BEIJING (AP) – China’s ruling Communist Party is cracking down on H&M and other clothing and footwear brands as it seeks to avenge Western sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region. The attacks began when the party’s Youth League on Wednesday focused on H&M’s …
Read More »China has proposed changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system
The Hong Kong flag was flown from a ferry boat on July 2, 1997, a day after the former British colony returned to Chinese rule. Romeo Gakad | AFP | Getty Images Beijing on Friday proposed changes to “improve” Hong Kong’s electoral system – a widely anticipated move by China …
Read More »China’s Mars craft enters parking lot before landing rover
BEIJING (AP) – China says its Tienwen-1 spacecraft has entered temporary parking orbit around Mars in anticipation of a rover landing on the Red Planet next month. The China National Space Administration said the spacecraft conducted a maneuver to adjust its orbit as early as Wednesday morning and will remain …
Read More »Chinese TV has given Blackface performers in the New Year period
BEIJING (AP) – Dancers were involved in the role of Africans on Blackface during a national broadcast on Chinese state TV as Asia greeted the Lunar New Year with a holy feast on Friday, including a renewed coronavirus outbreak. One of the world’s most-watched TV programs, “African Song and Dance,” …
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