News that caught our eye / June 4-10
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In this press conference transcript, Zhao voices his response to current international issues, including the US charge that China is conducting coercive diplomacy and is engaged in genocide in Xinjiang.
Shanghai’s Disney to partially reopen / June 9, 2022
Shanghai’s Disney resort reopens, in part, on Friday, June 10. However, Disneyland amusement park, Disneytown, and two resort hotels will remain closed until further notice. According to an industry insider, full reopening will be a watershed moment, as it will mark the “city’s full return to normality.”
Putin calls out China / June 9, 2022
Vladimir Putin has reportedly expressed his fury at China’s Xi Jinping’s lack of support, with the Russian leader launching into a foul-mouthed rant.
China-Canada warplane clash / June 7, 2022
Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau has denounced Beijing after a clash between Chinese and Canadian warplanes. He has accused China of using its warplanes to harass its patrol aircraft while they were monitoring alleged sanctions-breaking by North Korea. Beijing warned Ottawa on Monday of the potential for "severe consequences" of any "risky provocation."
Beijing has accused Australia and Canada of “spreading disinformation” over allegedly dangerous maneuvers by Chinese military pilots in international airspace. / June 7, 2022
China gains hi-tech ground on US / June 8, 2022
China’s global share of the advanced technology market leaped from less than 4 percent in 1995 to 21.5 percent in 2018, a new report says. US market share declined from 24 percent in 1995 to 22.5 percent in 2018. The US competitive advantage is under threat.
Gigantic dairy farm planned / June 7, 2022
China’s Bright Animal Husbandry Co., Ltd., plans to build a dairy farm in Anhui Province that will milk 47,500 cows. It estimates by 2028 it will produce 295,900 tons of high-quality raw milk annually. The company will invest $375,000,000.
High-speed train accident / June 4, 2022
A train conductor was killed and eight other people injured after a high-speed train derailed in southern China on Saturday morning, state media CCTV reported.
Hong Kong and religious freedom / June 4, 2022
Hong Kong’s government claims its citizens’ right to religious freedom is guaranteed. The US State Department has missed a report that cites religious leaders and groups in Hong Kong as saying authorities are “less tolerant since the passage of the national security law.”
Nations mark Tiananmen Square protest and ignore Beijing warning / June 4, 2022
China has tried to wipe the Tiananmen Square protests from history. This year, the 33rd anniversary of the protest, was no different. Beijing’s Foreign Affairs office reportedly told consulates, prior to the June 4 anniversary, that past memorials were illegal and that foreign nations should not mark the event. The US, UK, Canada, and Australia were among those that ignored the warning.
Australia: Chinese fighter jet endangers surveillance planes / June 05, 2022
Australia on Sunday said a Chinese fighter jet carried out dangerous maneuvers threatening the safety of one of its maritime surveillance planes over the South China Sea and forcing it to return to the base. Defense Minister Richard Marles said the Chinese J-16 flew very close to the Australian plane and released flares and chaff that were ingested by the engines of the Poseidon, a converted Boeing 737-800.
China’s space station to be completed / June 5, 2022
Shenzhou-14 spacecraft delivered three taikonauts to China Space Station to complete national space lab construction
China’s Shenzhou 14 spacecraft docked with the Tiangong space station late Sunday afternoon, the start of a six-month mission for three astronauts to oversee the final stages of the space station’s construction. / June 5, 2022
International pressure builds over Xinjiang after UN visit / June 2, 2022
Dissatisfied with UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet’s recent visit to China, some Western countries have called for the International Labor Organization to carry out a mission to investigate Xinjiang. Others are calling for Bachelet’s resignation.
Has Xi Jinping’s China Gone Too Far? / June 2, 2022
Mark S. Cogan and Paul Scott present evidence that Xi Jingping has overextended China economically, militarily, and politically.
Is Chinese Premier Li Keqiang rising in power? / June 1, 2022
Li Keqiang, China’s premier, holds China’s second most powerful position. Recently he has emerged as the one leading efforts to restore the country’s flagging economy. Some believe that Li’s emergence into the spotlight may indicate concerns about the future of China’s political system.
Growing rift between Chinese President Xi and Premier Li / June 3, 2022
‘All the power is in his hands’: why Xi Jinping remains supreme / June 2, 2022