Management of Panama Canal ports by Hong Kong firm poses risks, US House panel hears
“Hutchison Ports corp ties to #Beijing could lead to delays in American civilian and military shipping in case of a #China conflict with #Taiwan, says US lawmaker.”
Russia willing to 'soften the border' in exchange for China's support, political scientist says
As the meeting between Vladimir #Putin and #Xi Jinping wraps up, Tom Burges Watson speaks to political scientist Dr Una Aleksandra Berzina-Cerenkova, Head of the China Studies Centre at Riga Stardins University, about how far will Russia go to secure the support of Beijing. #China#Russia#Ukraine
Microsoft is reportedly asking hundreds of its China-based employees working in the company’s cloud computing and AI operations to consider relocating out of the country.
Some 700 to 800 people are said to have been asked about the move, according to the Wall Street Journal, as the U.S. crackdown on Beijing’s access to AI technology continues.
A Microsoft spokesperson confirmed to CNBC that the company had “shared an optional internal transfer opportunity with a subset of employees” without confirming details on the number and affiliation of staff affected. Here’s more.
#archeology in #China find extremely elaborate 2,200-year-old tomb from Chu era could have belonged to a king
“The Chu culture was notable for having a particular affinity towards shamanism, and its people would worship animals that were considered to have high amounts of qi - the energy in everything - particularly gibbons.”
Putin und Xi wollen bei ihrem Treffen Einigkeit symbolisieren - und haben in den Bereichen Logistik, Verkehr und Energie eine engere Zusammenarbeit beschlossen. Eine Partnerschaft auf Augenhöhe ist das allerdings nicht. Von B. Eyssel.
Outcome of #Putin visit to #China in terms of economic agreements signed:
✅ Agreement on supplies of Russian topinambour and beef by-products, particularly beef cartilage and stomachs to China
✅ Creation of a new nature reserve “Land of big cats”
✅ Cooperation between TASS and Xinhua news agencies
❌ Construction of Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline was not agreed
To me, these indicate an extremely close and strategic partnership between China and Russia, especially the beef cartilages are going to change the course of the world 😂
@kravietz what is going to change the world is the barely hidden defiance of the established civilized international practices to show off the power of china to reunite «usa haters» (actually democracy hater) nations around a pole of power strong enough to ignore (laugh at), say, international criminal court's orders, etc.
beef cartilage is just another bullshit we are being fed with an arrogant smile, and we're happy.
@kravietz i wouldn't be so sure beef cartilage was all that'll be going on between #fascist#russia and power-hungry authoritarian #china; it's just that in this situation most things shouldn't be announced :-(
The PRC Belt and Roads Initiative is a none too clever means of endebtedness for all participating countries. China does not loose on the deals no matter how unsuccessful these might turn out. In the meantime, hosting countries face years of loans repayments. There is a wolrd map in this article showing the extent of Chinese Ownership of Chinese built port facilities. It’s sobering.
Pakistan's Gwadar port shows China's Belt and Road can fail
Putin and Xi announce plans to strengthen military ties in Beijing (www.theguardian.com)
Russian leader praises ‘comradely’ talks with Chinese president before concert to mark 75 years of ‘friendship’