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Topic: Beijing

David Fincher’s ‘Fight Club’ gets new ending in China, sparking social media storm

Unlike original storyline, the Chinese version treats the 1999 movie's Project Mayhem undertaking as a thwarted & misguided attempt at criminality, giving authorities a win at the end.

Modi-Xi summits couldn’t stop India-China ‘strategic mistrust’, says ex-foreign secy Nirupama Rao

Nirupama Menon Rao, also former envoy to China & US, said Galwan incident impacted bilateral ties, but it won't be easy for India to go for 'surgical decoupling' with China.

Beijing says opposed to acts that politicise sports after WTA suspends tournaments in China

Women's Tennis Association President & CEO Steve Simon said all tournaments will be halted in Hong Kong too, after failing to get a satisfactory response on Peng Shuai's wellbeing.

Chinese media calls out BJP ministers & leaders for tweeting Beijing airport image as ‘Noida’

Chinese state TV employee Shen Shiwei pointed out that Union ministers and others had used photos of Beijing Daxing International Airport as 'model' of Jewar airport.

Alibaba seeks to sell its stake in TV network after China govt scrutiny

Beijing wants Jack Ma’s firm to sell some of its media assets, including the South China Morning Post, because of growing concerns about its influence over public opinion in China.

Why Subramanian Swamy is popular on Chinese social media, and Xi’s new rules on ‘sissy idols’

Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

China recalls its envoy to Lithuania over opening de facto Taiwan embassy

The Chinese Foreign Ministry statement called on Lithuania to immediately rectify its wrong decision & measures to undo the damage, and not to move further down the wrong path.

Biden’s tough policy on Beijing means US-China relations are only going to get worse

A spate of actions — including a warning to US businesses in Hong Kong & new import controls for Xinjiang — underscore that Biden plans to extend Trump’s confrontational approach.

Xi Jinping’s successor likely to be biggest question for CCP as it turns 100, say experts

During a Lowy Institute webinar, experts discussed Beijing’s wolf warrior diplomacy ahead of the Chinese Communist Party’s centenary.

6 killed and14 injured in knife attack in China, third incident in two weeks

Beijing: A deadly knife attack in eastern China has killed at least six people and left 14 wounded, local officials have said, in what...

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Population causes poverty is the devil’s philosophy. It causes prosperity: Sauvik Chakraverti

Crowded cities are rich because there is greater division of labour. The extent of the division of labour depends on the size of the market, wrote Sauvik Chakraverti in 2002.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.