[One from our archives] ... when "#ghost" appears alone, it usually has a negative meaning, but when it appears together with "#god", its meaning is usually neutral and could, in fact, be synonymous with god. #Chineselanguage #hungryghost tinyurl.com/4h6fcvhm

In #China, #involution is especially brutal due to #market, systemic and cultural factors, and it has significant #economic, personal and international consequences. tinyurl.com/3zc2m7sp

Some #Chinese people view the growing #elderly population as a significant challenge, and have concerns about potential strains on the #workforce and #economic stability. Others see it as an inevitable #demographic reality... #ageing #China #voxpop tinyurl.com/565tdbz8

... [Chinese official] Wang’s eyes were filled with sorrow and heaviness. Who knows whether he was remembering the #comrades who had passed away during the #war, or worrying about the impending civil war... #MarcoPoloBridge #China #history tinyurl.com/4phnk7c5

While #India is not the only Asian country advocating for peace in Europe — #China has also urged negotiations — India’s position is strengthened by its deepening ties with Europe... #Modi #Ukraine tinyurl.com/45p5859b

... the development of the #lowaltitudeeconomy reflects the #Chinese government’s fundamental goal of providing application scenarios for new #technologies... tinyurl.com/3z685fy5

Persistent border tensions between #Afghanistan and #Pakistan could jeopardise #China’s ambitions to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) into Afghanistan. tinyurl.com/2xzax99r

#Harris contrasts her #middleclass background with #Trump’s wealthy persona, aiming to unite the majority of middle and #workingclass #Americans against Trump, who represents the old, super-rich era. tinyurl.com/bdrh989b

A diminished opposition might grant President Lai greater latitude to pursue his confrontational and provocative stance on #Taiwan independence and #crossstrait relations with mainland #China... tinyurl.com/bdemhuxj #LaiChingte #KoWenJe

tinyurl.com/ycxtnt26 More #HengKimSong cartoons at thinkchina.sg. #USChina #USelections

It is apparent that #Japan’s cooperation with #Cambodia is by no means exploitative, but shows commitment to resolving Cambodia’s issues. tinyurl.com/37d8mzw9

... we are more likely to witness the same scenarios playing out in other flashpoints — a more dangerous use of force by #China without prejudice to the type of vessel entering these contested waters. #PhilippinesChina #SouthChinaSea tinyurl.com/2rf6ujd7

.... it would be extremely difficult for such opportunities for stabilisation to arise again if #China and the #US were headed towards military confrontation. #LianheZaobaoconversations #AsiaFutureSummit #tsinghua tinyurl.com/passe6wb

Other three-generation #families do not have a common #language, rendering #communication between grandparents and grandchildren impossible. This is a regrettable situation for many ethnic #Chinese families. #Singapore #dialects #speakmandarincampaign tinyurl.com/2yd6zb7

... many #property developers in #HongKong have in recent times engaged in a “fire sale” of new properties, hoping to exchange them for funds for a quick recovery. tinyurl.com/mvj4p3dn

... the three-pronged policy allows #Malaysia to maintain close ties with #China while asserting its territorial claims and protecting its sovereign rights. #Anwar understands this and will not deviate from it. tinyurl.com/5n9yjf7r #SouthChinaSea

... either #Cambodia, to some extent, undergoes democratic reforms, or the #US becomes less ideologically driven in its engagement, and more pragmatic. Neither outcome is likely in the near future. tinyurl.com/3y88hb4b #SouthKorea #Japan

“Most of my fellow countrymen did not manage to find #jobs, except in areas like translation or education, so most of them left.” #studyingabroad #Asia #students tinyurl.com/54tjdy63

... it was #imperial power, the imperial court and the imperial ideology that had suppressed the #creative vitality of #Chinese society. #postcapitalism tinyurl.com/yp9arsy2

The shift in #pricing poses a challenge to the willingness of #nuclearpower companies — which have long benefited from fixed pricing — to embrace change. tinyurl.com/bdey84cf #China