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Fei Mu’s 1948 masterpiece “Spring in a Small Town” was condemned to obscurity for decades after its release. But 75 years later, it has finally won recognition as the best Chinese film ever made and is receiving a new wave of attention. from the Sixth Tone on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/sixthtone/posts/pfbid022x15QMhw2mAiLwewWxbbrDthmDKnZKsS2avn2spXTrotci5ofZ4TzaQMcdj7vHETl How China’s Greatest Ever Film Was Rescued From Oblivion Fei Mu’s 1948 masterpiece “Spring in a Small Town” was condemned to obscurity for decades after its release. But 75 years later, it has finally won recognition as the best Chinese film ever made and is receiving a new wave of attention.
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It's just another bandwagon for China to jump on. If you haven’t discussed #ChatGPT in China, you have already fallen behind. The wave of chatting with artificial intelligence (AI) has blown up among zoomers. Launched at the end of November 2022, the number of monthly active users of the AI chat robot passed 100 million in just two months. In contrast, it took nine months for TikTok to draw 100 million monthly active users and two and a half years for Instagram. The race now is to be the first Chinese version of ChatGPT, leaving users wondering who will ultimately prevail in the final AI boom. China’s tech giants, such as Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent, JD.com, and NetEase, have all entered the game. An AI race inspired by ChatGPT is in full swing. from China Pictorial on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/100063559089280/posts/pfbid0iT4bFfH12hWnZ1c2WAbhexq2kSSJU5aNkduPYD9QYSMSPSjFENAbujasSyhTh3nMl/?mibextid=Nif5oz
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US tracking suspected Chinese surveillance balloon from BBC News The mysterious object shut down flights in Montana on Wednesday
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China’s 20th Communist Party Congress explained The National Party Congress has long been one of the most watched political events in China, but the upcoming one is set to be even more significant. Here's what it is so significant. from the SCMP on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/scmp/videos/418582890428154/
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China has been all over the map over Russia's invasion of Ukraine, from Xi and Putin's declaration of a friendship with "No limits", to declaring talk of a pending invasion "US’ warmongering in Ukraine is only for wartime profiteering" (see in CFL topic SerpentZA and Other Vloggers - GT Voice: US’ warmongering in Ukraine is only for wartime profiteering and to a warning to Taiwan "The West has abandoned us" narrative on CGTN concerning Ukraine (in CFL Topic China Angers Taiwan - Taiwan Angers China). But they ARE having a problem with the invasion of a sovereign country and "Russian troops bombarding civilians as they were preparing to evacuate" An ongoing topic - click here for Most Recent Post Thousands of people in the city of Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine are attempting to evacuate as it comes under fire from Russian mortars. An explosion on Sunday killed eight people, local officials said. Mayor Alexandar Markushin said Russian troops bombarded the town’s residents as they were preparing to evacuate. “The shell hit, and in front of my own eyes died two small children and two adults,” he said in a video released Sunday. “I want to emphasize these were peaceful residents.” #CGTNAmerica from CGTN on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ChinaGlobalTVNetwork/posts/537237437769733
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An ongoing topic - click here for Most Recent Post An interesting interpretation of "a contentious US government request to submit chip data" as "a move described by industry observers as yet another instance of US hegemony that coerces global semiconductor supply chains to bow to arbitrary requirements way beyond commercial standards". US #chip information request, seen as a possible maneuver to target China, a thorn in the flesh for US desires for chip leadership, could create more problems than it solves, analysts say. The affected businesses can resort to legal action. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1238455.shtml from the Global Times on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/posts/4643765325704331 Chip data request latest instance of US hegemony, may hit legal snags By GT staff reporters Published: Nov 08, 2021 10:38 PM Political trickery The request, unveiled by the US Commerce Department in late September, smacks of an attempt to contain China's tech rise under the disguise of addressing chip shortages, according to industry insiders. It remains obscure as to what might be next on the US government agenda after the collection of chip supply chain information, but it seems almost for sure that such a request aims at cornering Chinese tech firms, a semiconductor industry insider told the Global Times on Sunday on condition of anonymity. TSMC and other possible submitters such as Samsung have partnerships with Chinese firms including Huawei. What the US requests to submit largely falls under commercial secrets and products parameters of some Chinese mainland firms are among them, the insider said, arguing against the unreasonable request.
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China’s Effort to Tame ‘Wolf Warrior’ Diplomats Is Stymied by Nationalism Nearing its 100th birthday, the Communist Party struggles to manage a contrast between its popularity at home and its stained reputation abroad WSJ NEWS EXCLUSIVE CHINA -
China’s Thousands of Small Dams Struggle to Stay Afloat For decades, rural areas along the Yangtze River depended on small hydropower stations. Now, amid rising ecological costs and safety concerns, the government wants to make them more sustainable. from the Sixth Tone The sluice of a hydropower station sits open in Guiyang, Guizhou province, June 2020. Qin Gang/People Visual
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I saw this article get a lot of attention on another forum: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-bars-foreign-curriculums-ownership-in-some-private-schools-14825598 It seems like the vise is slowly but surely tightening... and their reasoning for this (i.e. to increase the birth rate) was... interesting. -
Alert: Shenzhen Safety Alert Corrected Copy from americancitizensinchina@state.gov Security Alert - Location: SEG Tower/Huaqiangbei Area, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province Event: Following May 18, reports of shaking at the SEG Tower located in the Huaqiangbei (electronics market) area of Shenzhen, and the evacuation of people from the building and in the immediate vicinity, U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou employees have been instructed to avoid the SEG Tower/Huaqiangbei area until further notice. The U.S. Consulate General in Guangzhou recommends that all U.S. citizens avoid the SEG Tower and Huaqiangbei area until further notice. Actions to Take: · Monitor local and international media for updates. · Notify friends and family of your safety. · Use caution when walking or driving.
