Campbell's Soup, American Standard, Estee Lauder, J.M. Smucker Company, Schwinn, Rawlings, Fender Stratocaster, Trump Collection, QVC, MG Rover, Rio Tinto, Kent & Curwen, Volvo, Club Med, Cerruti, The Dreyfuss Group, Inter Milan, Tommee Tippee, Miss Sixty, London Taxis International, Gieves & Hawkes, SMPC, Sunseeker, Addax Petroleum, Triple H Coal, SeaWorld, NextVR Inc, Pocket Gems Inc, Fisker Automotive Inc, Eureka Brand, Zulily Inc, Mochi Media Inc, EIG Global Energy Partners, Baccarat Hotel, TikTok, Royal Appliances, Wilson Sporting Goods — streetinsider — 9 March 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong proposes new security bill with life imprisonment for 'treason' and 'insurrection' — ground.news: 104 media reports — 8 March 2024 (LINK)

Former Bank of China chairman indicted for bribery in nation's long-running anticorruption drive — ground.news main source: AP, 18 media reports — 19 February 2024 (LINK)

Hong Kong customs arrests 7 in a $1.8 billion money laundering case linked to transnational crime: The operation revealed links to a mobile app scam and two jewelry companies in India, handling about $371 million of the funds: the territory's largest ever money laundering case — ground.news: 28 media reports — 16 February 2024 (LINK)

Chinese firm behind 'news' websites pushes pro-Beijing content globally, researchers find — ground.news: 15 media reports — 7 February 2024 (LINK)

China replaces head of securities regulator amid market turmoil — ground.news: 19 media reports — 7 February 2024 (LINK)

Alibaba posts revenue miss, hikes shares buyback program by $25 billion — ground.news: 7 media reports — 7 February 2024 (LINK)

China gives Australian writer Yang Jun suspended death sentence 5 years after arrest on suspicion of spying, which can be commuted to life imprisonment after two years without serious crimes — ground.news: 192 media reports — 5 February 2024 (LINK)

China pledges help for renters, among other moves to prop up its ailing property market — ground.news main source: AP, 13 media reports — 2 February 2024 (LINK)

Missing Chinese banker resigns from China Renaissance for 'health reasons' a year after disappearing and his reported custody by China's top anti-graft watchdog — ground.news: 17 media reports — 1 February 2024 (LINK)

Western countries press China on minority rights and Hong Kong law as UN body reviews its rights record — ground.news: 16 media reports — 23 January 2024 (LINK)

China's economy hit target with 5.2% growth in 2023, Premier Li Qiang tells Davos forum — ground.news: 67 media reports — 16 January 2024 (LINK)

China posts 5.2% growth in 2023 — worst in decades, as recovery stalls: an intractable real estate crisis, record youth unemployment and a global slowdown are gumming the gears of the Chinese growth engine — AFP — (LINK)

China intelligence agency says it has detained individual accused of collecting secrets for Britain — ground.news: 93 media reports — 8 January 2024 (LINK)

Chinese property firm Evergrande's EV company says its executive director has been detained — ground.news: 33 media reports — 8 January 2024 (LINK)

China's Xi says reunification with Taiwan is 'inevitable' in New Year's Eve address: China has described Taiwan's January 13 presidential and parliamentary elections as a choice between war and peace — ground.news: 90 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)

— Beijing considers the presidential front-runner, William Lai, who currently serves as vice president from the ruling Democratic People's Party, a "separatist" and has accused him and Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen of trying to provoke a Chinese attack on the island.

Separately, Taiwan's President Tsai Ing–wen said in her New Year's address that the island's relations with China must be decided by the "will of the Taiwanese people". Her government has repeatedly warned that Beijing is trying to interfere in the election, where a new president and government will be chosen.

China calls Taiwan presidential frontrunner 'destroyer of peace' — ground.news: 12 media reports — 31 December 2023 (LINK)

China sanctions US research firm and 2 individuals for their reports on human rights abuses in Xinjiang — ground.news: 27 media reports — 26 December 2023 (LINK)

Chinese developer Evergrande risking liquidation if creditors veto its plan for handling huge debts — ground.news: 18 media reports — 3 December 2023 (LINK)

Former Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow flees territory for Canada — ground.news: 27 media reports — 3 December 2023 (LINK)

China's solar module production is unmatched in quantity and costs — here's what that means for US solar:"Oversupply will undeniably hinder some of the current expansion plans" — thecooldown — 2 December 2023 (LINK)

WHO asks China for details on outbreaks of respiratory illness: reported clusters of pneumonia in children — Reuters ● — 23 November 2023 (LINK)

— Authorities attributed the increase to the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions and the circulation of known pathogens such as influenza, mycoplasma pneumoniae, a common bacterial infection that typically affects younger children, respiratory syncytial virus, and the virus that causes COVID-19.

