China's restaurants race to the bottom in deflation-hit economy
"That unleashed a price war in which food providers are offering coffees at 9.9 yuan ($1.40) and four-person set meals at 99 yuan ($14)."
--- Don't know what this is supposed to show. Maybe for US Americans that sounds extremely cheap, but for China, it isn't. I rarely ate for more than 20RMB per day, & coffee was easily available for 5 RMB.
"In first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the monthly restaurant closure rate exceeds 10%, sometimes even surpassing 15
[...] A restaurant in China has an average lifespan of just about 500 days, analysts say, falling to as low as a year in Beijing, where municipal data show net restaurant profits plunged 88% in the first half of 2024."
--- Now that is more interesting. Probably shows how extremely healthy the Chinese economy is. That recovery is going really well.
China executed four Canadians for drug crimes, says Ottawa
"A spokesperson for the Chinese embassy in Canada urged Ottawa to "stop making irresponsible remarks""
--- Irresponsible being: every criticism of China.
"Beijing had "fully guaranteed the rights and interests of the Canadian nationals concerned""
Japan, China and South Korea discuss trilateral cooperation
"Saturday's meeting focused on plans for a trilateral leaders' summit later this year amid growing political and economic uncertainty at home and challenges from U.S. President Donald Trump."
--- Yeah, yeah, we know it by now: Trump is at the root of everything.
"But the global economy now faces serious changes, with unilateralism and protectionism accelerating and politicizing of science and technology, as well as expansion of national security have become rampant, Wang said in an apparent criticisms to Trump."
--- Well, how nice of you to simply quote the CCP without any qualification, eg. that China itself is quite prolific in all the mentioned areas.
Three years after China Eastern plane crash, regulator has not released report
"China's aviation regulator has not released an expected update on its investigation into a deadly China Eastern Airlines crash three years ago
[...] CAAC has said it would release relevant information based on the progress of the investigation. But on Saturday, after the third anniversary of the crash, relatives were still waiting to learn what caused the plane to nosedive from cruising altitude. CAAC and China Eastern did not respond to requests for comment."
--- Because nothing bad can ever happen in emperor Xi's. & if something bad happens, you're not allowed to talk about it.
Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet
"The selection of Boeing, which has faced intense pressure from Trump over cost overruns and program delays on Air Force One, came after an independent analysis by the Air Force, an official said on the condition of anonymity to provide additional details on the selection. The Boeing offer was still determined to be the “best overall value to the government,” the official said."
--- Considering the recent quality control problems of Boeing, this might be objectively reasonable as they may think.
China is practicing ‘dogfighting’ with satellites as it ramps up space capabilities: US Space Force
US senator and Trump supporter Daines meets China's vice premier in Beijing
Sales of Vietnamese doll plunge over face marking like China’s ‘nine-dash line’
--- China Uncensored features the usual weekend news variety:
--- China Uncensored: "Hidden Gems of China You Won’t Find on Google"
Schweizer Jets fangen Flugzeug mit Xi an Bord ab – China empört
"Aus diplomatischen Kreisen heisst es, Peking habe sich darüber geärgert, dass es nicht im Voraus über die Kontrolle informiert worden sei. Der chinesische Geschäftsträger Mao Jun soll sich direkt beim Chef der Luftwaffe, Peter Merz, beschwert haben. Dieser habe die Kritik jedoch scharf zurückgewiesen. Was ihm überhaupt einfalle, ihn anzurufen, habe der Luftwaffenchef gesagt. Einsätze der Schweizer Luftwaffe gingen die Chinesen überhaupt nichts an. Es habe sich um einen ordentlichen Einsatz gehandelt, und dafür müsse man sich nicht rechtfertigen, soll Merz gesagt haben."
--- Ist ja unerhört! Kein Kotau!? Man kann doch von Kaiser Xi nicht erwarten, daß er sich an die Regeln hält (egal ob in China oder im Ausland).