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I'm seeing a lot of mentions about the event, but not much yet about the upcoming celebration on July 1. This is from China Pictorial. Two years after the 2019 revolutionary film The Bugle from Gutian, actor Wang Renjun will again play Mao Zedong -- the founding father of People’s Republic of China -- in the upcoming epic 1921. Set in the title year when the Communist Party of China was founded, the crew of the film, which is scheduled to open on July 1, held a news conference in Peking University on May 13. As an attempt to seek a breakthrough, the patriotic tale creatively blends multiple perspectives such as from Japanese and Europe and espionage elements to retell the historical moments of the Communist Party of China’s first national congress in summer 1921. #CPC100thAnniversary https://www.facebook.com/ChinaPic/posts/3789525061172855
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I have to wonder if Elon Musk didn't bite off more than he can digest. From the Global Times Tesla besieged following auto show protest Dispute with irate car owners comes to a head on social media A protester standing on a Tesla Model 3 on 2021 Shanghai Auto Show. Photo: CFP
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see also Eradicating Poverty in Three Years (CFL topic from 2017) from the Global Times on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/globaltimesnews/videos/427006058403759/ Last but not least: a county in mountains catches up by finding its way of development Zhu Changfu, a villager at Dadiba village, prepares feed to his cattles. He makes 35,000 yuan only by selling cattles and pigs every year. His family has shaken off poverty in 2018. Photo: Li Hao/GT
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from the Sixth Tone Why Can’t China’s Workers Unite on Overtime? The country’s white-collar workers are protesting their companies’ exhausting schedules. What about their blue-collar counterparts?
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from the WSJ on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wsj/posts/10160678386843128 https://www.wsj.com/video/tesla-vs-nio-battle-for-the-worlds-largest-ev-market/4EDE99CE-1DF7-4428-8C87-F93C1322AEDB.html?mod=e2fb . . . or Car and Driver China's Nio Lets EV Drivers Swap Batteries in 5 Minutes, Hit the Road Here in the U.S., electric-vehicle makers are rightly focusing on making charging stations work faster, but this is a glimpse at something that could be coming here someday.
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from the Sixth Tone on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/1570821646570023/posts/2835371413448367/
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from the SCMP If the traditional characters aren't displaying properly, in simplified characters, her name is 贺锦丽. or What’s in a name? For Kamala Harris, maybe an edge with some Asian-American votersThe Democratic vice-presidential nominee is one of the few US politicians not of Chinese heritage to have a Chinese name that she chose for herselfBy law, candidates names’ must be translated into Chinese in some areas of the US – but often based on phonetics rather than meaning Kamala Harris, right, and Julie D. Soo pictured together at an event in 2004 following Harris’ first win for the office of San Francisco's district attorney. Photo: Julie D. Soo
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from the NY Times She Was a Communist Party Insider in China. Then She Denounced Xi.“At last I’ve regained my freedom,” Cai Xia, a fierce government critic, said after her expulsion from the party whose officials she once taught. A propaganda poster in Beijing in 2017 read: “Unite more closely around the party center with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core. Painstakingly strive for the grand victory of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.”Credit...Gilles Sabrié for The New York Times
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from the SCMP US demands China close Houston consulate; Beijing says it will retaliate China labels US demand as ‘unprecedented escalation’US media reported that Houston emergency services were called to reports that documents were being burned in the courtyard of the Consulate General in Houston
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from China Daily COVID-19 test a must for all overseas flyers to China Tuesday, July 21, 2020, 15:25By Wang Keju A foreigner receives a nucleic acid test at a temporary inspection point in Shanghai on March 21, 2020. (GAO ERQIANG / CHINA DAILY)
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This is in the Guardian (UK) and Al Jazeera China blackmailing dissenters in US to return home – FBI chiefChristopher Wray condemns campaign against ex-pats and says Beijing espionage is ‘greatest threat to US economic vitality’ and Al Jazeera FBI chief says China threatens families of overseas critics in US
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from Al Jazeera China launches political policing task force: State media New agency established on the same day that a Beijing law professor and outspoken critic of Xi Jinping was detained. The government said it can only guarantee people's safety if it maintains a stable political environment [File: Greg Baker/AFP]
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and how it came to be owned by Colgate-Palmolive. From Goldthread The origins of Colgate's Darlie "Black Person Toothpaste" explained Christopher DeWolf JUN 19, 2020 This is not the first time that Colgate has had to re-evaluate its Chinese toothpaste brand. Darlie's imagery has its roots in blackface. A Darkie advertisement in China in 1948.
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from the SCMP How Cathay Pacific’s wings were clipped amid Beijing’s wrath Staff’s involvement in anti-government protests saw the airline paying ‘a painful price’, with dozens of employees losing jobs or resigningBut that was not the end of the matter, and the whole saga laid bare just how much Cathay had come to rely on the mainland market Cathay Pacific chairman John Slosar’s early reassurances was swiftly followed by the rolling ofheads. Photo: Reuters
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This article may be of interest both about Hainan and the information it provides about free trade zones. From the SCMP Questions raised over Hainan free port plan and WTO rules China’s plan to turn Hainan into a free-trade port may run counter to global trade and competition rules, experts sayFree-trade zones are common, but few are on the scale of Hainan, nor do they promise access to the world’s largest consumer market for select firms
