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Tom Warner: Iran and China linked to Ukraine missiles

From the Financial Times: An investigation by the Ukrainian secret police has found that Iran and China bought long-range missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads from Ukraine, one of the country’s...

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AP: Iran, China got nuke-capable missiles

From AP, via HoustonChronicle.com: Ukrainian weapons dealers smuggled 18 nuclear-capable cruise missiles to Iran and China during former President Leonid Kuchma’s administration, prosecutors said...

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Ukraine [Update: Not] to Become China’s Largest Overseas Farmer

South China Morning Post’s Mandy Zuo reports China’s biggest overseas agricultural investment yet. [Update: the FT reports that no such deal has yet been signed.] Estimated at at least $2.6 billion,...

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Minitrue: Mandela’s Passing, Kiev’s Last Lenin

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. CDT contributing cartoonist Badiucao recently posted this portrait of...

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Minitrue: Extol a Sunny Outlook

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. Chinese journalists and bloggers often refer to these as “Directives from...

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Activist Hu Jia Says He Faces Long Prison Term

Following two rounds of police questioning in the past month, rights activist Hu Jia says he believes the authorities are building a new case against him, but that he has “no regrets.” Hu was...

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Is Russia Exaggerating China’s Support In Ukraine?

Reuters reports (via the SCMP) that Russia may have overestimated China’s support of its military intervention in the Crimean peninsula: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his Chinese...

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Minitrue: Crimea Votes to Join Russia

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online.  Central Propaganda Department: All media must refrain from hyping or...

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European Leaders Seek Xi’s Support Over Ukraine Crisis

With Xi Jinping on his maiden tour of Europe just as Western governments levy sanctions on Russia for the annexation of Crimea, the Chinese president’s stance on the issue has overshadowed his travels...

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US Warns China Against Crimea-Style Action in Asia

Following Crimea’s annexation by Russia and China’s relative silence regarding Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, the US voiced its position on Thursday warning China to refrain from using Crimea-style...

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Minitrue: Malaysia Air News Mustn’t Obscure Xi and Li

The following censorship instruction, issued to the media by government authorities, has been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Do not...

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MH17: “Surely, It’s the Work of American Imperialism”

As the world continues to wait for a definitive explanation of who bears responsibility for the Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed near the restive Russia-Ukraine border yesterday, some Chinese...

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Netizen Voices: How Would China Pay Last Respects?

Yesterday, the remains of some of the victims the Malaysia Airlines flight shot down over eastern Ukraine arrived in the Netherlands. The plane, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur last week, was...

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China Strengthens Ties with Global South to Counter Western Pressure Over...

Over the past two weeks, China has increased its engagement with countries in the Global South, partially in response to the war in Ukraine. China’s position on the war has been one of feigned...

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EU, China Hold Deadlocked Dialogue on Ukraine, Other Issues

On April 1, leaders of the EU and China met over videoconference for their first summit since 2020. Delayed last year after a fight over tit-for-tat sanctions, the meeting was hoped to calm...

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China Supports Russia in UN Vote, Despite Evidence of Civilian Killings in...

On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly voted to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council over “gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights.” The vote was precipitated by...

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YouTube Accounts of Musician Namewee and Ukraine Vlogger Wang Jixian Forced...

On Monday of last week, Malaysian musician Namewee (Wee Meng Chee, 黃明志) learned that his YouTube account had been hacked and all of its content deleted. His account, created in 2006, had 3.27 million...

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Cultivating “Palace Diplomacy” and Local Media, China Donates New...

China will soon hand over a newly constructed $140-million-dollar parliamentary building to Zimbabwe. Built by contractor Shanghai Construction Group Company and funded by the Chinese government, the...

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Latvia and Estonia Exit China’s “16+1” Central and Eastern European...

Last Thursday, Latvia and Estonia announced they would cease participation in a cooperation group between China and Central and Eastern European countries, commonly known as “16+1.” The two Baltic...

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Xi and Biden Show Resolve, Cool Tensions in Bali Meeting

U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping met on Monday in Bali for their first in-person meeting since Biden took office. Buoyed by their recent political victories at home,...

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