Chinese City Officials Apologize After Blocking Media Coverage of Fatal Explosion, Highlighting Challenges of Reporting in Second-Largest Economy

Chinese City Officials Apologize After Blocking Media Coverage of Fatal Explosion, Highlighting Challenges of Reporting in Second-Largest Economy

Chinese City Apologizes as Reporter Blocked from Covering Fatal Explosion Chinese City Apologizes as Reporter Blocked from Covering Fatal Explosion Officials in a city near Beijing expressed apologies after a journalist from a prominent state media outlet was denied access to cover a tragic explosion, shedding light on the challenges faced by journalists in reporting … Read more

House Passes Bill for Nationwide Ban of TikTok Due to National Security Concerns

House Passes Bill for Nationwide Ban of TikTok Due to National Security Concerns

High-Stakes National Security Threat? Bill Passed by House for TikTok Ban in the US High-Stakes National Security Threat? Bill Passed by House for TikTok Ban in the US Bill for Nationwide Ban on TikTok Passed by House Concerns Raised over Chinese Ownership and National Security WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill that would lead to a … Read more

NATO Soldiers Participate in Steadfast Defender 2024 Training Exercise

NATO Soldiers Participate in Steadfast Defender 2024 Training Exercise

NATO soldiers take part in a training exercise 17 Hours Ago NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military training exercise Soldiers from various NATO countries on Monday took part in an instalment of NATO’s Steadfast Defender 2024 military training exercise. The months-long exercise is the largest since the Cold War and will take place in various countries … Read more

Israel Considers 6-Week Cease-Fire Amid Hostage Release Talks with Hamas

Israel Considers 6-Week Cease-Fire Amid Hostage Release Talks with Hamas

Israel Proposes Ceasefire, Urges Hamas to Release Vulnerable Hostages Israel Proposes Ceasefire, Urges Hamas to Release Vulnerable Hostages In an encouraging development, Israel has shown signs of agreeing to a six-week ceasefire with Hamas on the condition that the militant group releases vulnerable hostages. This comes as American and Jordanian planes successfully conducted an airdrop … Read more

Belarus Tightening Grip of Russia: Implications for Latvia’s National Security

Belarus Tightening Grip of Russia: Implications for Latvia’s National Security

Since the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus, which were accompanied by mass protests and the results of which are not recognized as legitimate by Western countries, this country has come under the tight grip of Russia. Beate Livdanska, a researcher at the Center for Eastern European Policy Studies, notes in the TVNET program “Pulss” that, … Read more

After the meeting with Xi Jinping, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: There are still big differences between the two sides on the status of Taiwan – International – Free Times e-newsletter

After the meeting with Xi Jinping, U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen: There are still big differences between the two sides on the status of Taiwan – International – Free Times e-newsletter

2023/11/21 07:12 U.S. Treasury Secretary Yellen (left) said in an interview today that after the meeting with Xi Jinping, the two sides still have great differences on the issue of Taiwan’s status. The picture shows Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving in San Francisco on the 14th, and Yellen also picked him up at the airport. … Read more

Li Zhiying’s Application for Judicial Review Rejected, Sentenced to Pay Legal Fees

Li Zhiying’s Application for Judicial Review Rejected, Sentenced to Pay Legal Fees

Original title: Li Zhiying’s application for judicial review was rejected and sentenced to pay legal fees Chinanews.com, August 3. According to a Hong Kong Sing Tao Net report, Li Zhiying, the founder of “Next Media”, had earlier filed a petition requesting the court to declare that the National People’s Congress’s interpretation of the law would … Read more

Chinese Super League Roundup: Meizhou Harbor Defeats Guoan, Shanghai Seaport Tops Standings

Original title: Chinese Super League Comprehensive: Guoan lost to Meizhou Harbor and defeated Wuhan On the 12th, the 16th round of the 2023 Chinese Super League will start with 5 contests. The Meizhou Hakka team defeated the Beijing Guoan team 3:1. The Shanghai Seaport team won the Wuhan Three Towns team with the same score … Read more

“Exciting Draw: Beijing Guoan U21 vs. Shanghai Haigang U21 in Chinese Football Association League”

original title: Chinese Football Association U21 League: Beijing Guoan Ping Shanghai Seaport On May 28, Beijing Guoan U21 player An Yongjian (right) competed with Shanghai Haigang U21 player Wang Yulong in the match.Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Kaiyan On the same day, in the second round of the 2023 Chinese Football Association U21 … Read more

“Group of Seven Nations Unite to Combat China’s Economic Coercion Tactics”

The Group of Seven (G7) nations, comprising the US, UK, Canada, Japan, Germany, France and Italy, is planning to issue a joint statement expressing their ongoing concern over China’s use of economic coercion. As the G7 foreign ministers prepare to meet in London on 3-5 May 2021, officials say that while member states are united … Read more