https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/feb/28/china-bans-the-letter-n-internet-xi-jinping-extends-power
Amid fallout from the decision to allow Xi to be president for life, censors also crack down on letters, phrases and George Orwell’s Animal Farm
It is the 14th letter in the English alphabet...
https://www.ft.com/content/9ef9f592-e2bd-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
China’s Communist party raises army of nationalist trolls
Growing band of online patriots prowls the internet to promote their homeland
Dark Sunshine is proud of his country — and keen to take on its detractors. “China has...
Alright, say *for the sake of argument* India free Kashmir (only valley not Jammu or Laddakh) peacefully without any war and let them decide to join Pakistan or stay independent -- joining India is not an option-- what will be the direction taken by Pakistani government?
Rather what will be the...
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/12/27/china-spotted-illegally-selling-oil-to-north-korea-report-says.html
China spotted illegally selling oil to North Korea, report says
U.S. spy satellites reportedly captured photos of Chinese ships illegally selling oil to North Korean boats some 30 times...
https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2017/12/27/former-baha-mar-owner-sues-chinese-contractor-over-failure-of-us$3dot5bil-project/
The original owner of the Baha Mar Resort, BML Properties Ltd, has filed a US$2.25 billion lawsuit alleging a "massive fraud" by the Chinese contractor...
Hi,
We are having discussions in a thread but some tangents need a separate thread because otherwise it will lead to off-topic discussion. That said it will be great if some posts can be moved to the new thread.
Any idea how can we do this?
Here are the posts ...
Oddball Chinese “Straddling Bus” Goes Bust
A recent report from Chinese news outlet The Paper says that a radical “straddling bus” that promised to solve China’s mounting urban traffic problem has hit a major roadblock. A full-scale test model of the bus has been all but abandoned at its...
India's Economy Surpasses That Of Great Britain
As Theresa May returned home from her unsuccessful visit to India, she would bear witness to another relegation for the UK: India’s economy will be larger than the UK’s, for the first time in more than 100 years. This dramatic shift has been...