Beijing orders Chinese media to censor coverage of Alibaba probe
The Chinese government’s propaganda arm directed media outlets to” strictly involve” the official line on the antitrust investigation into Alibaba and to “not make changes or engage in extended analysis without permission”.
“If any company announcements oppose official stance, do not publish, do not re-post, do not quote foreign media,” the directive said.
“The Investment of Ma’s companies are directly associated with some of China’s most powerful political families. The fact that this time he is getting trouble with the Chinese state likely has high politics in the background, not just because he made one speech which my have hit Xi or some other party official’s nerve,” said Xiao Quant, University of California at Berkeley.
Source: FT #Jan08
https://www.ft.com/content/62fe82c5-b058-4dd0-bb15-e9428593f078
#JackMa #CCP #Censorship
The Chinese government’s propaganda arm directed media outlets to” strictly involve” the official line on the antitrust investigation into Alibaba and to “not make changes or engage in extended analysis without permission”.
“If any company announcements oppose official stance, do not publish, do not re-post, do not quote foreign media,” the directive said.
“The Investment of Ma’s companies are directly associated with some of China’s most powerful political families. The fact that this time he is getting trouble with the Chinese state likely has high politics in the background, not just because he made one speech which my have hit Xi or some other party official’s nerve,” said Xiao Quant, University of California at Berkeley.
Source: FT #Jan08
https://www.ft.com/content/62fe82c5-b058-4dd0-bb15-e9428593f078
#JackMa #CCP #Censorship
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to visit Taiwan; Chinese delegate to the U.N.: Resolutely oppose, those who play with fire will burn themselves
Source：Stand News #Jan08
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Source：Stand News #Jan08
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U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations to visit Taiwan; Chinese delegate to the U.N.: Resolutely oppose, those who play with fire will burn themselves
On 6th January, the U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo said that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft would visit Taiwan. The Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations stated on 7th January, expressing "strong opposition" to the visit and reminding the U.S. that "those who play with fire will burn themselves."
The statement indicated that there is only one China in the world and that "the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory." It also said that the U.S. side had made a clear commitment to this in the three U.S.-China joint communiqués and that "China is firmly opposed to any form of official U.S.-Taiwan relations, and this position is consistent and clear.
The statement also said that Taiwan issues are related to China sovereignty and territorial integrity and "involves China's core interests", adding that the one-China principle is "a broad consensus of the international community" and is confirmed by a United Nations General Assembly resolution. China pointed out that the U.S. will not succeed in its political manipulation of the Taiwan issue to the detriment of China's core interests, "and we would like to remind the U.S. that 'those who play with fire will burn themselves. The U.S. side will definitely pay a heavy price for its wrongdoing"; China also strongly urged the U.S. side to stop its "crazy provocations", to stop creating new difficulties for China-U.S. relations and cooperation between the two sides in the United Nations, and to "not to go further down that wrong path".
#China #UnitedStates #Taiwan #UnitedNations #Pompeo #Sovereignty
Source：Stand News #Jan08
https://bit.ly/3t0CB4l
On 6th January, the U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo said that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Kelly Craft would visit Taiwan. The Chinese Permanent Representative to the United Nations stated on 7th January, expressing "strong opposition" to the visit and reminding the U.S. that "those who play with fire will burn themselves."
The statement indicated that there is only one China in the world and that "the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legitimate government representing the whole of China, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China's territory." It also said that the U.S. side had made a clear commitment to this in the three U.S.-China joint communiqués and that "China is firmly opposed to any form of official U.S.-Taiwan relations, and this position is consistent and clear.
The statement also said that Taiwan issues are related to China sovereignty and territorial integrity and "involves China's core interests", adding that the one-China principle is "a broad consensus of the international community" and is confirmed by a United Nations General Assembly resolution. China pointed out that the U.S. will not succeed in its political manipulation of the Taiwan issue to the detriment of China's core interests, "and we would like to remind the U.S. that 'those who play with fire will burn themselves. The U.S. side will definitely pay a heavy price for its wrongdoing"; China also strongly urged the U.S. side to stop its "crazy provocations", to stop creating new difficulties for China-U.S. relations and cooperation between the two sides in the United Nations, and to "not to go further down that wrong path".
#China #UnitedStates #Taiwan #UnitedNations #Pompeo #Sovereignty
Source：Stand News #Jan08
https://bit.ly/3t0CB4l