Wary of ‘the ugly American’, the Arab world is leaning towards China and Russia
This is pushing many of us who were educated and worked in the West to turn our eyes away from the Western media and seek news from media outlets in the East.
Asian news from Beijing
Beijing falls behind Singapore in global start-up ecosystem ranking amid US-China tech war
Beijing has fallen three places from 2022 to No 8 in the latest ranking of the world’s top 40 start-up ecosystems, as a weak domestic economy and growing tensions with Washington deter investment interest in China’s capital.
Beijing: Attack on four Americans is ‘isolated case’
The Chinese government says the recent stabbing of four Americans by a man in northeast China’s Jilin province is an isolated case and hopes the attack will not affect normal people-to-people exchanges between China and the US.
Spies aren’t who you think they are
The world is seeing a resurgence in the use of espionage as nations try to get inside information on each other. Beijing accused the United Kingdom of recruiting spies in China, just after British authorities charged two men with violating the Official Secrets Act on behalf of Beijing.
China urges broader BRICS role as Western sanctions mount
BEIJING (Reuters) -- China has urged the BRICS bloc of nations to take on greater responsibilities and establish itself as being inclusive to the world, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday, in the wake of Western sanctions and trade restrictions imposed on the country.
4 U.S. instructors at Chinese university stabbed in park; man arrested
BEIJING (Reuters) -- Four American instructors from a small Iowa university were injured in a stabbing attack in a public park in northeast China's Jilin province on Monday, according to Chinese and U.S. government officials.
Chinese military harassed Dutch warship enforcing UN sanctions on North Korea, Netherlands says
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Chinese premier to visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit New Zealand, Australia and Malaysia starting Thursday, officials said.