The sequel to “Top Gun,” a film that boosted US Navy aviation recruitment by 500%, appears to have bowed to China’s powerful Communist party by changing the jacket of its titular character, Maverick, played by Tom Cruise. In the trailer for “Top Gun: Maverick,” which came out on Thursday, Tom Cruise’s character can be seen […] Read more
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said two of its warships sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Monday, a move that angered Beijing at a time of tense ties between the world’s two biggest economies. The busy waterway is one of a growing number of flashpoints in the U.S.-China […] Read more
China has intensified its crackdown on religion, with images emerging of crosses being burned and destroyed at Christian churches. The crosses are said to often be replaced with objects such as the Chinese flag and photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping and former Communist Party leader Mao Zedong. In one video posted on Twitter earlier […] Read more
A privately developed Chinese carrier rocket failed to reach orbit after lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on Saturday, in a blow to the country’s nascent attempts by private companies to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The three-stage rocket, Zhuque-1, was developed by Beijing-based Landspace. The company said in a microblog post after nominal first […] Read more
Cut-price Chinese home insulation is being blamed for a massive rise in emissions of a gas, highly damaging to the Earth’s protective ozone layer. The Environmental Investigations Agency (EIA) found widespread use of CFC-11 in China, even though the chemical was fully banned back in 2010. Scientists have been extremely puzzled by the mysterious rise […] Read more
In late June 2008, urology doctor Zhang Wei treated four babies within 10 days—one just 10-months old—for kidney stones. It’s a condition that rarely occurs in children and can cause unbearable pain when it does. “This made me tremble as a doctor, I felt there might be a common reason behind these cases,” Zhang told […] Read more
Foxconn is once again facing scrutiny over the working conditions at one of its iPhone manufacturing factories in China. A worker committed suicide on Saturday, January 6, by jumping from a window. This adds to the countless times when Foxconn employees committed suicide over the years in China. Poor Labor Practices Ming Li worked at […] Read more
Chinese authorities confirm the eight-tonne ‘Heavenly Palace’ lab will re-enter the atmosphere sometime in 2017 with some parts likely to hit Earth China’s first space station is expected to come crashing down to Earth next year, fuelling concerns that Chinese space authorities have lost control of the 8.5-tonne module. The Tiangong-1 or “Heavenly Palace” lab […] Read more
There has been online backlash after a new Star Wars movie poster designed specially to appeal in China relegates British star John Boyega to a supporting character in the new episode. Star Wars fans are questioning why a Chinese poster for ultra-hyped new episode The Force Awakens has relegated British actor John Boyega to the […] Read more