China’s Victory Day parade: A tale of two audiences
"For Chinese citizens bombarded with news about trade restrictions and technology bans, seeing their president flanked by fellow world leaders was intended to offer comfort that China maintains meaningful international partnerships."
--- Chinese citizens are bombarded with positive news about China: How great China's economy is doing, how well regarded China is internationally, how everybody actually loves China. Chinese citizens hear rarely, if ever, any negative news about China. Speaking of:
China to crack down on hostile, gloomy online content
"The CAC said that it would target posts that include rumors about China’s economy — which has struggled this year — as well as fabricated information and “sensational conspiracy theories.”"
--- Because there are no bad news in Emperor Xi's China.
Chinese COVID whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail
"Zhang was initially arrested after months of posting accounts, including videos, from crowded hospitals and empty streets that painted a more dire early picture of the disease than the official narrative. [...] Friday’s sentencing followed Zhang’s reporting on China’s human rights abuses"
--- Because there really really are no bad news in Emperor Xi's China.
China's ByteDance will get 1 of 7 board seats for TikTok's US operations
"A U.S.-China agreement on TikTok's U.S. operations includes China's ByteDance choosing one of seven board members for the new entity, with Americans holding the six other seats [...] It is not clear if the deal in its current state will qualify as a full divestiture as required by Congress under the 2024 law."
--- Well, actually it is pretty clear that this would not qualify as full divestiture.
What Nepal's Gen Z revolt means for India, China and US
US lawmakers hold rare talks with Chinese defence minister
China prepares to evacuate 400,000 as super typhoon makes landfall in Philippines
--- China Uncensored: "Political violence doesn't end well"
--- China Uncensored: "This could destroy China"
--- CNA: "China and Hong Kong bracing for impact as Super Typhoon Ragasa batters northern Philippines"
Corona-Journalistin erneut zu Haftstrafe verurteilt
Super-Taifun bedroht die Philippinen und China
Tiktok-Deal in den USA: Auch die Murdochs sollen einsteigen
