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After the Philippine Coast Guard cut the rope that held the barrier in place, a commentator and former military officer in Beijing, Song Zhongping, denounced the move as “a serious threat to China’s ...

In a first-of-its-kind report, the State Department laid out Beijing's tactics and techniques for molding public opinion.

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Every episode reflected a different artform, including punk music, muralism, publishing, theatre and film, and Southern California’s multiracial communities are at the heart.

Much centers on the question of who gets to choose the successor of the Dalai Lama when he dies.

New report airs arguments for and against nuclear-powered submarine sale to Australia
Doubts about Australia’s willingness to join forces with the US in a war against China are being cited by congressional researchers as a potential obstacle to the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine deal.
A looks at the US plan to sell Australia between three and five Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s but suggests the idea “could weaken deterrence of potential Chinese aggression”.

The State Department laid out Beijing's tactics for molding public opinion, such as buying content and creating fake personas to spread its message.

It is fortunate the shy species found a home in Britain as the animals are vanishing in their native China
A long, thin, pearly white tusk found while walking in Bedfordshire was identified (with the help of a warden from the local country park) as having fallen from the jaw of a Chinese water deer (Hydropotes inermis).
The deer is a shy Asian species that is firmly established in the east of England. Like the slightly smaller muntjac, it escaped almost a century ago from the Duke of Bedford’s collection at Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire.

Lawyers for Alexander Csergo say a search using AI tools used to check plagiarism at universities verified his claim he provided open source material
Lawyers for a Bondi businessman accused of selling Australian secrets to China say simple artificial intelligence tools used to check for plagiarism at universities verified his claim he only provided publicly available information.
Alexander Csergo watched on via video link from Sydney’s Parklea prison on Wednesday as prosecutors told Downing Centre local court they would ask the federal attorney general’s department if it wanted to continue his case.

For much of the world, China’s Xinjiang region is notorious, a place where ethnic Uyghurs face forced labor and arbitrary detention. But ...

In a written statement, Liu Pengyu, spokesman for the Chinese Embassy in Washington, said the report was “just another tool to keep China down and buttress American hegemony.” China has reportedly ...