02 Jun 2022
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When Premier Li Keqiang told localities not to cook the books, he meant it.
On Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) held a video conference to launch a sweeping crackdown on data fraud.
Tool up, NBS Director Kang Yi told his troops, and let slip the dogs of war (The Paper):
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Beijing wants to be part of the solution to the Gaza conflict. Top diplomat Wang Yi outlined a four-point vision for resolving the crisis in a lengthy interview with Al Jazeera republished in full by the foreign ministry (MoFA). First,… Read More »
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Before meeting Xi Jinping, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a heart-to-heart with top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Friday. Wang summed up the bilateral situation (Xinhua): “China-U.S. relations have generally stabilized, avoiding further deterioration, but negative factors are… Read More »
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Xi Jinping still holds out hope for stable US-China relations. On Friday, Xi met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the tail end of the latter’s three-day visit to China. Some context: Blinken’s visit came as the US… Read More »