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There’s nowhere more ‘woke’ than Hollywood. The self-righteous censorious bleating from that part of the world is so ferocious, unrelenting and aggressive that it’s a wonder anyone is deemed morally suitable enough to work there. Those who do now live in constant abject terror of being canceled. This week alone, there’s been an outpouring of … Read more
Revealed: Lobbying firm with close links to Beijing gained access to influential UK figures including George Osborne and Prince Andrew Hampton Group was founded by a former Chinese government official MPs claimed its activities was evidence of ‘subtle, troubling behaviour by China’ The club insists it is independent and acts purely in the UK’s national interest … Read more
Beijing warns Britain it will ‘pay the price’ for treating China like a ‘hostile country’ as its ambassador to the UK accuses MPs of ‘clamouring for a Cold War’ Liu Xiaoming today warned the UK will ‘pay the price’ for its China foreign policy Chinese Ambassador said UK must ‘bear the consequences’ for Huawei decision … Read more
Black belt Dominic Raab was in tough guy mode: HENRY DEEDES watches Foreign Secretary taking on Beijing By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:47 BST, 20 July 2020 | Updated: 22:47 BST, 20 July 2020 With a stiff-board back and a pronounced tone of defiance, Dominic Raab announced to the Commons he was … Read more
Footage purporting to show clashes between residents and police in Beijing over coronavirus lockdown measures has emerged. Officers were accused of beating the locals who had refused to pay a mandatory £3 ‘exit fee’ for a door pass, which would allow them to enter or leave the village, according to accounts. It is said that … Read more
Furious MPs today told Huawei bosses that their claims of the Chinese firm being ‘independent’ of Beijing’s influence are ‘not credible’. Senior figures from the tech giant were grilled by the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee this morning as they insisted Huawei should be ‘judged on how we behave, not how China behaves’. The … Read more
China’s plan for world domination faces a hitch. That is the upshot of our Government’s impending decision to curb Chinese technology giant Huawei’s role in our next-generation 5G mobile data network. The move — likely to be announced later this month — will signal a sea-change in Britain’s policy on China. It marks the end … Read more
Hands interlocked, his face in solemn repose, Peter Mandelson stands deferentially behind China’s Xi Jinping on a visit to Beijing. When taken in 2018, the picture drew little, if any, comment. Why would it? Lord Mandelson has, after all, made quite a habit of cosying up to authoritarian leaders. But now it has acquired new … Read more
Beijing has staked its claim on a piece of disputed land near the border with India, by writing the word ‘China’ on it in huge letters. Satellite images show Mandarin characters meaning ‘China’ written near the shore of Pangong Lake, a remote area of disputed territory high in the Himalayas. Troops also appear to have … Read more
China puts half a million people into strict Wuhan-style lockdown as Beijing fights a surge in coronavirus cases which exploded from a WET MARKET Officials reimposed a tough lockdown in Anxin county – 90 miles from Beijing The same strict measures that had applied to Wuhan have gone into effect Only one member of a … Read more