William Zheng
Senior Correspondent at South China Morning Post
SCMP China desk, views are mine
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2 weeks ago |
scmp.com | William Zheng
White elephant projects, the use of official vehicles, lavish meals and meeting venue decor are all in Beijing’s crosshairs under new rules introduced as part of an intensified government austerity drive. The latest revised regulations to “implement frugality and cut waste” among party and government bodies were jointly issued by the Communist Party Central Committee and the State Council, or China’s cabinet, Xinhua reported on Sunday.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | William Zheng
13 hours agoChina Tells Officials to Rein in Alcohol, Cigarette SpendingChina reminded officials around the country to cut wasteful spending on travel, food and office space, adding to signs of an austerity push by …16 hours agoThis Hour in This PlaceAugustine was standing at a precipice when he heard the story of two men very much like himself.
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2 weeks ago |
thestar.com.my | William Zheng
In the first visit to Europe by a Chinese defence minister in more than four years, Dong Jun said Beijing would intensify security exchanges with European countries and boost its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | William Zheng
In the first visit to Europe by a Chinese defence minister in more than four years, Dong Jun said Beijing would intensify security exchanges with European countries and boost its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations.
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3 weeks ago |
scmp.com | William Zheng
Beijing expressed hope that the US could “meet China halfway” as the new American ambassador David Perdue assumed his post on Thursday. Perdue, a former Republican US senator for the state of Georgia and a veteran business executive, was confirmed by the US Senate as ambassador to China last month. US President Donald Trump, Perdue’s long-time ally, conducted a swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office on May 7 and told Perdue to “say hello to President Xi [Jinping] when you’re over there”.
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RT @hankinbeijing: 表面上何主谈，廖和李陪同，实质上何坐镇，廖主持，李主谈。走上台前的老黄牛李副部长(正部长级)，前脚刚离开瑞士返京赴任，后脚就重返瑞士挑起G2谈判大梁。春风正得意，未来亦可期。人生、仕途和中美经贸局势一样，好饭不怕晚。 https://t.c…
This is a watershed moment. A first country soloed Trump and forced him to back down. It seems Beijing’s decision to go for tit-for-tat is ultimately the right. https://t.co/iKoJ2Mx6jM
