Phoebe Zhang

China

Senior Reporter at South China Morning Post

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Articles

China’s military calls for post-war order to be upheld, not ‘law of the jungle’

5 days ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

China’s military is a strong force for safeguarding national sovereignty and maintaining world peace, its mouthpiece said on Friday, calling for the global order against hegemony to be upheld. PLA Daily made the comments in an editorial marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. It pointed to China’s long fight in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, which started in 1931 and ended in 1945.
Expat talent in the picture as Xi Jinping visits Shanghai AI hub

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

A French-Moroccan mathematician was among a group of researchers Chinese President Xi Jinping met during a tour of an AI start-up hub in Shanghai on Tuesday in an apparent show of support for foreign entrepreneurs in the country. Hamza Boukili, an entrepreneur and maths teacher at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), was among those on hand for Xi’s trip to the SMC Shanghai Foundation Model Innovation Centre, according to the Shanghai-based Shangguan Observer.
China’s museums get new mission: promote ethnic unity, counter ‘wrong historical views’

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

China’s museums should not portray the Han ethnicity in confrontational historical contexts with ethnic minorities, and they should tell the “China story” by using archaeological findings, according to the country’s top ethnic policy official. Pan Yue, director of the National Ethnic Affairs Commission, made the remarks during an event billed as the first national training class for museum directors in Beijing on Wednesday.
Rattled by visa risks, Chinese students rethink US study plans

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

Chinese students studying or planning to study in the United States are finding themselves in the crossfire between US President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration action and Beijing’s firm pushback against US policies. In the past few months, media reports have emerged of hundreds of international students from dozens of American universities having their visas revoked for no apparent reason. They may face deportation under Trump’s aggressive push on illegal immigrants.
Opinion | The sad reality behind 1 million resumes sent to a Chinese company

4 weeks ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

At a time when Chinese authorities have announced a 5.5 per cent urban unemployment rate and more than 12 million fresh graduates are expected to enter the job market, a state-owned enterprise has got on everyone’s nerves for bragging how many people are hoping to join it. In a now-deleted WeChat post, China National Nuclear Corporation announced this month that “We received 1,196,273 resumes”, with a star-eyed emoji.
Chinese pay it forward with free meals to ease hardship, inspire hope in tough job market

1 month ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

In December 2019, shortly before the coronavirus pandemic stormed into China, Shenzhen restaurant owner Wang Yingmei encountered a sudden surge in jobless people who lingered by the door of her restaurant, asking diners for food. Worried her customers might feel bothered, Wang offered them money, but they said they did not want money, they wanted food. Among them, one young man stood out to Wang. He looked about 20, dressed in an ordinary T-shirt and trousers and held a bucket in his hands.
Chinese authorities warn of fire and road safety risks over traditional Ching Ming holiday

1 month ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

The Chinese authorities have issued fire and road safety warnings as millions of people travel to pay their respects to their ancestors over the Ching Ming, or tomb-sweeping, festival. Around 760 million journeys are expected to be made over the three-day holiday, which began on Friday, the transport ministry said. These include 84 million rail journeys and heavy congestion is expected on major roads during peak travel times.
‘Patriotic traffic business’: when China’s cyber nationalists cross Beijing’s red line

1 month ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang |Yuanyue Dang

Over the years, influencer Sima Nan rose to fame waging campaigns against enemies of the state. He began to gather atten in the 1990s, appearing on national television to attack qigong masters including Falun Gong, a spiritual group Beijing later outlawed as an “evil cult”.
China fines ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan US$1.2 million for tax evasion

1 month ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

Chinese authorities have fined ultranationalist blogger Sima Nan more than 9 million yuan (US$1.2 million) for tax evasion, state media reported. Tax authorities in Beijing had detected tax fraud through big data analysis and investigated his case, state broadcaster CCTV said on Friday. The authorities reportedly found that from 2019 to 2023 Sima had under-reported 4.62 million yuan (US$638,000) in taxes using methods such as concealing income and making false declarations.
Opinion | China’s youth must be taught bad behaviour will not be tolerated

1 month ago | scmp.com | Phoebe Zhang

The popular hotpot chain Haidilao is in the midst of a public relations crisis, and internet users are describing the matter as “pee-gate”. Last month, two 17-year-olds were dining at a Haidilao restaurant in Shanghai and, while drunk, got up on the table and urinated directly into the pot. A video of the incident went viral earlier this month and someone reported it to police. Local police have since detained the two teenagers.