Australia chides 'unsafe' conduct after navy divers injured by Chinese sonar near Japan last week — scmp — 18 November 2023 (LINK)

China investigates former top bank official for suspected corruption — ground.news: 7 media reports — 4 November 2023 (LINK)

China's billionaires looking to move their cash, and themselves, out: crackdowns on financiers, roiling political climate and slowing economy under Xi Jinping has many seeking exit plans — The Guardian UK ● — 31 October 2023 (LINK)

Former Chinese premier and onetime Xi rival Li Keqiang dies at 68 — see_link — 27 October 2023 (LINK)

Taiwan reports 15 Chinese air force planes in its air defence zone — Reuters ● — 26 October 2023 (LINK)

Rumours swirl after China's defence minister, Li Shangfu, is sacked — The Economist #9679 — 26 October 2023 (LINK)

— General Li's troubles coincide with rumoured scandal surrounding Qin Gang, who lost his job as foreign minister in July. According to the announcement, both men have also been stripped of their additional titles as state councillors: a senior position in China's cabinet that is now held by only three people. General Li, who has not been seen in public since August 29th, has also been booted out of the state's Central Military Commission, a notional body that replicates another one with real power controlled by the party.

For two officials of such prominence to fall from grace in such rapid succession, so soon after their elevation (both had been ministers for less than a year), is remarkable enough. What makes their departure all the more striking is that both had been seen as protégés of China's leader, Xi Jinping.

Chinese stocks have erased 4.5 syears of gains as foreign investors flee at record pace — marketwatch — 23 October 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong pro-democracy protester shot by police sentenced to nearly four years' jail on charges of rioting, assaulting a police officer and perverting the course of justice — ground.news main source: AP, media reports — 18 October 2023 (LINK)

China says US 'empire of lies', rejects State disinformation report — ground.news: 11 media reports — 30 September 2023 (LINK)

US State Department report accuses China of global media manipulation — ground.news: 19 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)

Evergrande: China property giant suspends shares as police target chairman — ground.news: 50 media reports — 28 September 2023 (LINK)

US banning imports from three Chinese companies, citing forced labor concerns — ground.news: 11 media reports — 26 September 2023 (LINK)

South China Morning Post: EU only has itself to blame for China's lead in electric vehicles — (LINK)

China's central bank acts to stabilize yuan amidst a 16-year low — www.cryptopolitan.com — 11 September 2023 (LINK)

Parliamentary researcher in 20s arrested for 'spying for China', Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he chastised China's premier at G20 summit — ground.news: 49 media reports — 10 September 2023 (LINK)

Chinese hack of Microsoft engineer led to breach of US officials' emails, company says — ground.news main source: CNN, 13 media reports — 6 September 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong's top court orders government to recognize overseas same-sex marriage in landmark case: the court's justices ruled a new legal framework should be established 'so to dispel any sense that LGBTQ+ people belong to an inferior class of persons' — www.foxnews.com — 5 September 2023 (LINK)

China Evergrande net loss in first half of 2023 narrows to US$4.5 billion but shares plunged 86.7% as trading resumed after a 17-month suspension — ground.news: 14 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

China halves stock trade tax to boost market — ground.news: 13 media reports — 28 August 2023 (LINK)

Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID-19 curbs: Study — ground.news: 21 media reports — 24 August 2023 (LINK)

Rumours swirl after Xi Jinping fails to give key Brics speech — Guardian ● — 23 August 2023 (LINK)

— Xi was due to address high profile forum in South Africa, but instead his speech was read by his commerce minister

US hits China with visa sanctions over 'forced assimilation' of Tibetan children — ground.news: 26 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Chinese dissident and Xi Jinping critic Kwon Pyong flees 300km to South Korea by jetski — ground.news: 24 media reports — 22 August 2023 (LINK)

Central America parliament expels Taiwan, makes China permanent observer — Reuters ● — 21 August 2023 (LINK)

