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Two Train Accidents in Mainland China in One Day Leave 13 Dead, Raising Safety Concerns
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Two Train Accidents in Mainland China in One Day Leave 13 Dead, Raising Safety Concerns

In the early morning of November 27 Beijing time, China’s railway system suffered two consecutive serious incidents in which trains struck workers performing maintenance on the tracks. A total of 13 people were killed and 2 injured, triggering public concern over the safety management of railway lin

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Military Newspaper Says He Weidong and Miao Hua’s Crimes Comparable to Those of Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong

Military Newspaper Says He Weidong and Miao Hua’s Crimes Comparable to Those of Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong

China

Former CCP Central Military Commission (CMC) vice chairman He Weidong and former Political Department director Miao Hua—who were confirmed in the communiqué of the CCP’s 20th Fourth Plenum in October to have been expelled from the Party and accused of “betraying loyalty” and “seriously undermining the principle of the Party commanding the gun and the system of the CMC chairman assuming full responsibility”—have now been officially deemed by the military to have committed crimes comparable to those of former CMC vice chairmen Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong....

Lai Ching-te: Additional $40 Billion Defense Budget to Counter CCP Threat

Lai Ching-te: Additional $40 Billion Defense Budget to Counter CCP Threat

China

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said Wednesday (November 26) that Taiwan will add 1.25 trillion New Taiwan dollars (about 40 billion USD) to its defense budget to strengthen Taiwan’s asymmetric warfare capabilities and demonstrate Taiwan’s determination for self-defense amid the CCP’s continued intensification of military and political pressure against Taiwan....

65 Dead and Over 200 Missing in Hong Kong Fire — Three Major Issues Point to Human-Caused Disaster

65 Dead and Over 200 Missing in Hong Kong Fire — Three Major Issues Point to Human-Caused Disaster

China

Citing multiple media reports, a massive fire broke out on the afternoon of the 26th at “Wang Fuk Court,” a housing estate in Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. The bamboo scaffolding erected for exterior wall repairs instantly became fuel, and under strong winds the flames rapidly spread to multiple buildings, creating a rare Grade 5 (the highest level) fire. It has already caused 65 deaths, and more than 200 people are reportedly missing. Early in the morning, police arrested two directors of a construction engineering company and one engineering consultant in Tai Po, Ngau Tau Kok, and San ...

Trump–Xi Phone Call Becomes a Rashomon Case; Xi Jinping Complains and Gets Nothing in Return

Trump–Xi Phone Call Becomes a Rashomon Case; Xi Jinping Complains and Gets Nothing in Return

China

The recent phone call between Trump and Xi Jinping has become an international Rashomon. In the past, whenever the U.S. initiated a call, China would always say it was “at the invitation.” This time, China did not use “at the invitation,” and the outside world interpreted it as China having initiated the call. But later, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning swore up and down that it was “initiated by the U.S.”...

Why Does Trump Favour Russia

Why Does Trump Favour Russia

World

Viewed from space, Earth appears as a dim blue dot. Astronomers remind us, "Look again at that dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On that dot, every one of you loves, every one you know, every person you've heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived their lives."...

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