China’s ride-hailing car drivers work long hours to get enough fares, and often live in their cars. Companies and passengers are penalizing drivers for smelly vehicles.
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‘Like ice melting’: Journalists warn press freedom is in decline across Asia
China’s jailing of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan highlights a deeper press freedom crisis across Asia.
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Trump advances TikTok deal with new executive order
The new order says that the deal to turn over a majority stake in TikTok to a group of U.S. investors meets the terms ordered by Congress, and will allow it to stay online in the U.S.
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Lawyers vs. engineers: Dan Wang sees U.S.-China dynamics in a new paradigm
In a new book, analyst Dan Wang uses “engineering state” vs. “lawyerly society” to explain how China got ahead and America stagnated.
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Trump says talk with China’s Xi yielded progress, including on TikTok
Officials have been working on a deal to bring popular video app TikTok under U.S. ownership to avoid shutting it down in the United States.
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Trump suggests U.S. troops could return to Afghan base over China concerns
Trump floated the idea during a press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he wrapped up a state visit to the U.K. and tied it to the need for the U.S. to counter its top rival, China.
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Foreign influencers are doing their best to spin the Charlie Kirk assassination
Russia, Iran and China have all attempted to shape the narrative, but so far, their influence has been relatively minor, experts say.
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Trump extends TikTok reprieve as deal nears
While legally questionable, the extension comes just as it appears China and the U.S. may finally have a deal on TikTok’s fate.
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Officials announce a ‘framework’ for keeping TikTok online in the U.S.
U.S. officials have announced a “framework” that would let Chinese-owned short video platform TikTok continue operations in the United States, although the two countries are still working out the details.
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‘Chinese Encounters with America’ argues U.S. and China lost shared interests
The 12 profiles featured in this edited book highlight the positive aspects of the U.S.-China engagement, which began in earnest after diplomatic relations were established in 1979.
