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China is constructing a new hero cult – here’s why that matters
A tour guide competition was held in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late May. This was not some fun contest. According to Chinese…
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How Macau’s second world war experience shaped the territory
Macau’s giant casinos and malls have earned the territory its nickname: the ‘Las Vegas of the east’. Sanga Park / Shutterstock This year marks the…
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China’s Everest obsession: following Mallory’s footsteps a century on, I saw how tourism and climate change are transforming the mountain
Chinese tourists at Everest’s northern base camp, Rongbuk in Tibet, photograph the world’s highest mountain. Carl Cater, CC BY-NC-ND To the discerning eye, other mountains…
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Politics
Trump’s latest trade ‘deal’ with China underscores key U.S. disadvantage
For the second time in two months, President Donald Trump on Wednesday touted a “deal” with China. There’s one problem: It’s largely the same deal…
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Politics
Trump touts trade ‘deal’ with China
President Donald Trump said Wednesday morning the U.S. is dropping plans to revoke Chinese student visas in exchange for China resuming the flow of rare…
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The UK is gearing up for autonomous warfare – but missing the reality of war today
The UK is facing a security crisis. Great power competition has returned, and the threat of hostility from Russia, China, Iran and North Korea is…
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World
China hits US with 84% retaliatory tariffs, EU targets $38b in trade
China has again vowed to “fight to the end” in an escalating trade war with the US as it announced it would raise tariffs on…
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China’s dwindling marriage rate is fuelling demand for brides trafficked from abroad
Fewer people in China are opting to get married. imtmphoto / Shutterstock China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations…
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A robot nearly headbutted a festival spectator in China – here are four urgent steps to make the tech safer
Humanoid robots will start to become much more common as prices tumble. thinkhubstudio Humanoid robots are supposed to be our loyal assistants, but we saw…
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China gives “unsatisfactory” answer for firing notification from warships, Minister says
Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles has said that China did not give a “satisfactory” answer for its warships reportedly firing into airspace…
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