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American tennis star Taylor Townsend has apologized for making disparaging comments about Chinese food before the United States plays Kazakhstan at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Shenzhen, China.

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Powerful Buddhist monks who have previously escaped punishment are the latest target of the government’s crackdown on excess wealth and alleged corruption
For a religious leader, the allegations were scandalous. Mistresses, illegitimate children, embezzlement. But in 2015, the head abbott of Shaolin monastery, the cradle of Zen Buddhism and kung-fu in China, was untouchable. Shi Yongxin, the so-called “CEO monk” who turned the 1,500-year-old monastery into a commercial empire worth hundreds of millions of yuan, held firm. Soon he was cleared of all charges.
But 10 years later, the 60-year-old monk was not so lucky. In July, not long after Shi returned from a trip to the Vatican to meet the late Pope Francis, the Shaolin Temple released a statement saying that for allegedly misappropriating funds and for fathering illegitimate children with multiple mistresses. Less than a fortnight later he was dismissed and stripped of his monkhood. He has not been heard from since.

Yuanjun Tang, 68, a longtime critic of the Chinese Communist Party, is accused of collecting information about his fellow Chinese American activists.

Townsend, who is in China for the Billie Jean King Cup, came under fire after she expressed shock and confusion at local delicacies such as bullfrogs and turtles.

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Anthony Albanese’s 10 days in the Pacific have been less than stellar.
Last week, he a $500m economic and security agreement with Vanuatu, the second such rebuff from Vanuatu in as many years. The idea that Australia should exercise veto rights over Vanuatu’s relationship with third parties (which is code for China) did not strike its advocates as a bridge too far. Just a month ago, Australian ministers initialled the Nakamal agreement, apparently unaware of the opposition and resentment within both government and opposition ranks in Port Vila.

American tennis player Taylor Townsend has apologized for making negative comments about food in China. The 29-year-old, who is currently in the Chinese city of Shenzhen for the Billie Jean King Cup ...

Super-budget Chinese retailer reports revenues of $63.3m last year, almost double its $32m in 2023
The UK operation of the Chinese online marketplace Temu doubled revenues and pre-tax profits last year, as British consumers snapped up products offered by .
Temu UK reported revenues of $63.3m (£46.4m) last year, almost double the $32m in 2023, while pre-tax profits similarly surged from $2m to $3.9m, accounts show.

Many are questioning whether China’s growing footprint in the Black diaspora is mutually beneficial
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At a held by China this month, there were strong statements directed at the west’s “bullying” as well as renewed calls to stabilise “global governance”. The meeting was the clearest indication yet that China is vying to become a world superpower, aiming to marshal an anti-western bloc. But the foundations of that position partly lie in Africa and the Caribbean, where China has been building relationships for decades.

American doubles specialist Taylor Townsend has found herself in the center of controversy after posting a video mocking Chinese food while attending a buffet ...