China

Meghan Markle coffee firm bought oat milk from company in China’s ‘police state’ Xinjiang province

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A trendy coffee company financially backed by the Duchess of Sussex has imported tons of a key ingredient from a Chinese supplier based in a brutal police state where an alleged genocide is taking place. Human rights groups have urged Western companies to cut all business ties with China’s Xinjiang region because of appalling abuses, … Read more

Wuhan food blogger says she was ‘surprised’ by other countries’ reaction to the Covid-19 outbreak

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A Wuhan food blogger says she was ‘surprised and worried’ by the way other countries reacted to the Covid-19 outbreak because China provided a ‘textbook’ example of how to handle a pandemic.  Qiongyao Xie and her husband Jie Yang, who got married on January 19 – days before the city was plunged into lockdown – … Read more

Chinese spy on British visitors: Officials are routinely checked up on, leaked documents suggest

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Chinese spy on British visitors: Officials are routinely checked up on when they travel to the country on business, leaked documents suggest Information recorded includes dates of birth and passport numbers Those on database include Margaret Johnson OBE and an Army officer   List also includes 7,600 Uighur Muslims in Shanghai, marked as ‘terrorists’  By Daily … Read more

BBC’s long-serving China correspondent flees Beijing ‘in a hurry’

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The BBC’s long-serving China correspondent has fled to Taiwan after facing threats of legal action, obstruction and intimidation from Chinese authorities. John Sudworth said he and his family ‘left in a hurry’ on March 23 after being under surveillance – and were ‘followed by plainclothes police all the way to the airport’. China’s foreign ministry said … Read more

China busts £55m video game cheating operation which sold hacks to Call of Duty and Overwatch

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‘World’s biggest’ video game cheating operation that made £55million selling hacks for games such as Call Of Duty is smashed by Chinese police The so-called Chicken Drumstick ring offered gaming cheats around the world Gamers paid up to £145 a month to get access to the specially-designed hacks Chinese police say they busted the ring … Read more

Avoid eating processed meats entirely, researchers advise

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Eating just two sausages per week increases your risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and early death, experts have warned.  A multinational team of researchers tracked the diets and health outcomes of 134,297 people from 21 countries spanning five continents, including Brazil, Argentina, Canada, Sweden and China.  They found a 46 per cent higher risk of major … Read more

IAN BIRRELL: What a surprise… World health ‘experts’ have let China off the hook over Covid

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More than 420 days have passed since the World Health Organisation declared that a strange new disease killing people in a central Chinese city was sufficiently alarming to be declared a global health emergency. The UN body, when making that historic statement last January, praised China for its leadership, its commitment to transparency, its sharing … Read more

China brings in new rules ensuring only ‘patriots’ loyal to Beijing can govern Hong Kong

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China brings in new rules ensuring only ‘patriots’ loyal to Beijing can govern Hong Kong as it crushes democracy and dissent Beijing has increasingly tightened grip on HK since national security law in June Communists claimed latest overhaul gets rid of ‘loopholes and deficiencies’  Slashed number of directly elected parliamentarians and cut size of the … Read more

Hilarious photos reveal social media users’ VERY obvious editing fails

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You’re not fooling anyone! Hilarious photos reveal social media users’ VERY obvious editing fails – from ultra-white teeth to unnaturally long legs People from all over the world shared screenshots of bad picture editing jobs  Snaps shared in a hilarious gallery by Bored Panda showing the mistakes made  In one snap, a man who wanted … Read more