The sentence for Sun Dawu, a prominent rural tycoon, is the latest harsh penalty doled out against outspoken business leaders. By Paul MozurJuly 28, 2021Updated 2:38 p.m. ET Sun Dawu, a rural tycoon and outspoken critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 18 years in prison Wednesday, the latest in a string of harsh punishments …
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July 20, 2021 By Kara Swisher Ms. Swisher, a contributing Opinion writer, has reported on technology and technology companies since the early days of the internet.阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 “On one topic, at least, Mark Zuckerberg was right. Three years ago, in an interview with me — while attempting to dodge questions about the growing misinformation issues on Facebook — he …
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Unusually heavy rains engulfed roads and bridges, flooding towns and cities in central China. The extreme weather has killed 33 people, displaced 250,000, and caused widespread disruption. By Keith Bradsher and Steven Lee MyersJuly 22, 2021Updated 9:35 a.m. ET MIHE, China — Chen Shuying was sitting at home with her husband and their 3-year-old grandson on Tuesday when water …
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The Biden administration is also expected to organize a broad group of allies to condemn Beijing for cyberattacks around the world, but stop short of taking concrete punitive steps. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and David E. SangerJuly 19, 2021Updated 8:53 a.m. ET “WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Monday formally accused the Chinese government of breaching Microsoft email systems used by many …
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The American Identity Crisis July 15, 2021 By David Brooks Opinion Columnist “For most of the past century, human dignity had a friend — the United States of America. We are a deeply flawed and error-prone nation, like any other, but America helped defeat fascism and communism and helped set the context for European peace, Asian …
Guo Gangtang’s cross-country, decades-long search for his son inspired a movie. Now, there’s an ending fit for Hollywood. 57 By Vivian Wang and Joy DongJuly 14, 2021Updated 2:15 a.m. ET For nearly 24 years, the father crossed China by motorbike. With banners displaying photos of a 2-year-old boy flying from the back of his bike, he traveled more than …
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July 8, 2021 550 Comments By Viet Thanh Nguyen Mr. Nguyen is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer” and its sequel, “The Committed.” He is a professor of English, American studies and comparative literature at the University of Southern California. “When I give lectures on college campuses, the most difficult question I am …
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China Won’t Bury Us, Either– NYT July 5, 2021 By Bret Stephens Opinion Columnist阅读简体中文版閱讀繁體中文版 Garry Kasparov has a pithy way of summing up the past 18 months of tribulation. “China gave us the virus,” the chess and human-rights champion told me over a recent breakfast. “And the free world gave us the vaccines.” You don’t have …