Simina Mistreanu

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Beijing Has Defeated Coronavirus. What It Was Like Living In The Locked-Down City For Two Months

China’s Factories Are Reeling From Forced Coronavirus Closures

Xinjiang whistleblower: 'Every detail told by survivors was true'

Beyond ‘Decoupling’: How China Will Reshape Global Trade In 2020

The Capital of Xinjiang Is Now in Turkey

Beyond ‘Decoupling’: How China Will Reshape Global Trade In 2020

Beyond ‘Decoupling’: How China Will Reshape Global Trade In 2020

Beijing (Forbes) - The idea of a “decoupling” between the United States and China started gathering steam earlier this year, as the trade war between the two countries intensified and negotiators on both sides repeatedly failed to reach a solution. In theory, decoupling would mean ripping up global supply chains, freezing foreign investment initiatives and burning down the geopolitical bridges that were built over the past four decades between Washington and Beijing. Decoupli

China to hold massive military parade amid headwinds for leader

China is set to stage its largest military parade ever to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party coming to power. But while President Xi Jinping will use the occasion to reassert his position, he faces headwinds on multiple fronts. Beijing (dpa) – On October 1, more than 15,000 troops and 580 sets of military equipment will roll down Beijing's historic Chang'An Avenue, while more than 160 military aircraft will whiz through the air above. The military parade, C

China prepares giant military parade for October 1 celebrations

China prepares giant military parade for October 1 celebrations

Pigeons caged, dogs banned and Internet slowed as China prepares to mark 70 years of Communist rule Beijing, China (Al Jazeera) - Wu Xiaoliang gushes about the tanks and missiles that are set to roll through the streets of central Beijing on October 1 to mark 70 years of Communist rule, in what will be China’s largest-ever military parade and a show of the country's strength. The 32-year-old horticulturist is a fan of a popular military drama on television, The King of Land B

Organizers say nearly 2 million marched in record Hong Kong protest

Organizers say nearly 2 million marched in record Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong (dpa) - Nearly 2 million people took to the streets of Hong Kong to rally against a controversial extradition bill on Sunday, organizers said, in the largest protest since the city returned to Chinese rule in 1997. The figure was announced on Sunday night as thousands of people remained on the streets of Hong Kong, filling major highways and stopping traffic in the government district. Sunday's protest is even larger than a similar one held last weekend when organiz

‘Seldom uses front door’: report reveals how China spies on Muslim minority

‘Seldom uses front door’: report reveals how China spies on Muslim minority

Authorities use an app to collect personal data on Uighurs as part of a vast surveillance network, Human Rights Watch says Beijing (The Guardian) - Using too much electricity or having acquaintances abroad are among a list of reasons that prompt authorities in China’s western Xinjiang region to investigate Uighurs and other Muslims who might be deemed “untrustworthy” and sent to internment camps, according to a Human Rights Watch report. The report, released on Thursday, anal

Fears about China’s social-credit system are probably overblown, but it will still be chilling

Fears about China’s social-credit system are probably overblown, but it will still be chilling

Beijing (The Washington Post) - The potential power of China’s nascent social-credit system was glimpsed last month with the announcement that millions of Chinese were banned last year from traveling by air or high-speed rail. “Untrustworthy” people were blocked from buying airline tickets 17.5 million times, while 5.5 million high-speed rail ticket purchases were stopped. The people restricted from traveling were on a Supreme People’s Court blacklist for failing to repay deb

Student takes on police, university as China’s #MeToo movement grows

Student takes on police, university as China’s #MeToo movement grows

Speaking out against sexual harassment is an uphill battle for a growing number of Chinese women who decide to do so. Qingdao, China (dpa) – On the sixth day after university officials forced Renee Ren, a student, and her parents into two hotel rooms next to campus, a school administrator told them they were free to go. Ren had just one thought on her mind: suing them. Ren, 26, a master’s student at China University of Petroleum in Qingdao, has been clashing with her school a

Kim Jong Un vs the N Koreans: Who suffers most under new sanctions?

Kim Jong Un vs the N Koreans: Who suffers most under new sanctions?

Everybody agrees the North Korea crisis is heading to a boiling point after Pyongyang tested a hydrogen bomb on Sunday - its most powerful to date. But as the UN Security Council is preparing to vote on a new set of sanctions - the most draconic yet - experts say the battered North Korean people might, yet again, take the brunt of the blow. Beijing (dpa) - Russia, the United States and China can agree on one thing: the North Korean conflict is at a turning point. Their pers

For China's labour activists, an uncertain future

China's labour activists work out of passion, with little or no pay, and expose themselves to increasingly higher risks as Beijing cracks down on civil society organizations. Beijing (dpa) - When Deng Guilian first met in person the man who would become her husband, in a train station in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, she thought he was skinny and not overly handsome or cool. But he was a nice, educated man, who was dedicated to helping China's factory workers enjo

Leaders hope new 'Silk Road' initiative will boost economic growth

Leaders hope new 'Silk Road' initiative will boost economic growth

Beijing (dpa) – Thirty heads of state and government adopted Monday a joint statement supporting Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious plan to build a trade and infrastructure network across Eurasia. The country leaders posed in front of a traditional Chinese painting of a vast landscape with a red sun at the formal Belt and Road Forum dinner in Beijing on Sunday night. "This land so rich in beauty," read the Chinese calligraphy at the top of the painting, alluding to a po

EU states to refuse to sign trade statement at new 'Silk Road' forum

EU states to refuse to sign trade statement at new 'Silk Road' forum

Beijing (dpa) – EU states voiced reservations over Beijing's ambitious plans to create a new "Silk Road" for intercontinental trade and infrastructure, demanding guarantees from China on free trade, environmental protection and working conditions. Germany's economy minister, Brigitte Zypries, said EU countries are determined not to sign a joint statement on trade unless China meets their demands, speaking at the Belt and Road Forum on Sunday. "So far the demands of the EU cou

Panama Papers: Chinese media silenced as scandal draws in Xi Jinping and 'red aristocracy'

Panama Papers: Chinese media silenced as scandal draws in Xi Jinping and 'red aristocracy'

BEIJING (International Business Times UK) - Chinese news outlets, like the rest of the world's media, covered the Panama Papers scandal on Monday (4 April), focusing on Vladimir Putin and the US$2bn (£1.4bn) money trail that allegedly led to the Russian President. But one high profile group of Chinese figures were notable for their absence – the family of Chinese President Xi Jinping. At least eight top Chinese officials and associates, including President Xi Jinping's brothe

Washington County school districts will lose $18.5 million to property tax limits this year

Washington County school districts will lose $18.5 million to property tax limits this year

PORTLAND (The Oregonian) - Although voters approved a local option levy to hire more teachers in May 2013, the Beaverton School District will collect about $10 million less than it could have due to state caps on property taxes. The good news for the school district is that the sum it will collect this fiscal year – almost $20 million – exceeds initial estimates. That's mainly because the economy has started to recover and there is more activity on the real-estate market. The

Washington County Commissioner Greg Malinowski is led by environmental concerns, square peg in a rou

Washington County Commissioner Greg Malinowski is led by environmental concerns, square peg in a rou

Note: This is one of six candidate profiles I wrote ahead of the Washington County elections in 2014. Washington County is the fastest growing county in the Portland metro area, home to the Nike world headquarters and Intel's largest research center - as well as to a longstanding dispute between conservationists and land developers. Links to the other candidate profiles are at the end of the story. WASHINGTON COUNTY (The Oregonian) — The south side of the Malinowski Farm in B

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