US Commerce Department says five solar companies dodged tariffs against China in final finding — ground.news: 19 media reports — 18 August 2023 (LINK)

At historic Camp David summit US, Japan and South Korea condemn 'dangerous and aggressive actions' by China: also agreed to hold trilateral military training exercises annually and share real-time information on North Korean missile launches — ground.news 1 main source: Reuters ●, 27 media reports — 18 August 2023 (LINK)

China's government tries to defuse economic fears after real estate developer Country Garden's debt struggle — ground.news 1 main source: apnews, 13 media reports — 17 August 2023 (LINK)

UN human rights office affirms concern over forced repatriation of North Koreans from China and elsewhere following criticism from rights groups — ground.news: main source: apnews, 11 media reports — 12 August 2023 (LINK)

China proposes to limit under 18's smartphone time to a maximum of 2 hours a day — ground.news: 92 media reports — 2 August 2023 (LINK)

Bear seen waving at visitors just after Chinese zoo denies it's a human in costume — ground.news: 12 media reports — 2 August 2023 (LINK)

China's economy is in trouble — and its youth unemployment crisis is at the heart of the problem — www.businessinsider.com — 23 July 2023 (LINK)

— Unemployment among workers aged 16-24 hit a record 21% last quarter. That's largely due to a shortage of high-skill, high-paying jobs, which will weigh on its economy.

China is reshaping UN development work — www.passblue.com — 19 July 2023 (LINK)

— Since taking over FAO in 2019, Qu Dongyu, recently re-elected, has been credited with making FAO more agile through management reform and innovative partnership mechanisms, including the Hand-in-Hand initiative. At the same time, Qu has attracted criticism for his initial position on the war against Ukraine, which echoed Russian rhetoric, and for evading UN accountability structures.

Taken altogether, Chinese engagement with the UN development pillar reflects a notion of multilateralism that differs from established (Western) concepts. China seems to see the UN more as a platform for facilitating bilateral exchanges, thriving on individual member state contributions. China’s approach receives low scores on conventional global governance indices. But it might well offer a mechanism for adjusting the UN to changing political realities.

Chinese property developer Evergrande posts $81 billion loss over the past two years — ground.news: 42 media reports — 17 July 2023 (LINK)

China's top diplomat urges stable ties with India as military tensions simmer — ground.news: 15 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

— China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar at the ASEAN meetings in Jakarta to discuss stabilizing bilateral ties and easing tensions along their shared border. They emphasized the need for mutual support and cooperation instead of suspicion. The border between India and China, which stretches over 3,800km, has been a source of conflict, including a brief war in 1962 and a deadly clash in 2020.

Pope recognizes China's appointment of Shanghai bishop three months after the fact or the "greater good" of the faithful in Shanghai and to heal the canonical irregularity created by China's unilateral transfer — ground.news: 44 media reports — 15 July 2023 (LINK)

China exports slumped 12.4% in June from a year earlier as global demand weakened — ground.news: 14 media reports — 13 July 2023 (LINK)

Chinese hackers breach email of Commerce Secretary Raimondo and State Department officials, plus about 25 organizations: "No classified systems or data were compromised" — ground.news: 53 media reports — 12 July 2023 (LINK)

Popular Chinese e-commerce site Shein accused of copying independent designers in new lawsuit — ground.news: 47 media reports — 11 July 2023 (LINK)

China hits Alibaba affiliate Ant Group with $985 million fine for violating various regulations — ground.news: 42 media reports — 7 July 2023 (LINK)

China is in default on a trillion dollars in debt to US bondholders. Will the US force repayment? cf the UK under Thatcher → — thehill.com — 4 July 2023 (LINK)

— The United States pays interest on approximately $850 billion in debt held by the People's Republic of China. China, however, is currently in default on its sovereign debt held by American bondholders. "Thatcher said that for China to have access to U.K. capital markets [on the return of Hong Kong to China in 1987], it had to honor the defaulted Chinese sovereign debt held by British subjects. Faced with that stark choice, China agreed. Unfortunately, the U.S. failed to take such a common-sense stance. To this day, China has had access to U.S. capital markets while openly rejecting its sovereign debt obligations to American bondholders."

