EUROPE LOOKS TO WASHINGTON — AND BEIJING #445 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON In Good Morning from London #440 observations were made about “the significance of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s first state visit to Beijing for talks with President Xi Jinping. It marked the end of the current phase of Western…

CHINA — JOHN PILGER COMMENTS #444 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON I return to an issue that continues to be unaddressed by Western Critics of China — the comparative low/high Covid death figures in China and in the US/UK. John Pilger a well known commentator on international issues writes;- “China-bashing is…

CHINA AND WESTERN MEDIA COVERAGE #443 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON In today’s Column I want to comment on Western media coverage of China culminating with reference to the Shanghai filmed Covid street protest. Generally media coverage of China is negative as a glance at this weekend’s news headlines in the…

CHINA AND MATRIMONIAL RIGHTS #442 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON An insight into the workings of Divorce Courts in China is provided by a court in China that has awarded a single father 30,000 yuan (US$4,400) in compensation for raising his two children alone after the breakdown of his marriage. The…

IS CHINA AN AGRESSOR STATE? #441 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON As always there are two main arguments when issues relating to China are considered. One is critical and, one is positive. That is the position regarding allegations of genocide in Xinjiang; China’s right to view Taiwan as its own land…

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CHINA IS CLOSE TO ITS SPUTNIK MOMENT #437 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON The FT reports that the US military’s top officer has confirmed that China recently tested an advanced hypersonic weapon, calling it a “very significant” development to which Washington was paying close attention. General Mark Milley, chairman of the…

CHINA IMPOSES $1.2BN FINE ON DIDI COMPANY #436 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON The key aim of Chinese domestic policy is best summed up in Two Words — Prosperity + Stability. This has been a constant theme since the end of the Cultural Revolution — a much under-estimated episode in the…

CHINA TRUMPS EU IN COMPLETING AFRICAN PROJECTS #435 GOOD MORNING FROM LONDON The South China Morning Post reports that China holds a substantial lead over the EU concerning perceptions about decision-making and timely completion of projects in Africa, according to a survey about the activities of Europe and China on…