U.S. allies dismiss Trump administration’s Wuhan lab conspiracy theory
A screenshot of a CCTV clip from May 4 attacking U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The caption reads, “If the…
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Trump administration points finger at China for COVID-19 while Chinese state media revives conspiracy theories
SupChina illustration by Derek Zheng Over the weekend, the Trump administration continued to point fingers at China for the ravages…
Continue readingGuangzhou introduces anti-discrimination measures after denial of mistreatment of Africans
When news emerged in early April that Africans residents in the city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province were facing a wave…
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Trump escalates the COVID-19 blame game as China’s European embassies push counternarratives
A screenshot from a short animated video published by Xinhua comparing the Chinese and American responses to COVID-19. The Statue of…
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China sets annual congress date, signaling COVID-19 containment confidence
Screenshot from Youtube: Rare cell phone video of Xí Jìnpíng 习近平 speaking off the cuff (in Chinese) — and very confidently…
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Australia-China relations head to new low
Chéng Jìngyè 成竞业, the Chinese ambassador to Australia. On April 17, Australian home affairs minister Peter Dutton called for transparency…
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Wuhan discharges final COVID-19 patient as schools reopen in some Chinese cities
Chinese primary students in Hangzhou return to school with headgear inspired by the Song dynasty to remind them of social distancing.…
Continue readingChina tries to boost its COVID-19 containment reputation through censorship and diplomatic pressure
As China appears increasingly confident in its containment of COVID-19 within its borders, Beijing is taking further steps to try…
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Trump ‘owed tens of millions to the Bank of China’
Trump calls his banker. Image source: SupChina illustration The Politico article discussed below has been updated with a comment from…
Continue reading‘China can’t count on African loyalty anymore’
Cobus van Staden of Wits University in Johannesburg, South Africa, writes for the China-Africa Project that the last few weeks of…
Continue readingIs Hong Kong’s autonomy dead or terminally ill?
“Is Hong Kong’s autonomy dead or terminally ill?” Hong Kong-based journalist Stephen Vines asks this morbid question in a column…
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China’s new Russia-style disinformation tactics
A screenshot of a fake news story delivered via text in March, which the New York Times reports that Chinese…
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American views of China hit record low
A screenshot of a Joe Biden campaign ad released last week. A new survey by the Pew Research Group, conducted from…
Continue readingChina pushes back against calls for COVID-19 transparency
China is responding to increasing criticism from abroad for its lack of transparency about the early days of the COVID-19…
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Hong Kong rounds up pro-democracy leaders as Beijing asserts power over the city
Martin Lee Chu-ming (李柱銘 Lǐ Zhùmíng), known as the “Father of Democracy” in Hong Kong, was among 15 pro-democracy leaders…
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