US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman's visit to China to hold talks with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vice-Foreign Minister Xie Feng in Tianjin could be seen as another step taken by the Joe Biden administration to put bilateral relations back on the right track.
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In 2018, a noted Uyghur professor of literature and culture was arrested and fired from her university job for publishing pointed criticism of China’s policies towards Muslim residents of Xinjiang. This year, she is part of an official propaganda campaign defending and supporting practices she once argued against.
In the three years since Gulnar Obul was detained and removed from her position at Kashgar University, developments in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) have made the scholarly policy critiques from 2016 that landed her in trouble seem mild.
In her published dialogue with a Chinese Academy of Social Sciences researcher, Obul said China’s quest for stability “cannot be achieved through documents or commands it requires real cultural strength and ideas.”
Prehistoric painted pottery in global limelight in Gansu Xinhua | Updated: 2021-08-04 10:52 Share CLOSE With more than 5,000 years of history, the Majiayao also witnessed the glories of ancient China s painted pottery.[Photo/Xinhua]
Prehistoric painted pottery has recently gained much traction from archaeological experts home and abroad as the ongoing fifth Majiayao Cultural Festival boosts international research engagement and cooperation.
The one-month event kicked off on July 20 in Dingxi city, Northwest China s Gansu province, featuring symposiums, exhibitions, and field trips to local archaeological sites.
The festival was named after one of the renowned discoveries in the province the Majiayao culture which mainly developed in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and its tributaries. With more than 5,000 years of history, the Majiayao also witnessed the glories of ancient China s painted pottery.
Lynx Global Digital Finance Corporation: Lynx Global s Bank Announces Partnership with China s UnionPay
Vancouver, British Columbia (Newsfile Corp. - August 4, 2021) - Lynx Global Digital Finance Corporation (CSE: LYNX) (OTC Pink: CNONF) (FSE: 3CT0) ( Lynx or the Company ) today announces that its subsidiary Bank ( BRB ), has officially engaged in a worldwide card issuing partnership with UnionPay, a global payment brand with the planet s largest cardholder base.
The UnionPay global acceptance network has expanded to 180 countries and regions, covering over 61 million merchants and 2.9 million ATMs. Outside the Chinese Mainland, UnionPay is accepted at over 32 million merchants and 1.7 million ATMs. To date, UnionPay cards are issued in 70 countries and regions, among which over 150 million are issued outside mainland China.
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