China buzzes Taiwan Strait again, minister decries 'disinformation' about safety of the island — ground.news: 14 media reports — 4 July 2023 (LINK)

The 8 wanted overseas-based Hong Kong activists will be pursued for life, city leader says — ground.news: 42 media reports — 4 July 2023 (LINK)

Chinese human rights lawyer chased out of 13 homes in 2 months as pressure rises on legal advocates — ground.news: 24 media reports — 23 June 2023 (LINK)

China Youth Jobless Rate Hits Record 20.8% in Challenge for Policymakers — ground.news: 28 media reports — 15 June 2023 (LINK)

"Covid 'patient zero' NAMED as Wuhan scientist who conducted deadly tests on souped-up virus, bombshell report" — ground.news: 12 → media reports — 14 June 2023 (LINK)

— Three lab researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) are believed to be the first known cases of COVID-19, according to unnamed US officials involved in investigating the origins of the pandemic. One allegedly led a gain-of-function research team at the WIV on SARS-like coronaviruses in the lead-up to the pandemic.

Millionaires are fleeing China at a faster pace as the post-COVID economic rebound fizzles — markets.businessinsider.com — 13 June 2023 (LINK)

Award-winning Hong Kong journalist wins appeal in rare court ruling upholding media freedom — ground.news: 18 media reports — 5 June 2023 (LINK)

US slaps sanctions on Chinese, Mexican entities in fentanyl action — ground.news: 17 media reports — 30 May 2023 (LINK)

Seven plead guilty at start of Hong Kong legislature storming trial — ground.news: 7 media reports — 29 May 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai loses bid to terminate national security trial — ground.news: media reports — 29 May 2023 (LINK)

Major Hong Kong democratic party disbands amid China security clampdown — ground.news: 36 media reports — 27 May 2023 (LINK)

67,000 accounts shut, 1.4 million social media posts deleted in China's latest crackdown on free speech — ground.news: 17 media reports — 26 May 2023 (LINK)

China says it will resume group tours for Taiwan residents to mainland — reuters — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

Authorities say 11 people killed in border road accident, highlighting China-Vietnam human smuggling — ground.news: 20 reports — 19 May 2023 (LINK)

China shuts 100,000 fake news social media accounts, ramps up content cleanup — ground.news: 20 reports — 18 May 2023 (LINK)

China fines comedy troupe $2m for joke about the military — ground.news: 24 reports — 17 May 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong restricts foreign lawyers from national security cases — ground.news: 20 media reports — 10 May 2023 (LINK)

China makes first ChatGPT arrest after man allegedly generates fake news of train crash — ground.news: 21 media reports — 8 May 2023 (LINK)

Chinese authorities were preparing Sunday to release a man who disappeared three years ago after publicizing videos of overcrowded hospitals and bodies during the COVID-19 outbreak, a relative and another person familiar with his case said — ground.news: 63 media reports — 30 April 2023 (LINK)

Trudeau points to 'slave labor' in China lithium production — ground.news: 11 media reports — 28 April 2023 (LINK)

China approves wide–ranging expansion of counter–espionage law — ground.news: 21 reports — 27 April 2023 (LINK)

Ex-Harvard professor sentenced to 6 months house arrest for lying about China ties — ground.news: 34 reports — 26 April 2023 (LINK)

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong jailed for 3 months over information breach — ground.news: 53 sources — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

Australian charged over reports to suspected Chinese spies — ground.news: 25 sources — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

F.B.I. Arrests Two on Charges Tied to Chinese Police Outpost in NYC — nytimes ● — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

China's economy grew 4.5% in the first quarter, the fastest pace in a year — cnbc — 17 April 2023 (LINK)

China sanctions senior US lawmaker for visiting Taiwan — ground.news: 94 sources — 13 April 2023 (LINK)

China's Xi gains unprecedented third term as president: all present voted in favour — ground.news: 332 sources — 10 March 2023 (LINK)

China accuses Canada of smear over secret police stations — ground.news: 53 sources — 10 March 2023 (LINK)

China says 200 million treated, pandemic 'decisively' beaten — ground.news: 19 sources — 16 February 2023 (LINK)

UNESCO Accused of Complicity in China's Treatment of Uyghur Heritage — source — 16 February 2023 (LINK)

China faces grilling in review of key rights by UN committee — AP — 15 February 2023 (LINK)

Trial begins for 47 pro-democracy voices in Hong Kong, protests take place outside court — ground.news: 26 sources — 6 February 2023 (LINK)

China: UN experts alarmed by separation of 1 million Tibetan children from families and forced assimilation at residential schools — source — 6 February 2023 (LINK)