Chinese paramilitary police stand duty in People’s Square where hundreds of Uighers first started a protest that erupted into rioting in July 2009. Five years later, China started imprisoning Uighers in “re-education hospitals.”
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For decades nations have worked to curb international sales of endangered plants and animals. But in countries like China, with high demand and speculative investors, that strategy fuels bidding wars.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (central) visiting a military base in the Natuna islands, near the South China Sea, Indonesia, January 8, 2020.
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Indonesia’s response to China’s 2016 incursion into its exclusive economic zone was short-lived. And again, it’s sending mixed signals in the Natuna sea dispute.
A growing number of young Vietnamese women are marrying foreigners, mostly from China and South Korea.
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China has 24 million more men than women of marriageable age, putting some bachelors in a tough spot. Some are now looking abroad for wives – and many have their hearts set on Vietnam.
What was short-term exposure has now become medium-term exposure to bushfire smoke in some parts of the country.
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Fears that Beijing will renege on autonomy promises is only encouraging calls for independence from mainland China.
A section of Beijing Daxing International Airport from the first 3D images released by China National Space Administration using data from the recently launched Gaofen-7 Earth observation satellite, which can resolve objects less than a metre wide.
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China has embraced the concept of Digital Earth – the use of data from satellites to create a visual map of what’s happening at every point on the planet – and is now a key player in making it happen.
Commuters on the Shanghai Metro all on their smartphones in March, 2019.
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China’s social credit system has been described as a ‘dystopian nightmare straight out of Black Mirror’ but many citizens think it will help fight fraud and bring about a better society.
Canada imported more than $60 million of artificial trees in 2017, almost all from China.
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The US and China have reportedly agreed on a partial deal to ease tensions in the two-year old trade war. Does that mean it’s almost over? Fat chance, an economist says.
The biggest risk is Britain’s desire to stand alone in the world.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has agreed to meet with Bougainville officials to institute a political settlement.
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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Andrew Hastie on foreign influence, security and veteran mental health
In this podcast, Andrew Hastie speaks with Michelle Grattan about growing concerns over Chinese influence in Australian politics, security clearances for politicians and the mental health of veterans.
Large estates in Vietnam were collectivised.
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