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### [China tries to stop UN human rights chief from releasing Xinjiang report](https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/1658257035-china-tries-to-stop-un-human-rights-chief-from-releasing-xinjiang-report-media)
> *"“The assessment (on Xinjiang), if published, will intensify politicization and bloc confrontation in the area of human rights, undermine the credibility of the OHCHR (Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights) and harm the cooperation between OHCHR and member states,” the letter was quoted as saying.
“We strongly urge Madame High Commissioner not to publish such an assessment,”"*

--- 'Harm the cooperation between OHCHR and China', is probably what they mean. But since China doesn't cooperate anyway, why does Bachelet delay the report?

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### [Tourists stuck in China resort city after Covid lockdown](https://www.bbc.com/news/business-62217460)
> *""Based on our own survey, 41 cities are currently implementing full or partial lockdowns or some kind of district-based control measures, which involve stringent measures restricting the mobility of local residents," analysts Ting Lu, Jing Wang and Harrington Zhang said.
"These 41 cities make up 18.7% of China's population and 22.8% of China's GDP [Gross Domestic Product],""*

--- One fifth of GDP is impacted, but - hey - everything will be fine.

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### [Covid in China: Officials sorry for break-ins amid hunt for contacts](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-62228386)
> *"Video was captured of some of the break-ins and posted on popular social networks like Sina Weibo.
It sparked an angry outcry, with many calling for those involved to be arrested for illegal entry, given that trespassing falls under China's criminal law.
The district government in Guangzhou's Liwan District apologised yesterday, saying the break-ins "deviated from the requirements of epidemic prevention". It said that an investigation would be carried out, and those involved punished."*

--- 'We just need to find a proper scapegoat first.'
The usual official reaction in China whenever a public backlash is strong enough.

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### [Mortgage strikes threaten China’s economic and political stability](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jul/19/mortgage-strikes-threaten-chinas-economic-and-political-stability)
> *"Many experts think the banking system will absorb the losses with help from the central government, but the rapidly worsening balance sheets of local governments, whose sale of land parcels to developers was the starter motor for the country’s stratospheric growth, are yet another area of concern.
[...] Although the indebtedness varies from region to region, the crisis is serious enough for the rating agency S&P to warn that municipal China faces a “showdown” as falling revenue from land sales and the massive cost of Covid lockdowns – local governments are expected to pick up the tab for mass testing – come home to roost.
“We calculate that 10% to 30% of local and regional governments will run up against prudential thresholds on fiscal risk by end 2022,” the analysts said, meaning that they might not be able to repay their debts and could be placed in special measures by central government"*

--- Up to 30% seems to be a fairly conservative estimate. For what I can see, only Canton, Zhejiang, Jiangsu/Shanghai & perhaps Beijing are relatively trouble-free.

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### [Extended compulsory medical insurance payments spark concerns over coverage in China](https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/insurance-payments-07192022062326.html)
> *"Authorities across China have recently announced changes to employee health insurance lengthening the total overall contribution period to 30 years for men and 25 years for women.
[...] When the scheme started, women in the southern province of Guangdong were paying into the scheme for a maximum of 20 years, and men for 25 years."*

--- More evidence of this ugly systemic misogyny we see in China! How horrible for these poor women having to pay less than ... er ... wait ... processing ... er ...
Something must be wrong...

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### [China-Serbia Relations Enter a New Phase](https://thediplomat.com/2022/07/china-serbia-relations-enter-a-new-phase/)
> *"Serbia and China’s so-called “steel friendship.”"*

--- Hmm, is that different from the 'iron friendship' with eg. Pakistan? Or just lost in translation?

> *"they question the Serbian economy’s capacity to break into the market and meet requirements that may be set by the Chinese side. So far, Serbia has not been particularly successful in these efforts, despite the good political relations between the two governments. Trade relations have resulted in a significant foreign trade deficit for Serbia, which could grow even larger with fewer barriers between the two countries"*

--- That's what you get being a friend of China.

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### [How China–US collaborations still happen, despite politics](https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01957-9)
> *"I study how geopolitics shapes international collaboration. Supported by the Committee of 100, a non-profit organization dedicated to constructive China–US relations, and working with Xiaojie Li, an education-policy researcher at the University of Arizona in Tucson, I conducted a survey of about 2,000 scientists in the United States between May and July 2021 (see go.nature.com/3z2za). Some 95% of the respondents felt that Chinese scientists make important contributions to research; 93% felt that limiting collaboration with China will have a negative impact on academia; and 87% said that the United States should build stronger collaborations with China."*

--- Nature showing its pro-Chinese priorities again. Always remember that Springer-Nature has quite some business interests in China. Everything they publish about China needs to be taken with a grain of salt, particularly if it's written by a 'researcher' with links to a pro-Chinese organisation.

> *"scientists whose research does not have clear military or economic value should not be held to similar federal requirements as those whose work does"*

--- Bullshit. If you have connections to a Chinese military university, you can be pretty sure that all your research is considered to have military value. The other way round, it may work, though: If your research clearly doesn't have any military or economic value (like perhaps in some linguistic fields), then the federal requirements may be lower.

