Chinese state researchers are calling for the development of anti-satellite capabilities against Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet constellation, citing the broadband system’s potential military applications and threat to China’s national security. Asia Times
Category: China
Emergency meeting to revive China’s Covid-hit economy
China’s cabinet held an emergency meeting with more than 100,000 participants on Wednesday, according to state media, as top leaders urged new measures to stabilize an economy battered by the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions. CNN Business
‘Tension’ between China’s top two leaders
There have been reports of “tension” between China’s top two leaders President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang about the approach to the economy and it’s growth, says Sky News Business Editor Ross Greenwood. SkyNews
China pushes for smarter armed forces
China is reshaping its military postgraduate system to make its armed forces “smarter”, including cultivating more technological talent, a newly issued document shows. South China Morning Post
Transcript: U.S. Approach to the People’s Republic of China
Except from Secretary Blinken’s speech
We are not looking for conflict or a new Cold War. To the contrary, we’re determined to avoid both.
We don’t seek to block China from its role as a major power, nor to stop China – or any other country, for that matter – from growing their economy or advancing the interests of their people.
But we will defend and strengthen the international law, agreements, principles, and institutions that maintain peace and security, protect the rights of individuals and sovereign nations, and make it possible for all countries – including the United States and China – to coexist and cooperate.
Now, the China of today is very different from the China of 50 years ago, when President Nixon broke decades of strained relations to become the first U.S. president to visit the country.
Germany Shouldn’t Be Afraid to Cite China Violations
China’s economic power shouldn’t stop Germany from criticizing human-rights violations in Xinjiang, and German companies should do more to diversify their supply chains and export markets, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said. Bloomberg
China doesn’t need ‘patronising’ lectures about its record…
In a video call, the Chinese leader says human rights should not be used as a ‘pretext to interference’ in countries’ internal affairs South China Morning Post
Leaked documents supposedly show call for more forceful crackdown…
Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) yesterday held a videoconference with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet as she visited Xinjiang during a mission overshadowed by fresh allegations of Uighur abuses and fears she is being used as a public relations tool. Taipei Times
No divorce over Internet
Couples whose marital relations are protected by Chinese law cannot divorce over the Internet, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Tuesday.
A message left on consultation platform of the ministry’s official website last week asked if it was possible for a couple to get divorced via videolink in case one of them is not in China. Shine
Could China be the biggest winner in Musk’s Twitter acquisition?
Twitter has shut down a significant number of accounts connected to the Chinese Communist Party. That said, with Mr. Musk’s Tesla already dependent on the special treatment that China affords it for profitability, and given Mr. Musk’s rich history of complying with the communist regime’s many demands, will a laxation or outright reversal of policy soon come under order?
Washington Times
If Musk’s Purchase of Twitter goes through,
Mr. Musk will soon own 100% of Twitter, and his company relies on China’s business and loans. Then, what is to stop Mr. Musk, under China’s pressure, from tasking a Twitter engine to help China hunt down and attack the Twitter users inside China, where using Twitter is banned and can be criminalized, and the critics of the CCP both in and outside country?
Washington Times