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Queen says Chinese officials are rude; has she forgotten something?

May 24, 2016 By Assunta Ng

By Assunta Ng NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Queen Elizabeth II ranted about Chinese officials being “very rude,” before President Xi Jinping’s visit in London last year, in a private conversation with a police commander on May 10. A pool cameraman recorded the conversation on the Buckingham Palace lawn. Lucy D’Orsi, the Gold Commander, was in charge […]

Filed Under: Publisher Ng's blog Tagged With: Assunta Ng, Barbara Woodward, Boxer Rebellion, Buckingham Palace, China, Chinese, England, France, Germany, Gold Commander, Hong Kong, London, New York Times, President Xi Jinping, United States, VOL 35 NO 21 | MAY 21 – MAY 27

Pentagon chief criticizes Beijing’s South China Sea moves

June 7, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Pennington Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — China’s land reclamation in the South China Sea is out of step with international rules, and turning underwater land into airfields won’t expand its sovereignty, Defense Secretary Ash Carter told an international security conference Saturday, stepping up America’s condemnation of the communist giant […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Asia, Beijing, Brent Colburn, Chinese, Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Foreign Ministry, Hua Chunying, Liberation Army, Philippines, President Xi Jinping, Senior Col, Singapore, South China Sea, Vietnam, Vol 34 No 24 | June 6 - June 12, Zhao Xiaozhuo

Ex-top China military official, facing bribery probe, dies

March 21, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP)  — The Chinese military’s former second-highest ranking officer, Xu Caihou, who had been under investigation for alleged bribe-taking and brokering of promotions, has died in a hospital of cancer, the state Xinhua News Agency reported early Monday. He was 71. A former deputy chairman of the ruling Communist Party’s Central […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, 2015, Beijing, CMC, Central Committee, Central Military Commission, Communist Party, Ex-top China, Gu Junshan, Hong Kong-based, Hu Jintao, Liberation Army, Phoenix Weekly, President Xi Jinping, Vol 34 No 13 | March 21 - March 27, Xinhua News Agency, Xu Caihou

COMMENTARY: Jackie Chan’s son sentenced to 6 months prison for pot possession

January 16, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Reid Mukai For Northwest Asian Weekly On Friday January 9, Jaycee Chan, son of legendary martial artist Jackie Chan, was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $320 for pot possession. Jaycee was arrested in August at his Beijing apartment along with fellow celebrity Ko Chen-tung and others. Jaycee and Ko admitted smoking […]

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2009, 2015, Beijing, Cascadia Vape, China, Chinese, Drug War, Drunken Master, Emperor Shen Nung, Goodwill Ambassador, Jackie Chan, Jaycee Chan, Ko Chen-tung, President Xi Jinping, Reid Mukai, Vol 34 No 4 | January 17 - January 23

China to investigate ex-President Hu’s top aide

January 6, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Didi Tang Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The top aide to former Chinese President Hu Jintao has been placed under investigation for unspecified disciplinary violations, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday, in a sign that President Xi Jinping is removing his predecessor’s influences while consolidating his power. The evening announcement came two years […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2012, Bo Xilai, China Policy Institute, Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chinese University, Communist Party, Hong Kong, Ling Jihua, Premier Li Keqiang, President Xi Jinping, Standing Committee, Steve Tsang, United Front Work Department, Willy Lam, Youth League

Scholar and journalist tried in closed hearings

November 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Erica Kinetz Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Closed-door court hearings of a prominent journalist and a noted minority scholar held on Friday were sharply criticized for violating due process and chilling freedom of expression as Chinese authorities tighten oversight of public speech.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, Aritz Parra, Associated Press, Beijing, China, Communist Party, European Union, Guzelnur Ali, Han Chinese, Hong Lei, Human Rights Watch, Ilham Tohti, Intermediate Court, Journalist Gao Yu, Mo Shaoping, Muslim Uighurs, Nicholas Bequelin, President Xi Jinping, Vol 33 No 49 | November 29 - December 5, Xinjiang High Court

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