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Speculation has run rampant the last month over the whereabouts of China’s foreign minister, Qin Gang. Rumors ranged from the salacious (he had an affair) to the mundane, while the official line states that he is dealing with health problems. On Tuesday, China officially replaced Qin with his predecessor, Wang Yi, who leads the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) foreign policy apparatus. Qin’s removal from office, and the erasure of references to him and his activities on official Chinese gov...

Introduction The People’s Republic of China (PRC) exercises influence over South Korea in multiple ways. Chinese influence operations against Seoul have been characterized as not subtle and even blatant compared to the more covert and subversive methods employed in other countries (China Brief, December 19, 2014). Indeed, the more overt and aggressive ways in which Beijing exercises influence were on …

Days after his dominant showing at the 20th Party Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping led the newly appointed Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC) on a visit to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) base of operations in the War with Japan and the Chinese Civil War in Yan’an, Shaanxi, (Xinhuanet, October 27). A key theme of the visit was that the CCP’s achievement of political unity in the Yan’an era (1935-1948) enabled it to overcome much stronger foes. The leadership toured the site wh...

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Berührende Momente in Zhengzhou nach Unwetter 2021-07-26 10:00:00 Seit sintflutartige Regenfälle die zentralchinesische Provinz Henan in letzter Woche heimgesucht haben, haben sich Einwohner freiwillig an den Rettungsbemühungen in der Provinzhauptstadt Zhengzhou beteiligt und Menschen, die in verschiedenen Gebieten eingeschlossen waren, mit Unterkünften und Vorräten versorgt. Ren Mofan, ein 26-jähriger Unternehmer, verwandelte Schlafräume seiner Firma in provisorische Unterkünfte, um di...

May 10, 2021 Jack Ma learned the hard way, and paid a hefty price for speaking out when Beijing suspended his Ant Group’s monster IPO following his criticism of regulators. Now, another prominent Chinese tech executive is having a hard time after posting and later deleting a poem seen by many as anti-establishment. Wang Xing, the billionaire founder and CEO of Chinese food delivery giant Meituan, faces questions about whether he delivered a veiled criticism of the government with a classica...

By Carl Hamilton cahamilton@cecilwhig.com Mar 15, 2021 Mar 15, 2021 NORTH EAST — A man is facing several charges after investigators confiscated 82 pounds of suspect marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $280,000 — in addition to a bag holding in excess of $100,000 in cash — during a traffic stop near North East, according to Cecil County District Court records. Maryland State Police Sgt. Conner stopped a 2020 Toyota Sienna with New York license plates...