China to build ‘biggest embassy in Europe’ in UK. Why Londoners are saying no
China’s plan to build a giant embassy at the site of Britain’s old Royal Mint in the heart of London sparked mass protests on ...
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On This Day in 1900, the Bubonic Plague Hit the Continental United States, Spiraling Into an Epidemic That Killed 119 People
On February 7, 1900, Chinese American lumberyard owner Wong Chut King fell ill. When he died a few weeks later, in March, an ...
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Curse of the bamboo flower
So could there be some truth in this old saying? The bubonic plague epidemic reached Hong Kong from southern China in 1894, and the effects were devastating. The disease raged for 30 years and ...
Kirstin Downey: A Fire That Echoes More Than A Century Later
Honolulu officials thought fire could stop the bubonic plague from spreading through the growing city. But high winds ...
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Death sentence for Chinese knife attacker who stabbed Japanese mother, child
Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese man who carried out a knife attack in eastern China last June that wounded a Japanese woman and her child and killed a bus attendant trying to protect them has been ...
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China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House
China's relations are starting to improve with Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to ...
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Chinese foreign ministry responds to reported death of Chinese national in northern Afghanistan
When asked whether she could confirm the reports that a Chinese worker at a local mining company was killed in northern Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday ...
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China’s rise may not be antithetical to U.S. interests, scholar says
The U.S. should rethink Chinese perceptions of geopolitical conflict because China brings a fundamentally different perspective to politics than the West, Xinru Ma, a research scholar at the ...
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China stays committed to WHO, Paris accord after US withdrawal
China is committed to continuing its participation in the WHO and the Paris climate accord, expressing concern over US President Trump’s orders to withdraw from both. Beijing emphasizes the ...
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As China’s population continues to plummet, demographic alarms are ringing
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...
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Made in China 2025 'hugely successful' despite US efforts to thwart plan
It is 10 years since Beijing announced an ambitious plan called Made in China 2025 to transform the country from "a low-cost manufacturing base into a high-tech superpower". President Xi Jinping's ...
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Is China Really Powerless to Stop the ‘Scamdemic’? The Truth Is More Complex
Pale, gaunt, and with a freshly shaved head, Chinese actor Wang Xing sat flanked by Thai police in the border town of Mae Sot on Jan. 7 to discuss his terrifying ordeal. The 31-year-old had flown ...