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Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s return makes Chinese realise ‘US imperialism is a paper tiger’

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was detained by Canada in 2018 at US’ extradition request over alleged violation of Iran sanctions. But was it a prisoner swap deal with China?

China’s cyber warfare has grown on the back of civilian recruits

China's Ministry of State Security has established a sophisticated network of private entities that hire and train hackers to work for the Xi Jinping government.

A new book exposes China’s hidden corruption. Xi’s family and CCP have a lot to answer

Xi Jinping's tight control over media and dwindling access of foreign journalists to Chinese leaders has made it difficult to report on corruption at the highest levels of CCP.

Is Xi bringing back Mao’s Cultural Revolution? Much debate over ‘common prosperity’ goal

A fight between Global Times editor and blogger followed Xi’s launch of the 'common prosperity' campaign in which middle-income households are prioritised.

Beijing’s support for Taliban is dividing Chinese social media

China wants to deal with Taliban but Weibo trends after Kabul attack show mood’s changing.

Chinese people debating Taliban on Weibo but Beijing still hesitating on Afghanistan

On Chinese social media, people are trying to make sense of what comes next for Afghanistan – and China.

Alibaba and Kris Wu, the faces of China’s new #MeToo movement. But politics has final say

The differences in response to Kris Wu and Alibaba cases shed light on the Chinese Communist Party’s growing discontentment with celebrity culture.

Foreign journalists in China targeted again, this time over Henan floods

While local authorities in China's Henan province said more than 3 million lives have been affected by the floods, Chinese state media outlets kept the number low.

National security or China Inc? Xi is cracking down on global dreams of homegrown companies

Xi Jinping considers the need to regulate data a national security emergency. And ride-hailing company Didi Chuxing has a lot of information on its Chinese users.

How Xi’s China did a nationalist song & dance to mark CCP centenary and attract the youth

The CCP's centenary celebration was all over Chinese social and mainstream media platforms. Xi Jinping experienced a peasant's life and his party made inroads into younger groups.

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Wealth creators in India have been the favourite whipping boys. Ambani-Adani are the new ones

It used to be Tatas and Birlas in the loose political rhetoric of the 1970s and the 1980s. Today, it is Adani and Ambani in the heated Lok Sabha election campaign.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahinis continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.