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#### [Top US general orders comprehensive review of US-China military interactions](https://edition.cnn.com/2022/07/18/politics/milley-china-military-review/index.html)

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#### [Protest in Paris over killing of Tibetan national by Chinese men](https://www.aninews.in/news/world/europe/protest-in-paris-over-killing-of-tibetan-national-by-chinese-men20220718150030/)

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#### [India: Dalai Lama's Ladakh visit irks China](https://www.dw.com/en/india-dalai-lamas-ladakh-visit-irks-china/a-62531116)

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#### [China’s challenges to Australian ships: three reasons not to panic](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jul/19/chinas-challenges-to-australian-ships-three-reasons-not-to-panic)

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#### [100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints found at restaurant in China](https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-leshan-dinosaur-footprint-restaurant-scn-intl-hnk/index.html)

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### --- Bloomberg: "China Property Sector to See Lots of Turmoil for Years"
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### --- WION: "Gravitas: China threatens the US with "forceful measures""
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### --- CNA: "Several Chinese cities enforce new COVID-19 mass testing" (sorry, forgot that yesterday)
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### [Wang Jia Nan wins gold in Men’s Jump, but is censored in China](https://twitter.com/polijunkie_aus/status/1549209623357702144)

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### [No invitation for European leaders, after all](https://twitter.com/hkfp/status/1549419700693581825)

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### [Es darf keinen 24. Februar in Asien geben](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/vizepraesidentin-des-eu-parlaments-sendet-von-taiwan-aus-warnungen-an-china-18184238.html?printPagedArticle=true#pageIndex_2)
> *"Das chinesische Außenministerium reagierte dennoch verhalten auf Beers Besuch. Zwar warf der Sprecher Zhao Lijian dem Europäischen Parlament grundsätzlich vor, „in den vergangenen Jahren“ mit taiwanfreundlichen Resolutionen „die Unabhängigkeitskräfte in Taiwan ermutigt“ und die „Atmosphäre in den EU-China-Beziehungen vergiftet“ zu haben. Auf Beers Reise ging er aber nicht direkt ein."*

--- Zeigt vermutlich den niedrigen Stellenwert, den die EU in China hat, denn:

> *"Deutlich schärfer fiel Chinas Reaktion auf einen Bericht der „Financial Times“ aus, wonach die „Sprecherin“ des US-Repräsentantenhauses, Nancy Pelosi, im August nach Taiwan reisen will.
[...] Für den Fall, dass sie reisen sollte, drohte Peking am Dienstag mit „resoluten Maßnahmen“. Eine solche Reise „würde Chinas Souveränität und territoriale Integrität in ernster Weise verletzten“, sagte der Sprecher. „Alle Konsequenzen“ daraus müssten die Vereinigten Staaten tragen."*

--- & natürlich springen die deutschen Medien darauf an. 'Peking droht...', oh je. Über diese Soße findet man haufenweise Artikel. Alles andere muß man sich mühselig zusammensuchen.

> *"Derweil bezeichnete der Sprecher des chinesischen Außenministeriums einen Bericht der „South China Morning Post“ als „Fake News“, wonach Chinas Präsident Xi Jinping Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz gemeinsam mit dem französischen Präsidenten Emmanuel Macron und den Regierungschefs Italiens und Spaniens, Mario Draghi und Pedro Sanchez, für November nach Peking eingeladen habe."*

--- Das hat sich dann wohl erledigt. Die Frage ist allerdings, woher die SCMP ihre Infos hatte.

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### [Afrika: China baut Straßen - Europa zählt Insekten](https://www.dw.com/de/afrika-china-baut-stra%C3%9Fen-europa-z%C3%A4hlt-insekten-friedrich-naumann-stiftung-a-62532202/a-62532202)
> *"Auf einer Liste mit 17 Kriterien haben chinesische Unternehmen nur bei vier Indikatoren die Nase vorn - sie entscheiden schneller, setzen Projekte schneller um, mischen sich weniger in innere Angelegenheiten ein - und haben weniger Skrupel vor dem Einsatz von Korruption"*

--- V.a. die letzten beiden Punkte sind wichtig. So kommt man in Afrika an Aufträge.

> *"Europa lege Wert auf Regierungsführung, die Chinesen auf "Hardware", die konkrete Infrastrukturzum Anfassen: "Sie fragen: Welche Straße soll von wo nach wo gebaut werden? Aber die Europäer prüfen erst, wie viele Insekten darüber laufen", sagt Shikwati und lacht. "Das funktioniert so nicht in Afrika.""*

--- Tja, dann sollte man die Chinesen vielleicht einfach machen lassen? Diejenigen, die auf die KPCh reinfallen, werden irgendwann schon merken, worauf sie sich eingelassen haben.

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#### [Amerika will weniger abhängig von Chinas Seltenen Erden werden](https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/usa-wollen-abhaengigkeit-von-china-bei-seltenen-erden-verringern-18181234.html)

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