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President of a Pro-Beijing Group in Taiwan Dies of CCP Virus
The founder and the president of a pro-Beijing organization in Taiwan has died of COVID-19, the group’s spokesperson confirmed. Read more on theepochtimes.com
China spy warning: UK academics aiding Chinese military capabilities ‘AND THEY KNOW IT!’
UK ACADEMICS are “aiding” Chinese military capabilities by sharing sensitive information freely with Beijing, a former CIA officer has claimed. Read more on express.co.uk
China’s ‘Soft Power’ in Africa Has Hard Edges | National Review
African nations shouldn’t be fooled: China’s intentions on the continent are malicious. Read more on nationalreview.com
Quarantined South Koreans’ passports mistakenly burned by Chinese workers
The documents collected from a group of 31 visitors were put in a bag for sterilisation but workers misidentified the contents in it and sent the package to a waste treatment plant for incineration. Read more on scmp.com
Live streaming is now the best-paying job for fresh Chinese graduates amid a shifting economy – VNExplorer
For anyone fresh out of college in China, the best way to make money in 2021 is by becoming a content creator, according to online classifieds platform 58.com, in a sign that chasing online celebrity instead of traditional corporate gigs is paying off for the country’s youth. Read more on vnexplorer.net
A House Divided: European Union Countries and China
While the Czech Republic and Belgium label the horrors of Xinjiang as “genocide,” a strange Italian document vows to go on with the Belt and Road cooperation Read more on bitterwinter.org
Two Executives of Apple Daily Charged; Hongkongers Come Out in Droves to Snatch Up Copies of the Paper – Vision Times
Two executives of the embattled Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily were charged on Friday, June 18, after hundreds of police officers raided their headquarters and apprehended them in what has been largely panned as a “blatant attack” on the editorial team and press freedoms in Hong Kong. Read more on visiontimes.com
Stories From the Students’ Rules (4): Humility Before Elders – Vision Times
The “Standards for Being a Good Student and Child” (Di Zi Gui, 弟子規) is a traditional Chinese textbook for children that teaches morals and proper etiquette. Read more on visiontimes.com
Top Chinese Nuclear Power Expert Commits Suicide
A Top Chinese nuclear power expert and also a high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) official committed suicide for unknown reasons in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang province, based on a variety of outlet reports. Read more on ntd.com
Expert: China Space Progress a Threat to US
Chinese astronauts are now aboard the country’s new space station after launching earlier this week. The mission’s commander is a veteran air force pilot in China’s infamous People’s Liberation Army. Read more on ntd.com
Chinese scientists ensnared in U.S. visa fraud legal battle
For Chinese brain researcher Song Chen, a visiting scholar at Stanford University when she was arrested last July on a visa fraud charge, a court hearing last month in San Francisco brought some hope. Read more on reuters.com