Xi Jinping hopes that Chinese artists and writers will practice “ethics”.A big editor quit

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A generationAt Chinascope this week, we watched Xi Jinping tell writers and artists to practice “ethics”, Global Times Editor-in-chief Hu Xi stepped down, Taiwan held a referendum, and other headlines from China and the world.

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China is strengthening its control over the works of artists, actors and writers-President Xi Jinping wants them to uphold “ethics”

Xi Jinping’s efforts to reshape China this week took another turn. He told writers and artists to practice ethics and build a “socialist cultural power.”Xi Jinping proposed Comment In his speech at the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles in Beijing.

“Literature and art must be popular, but not vulgar. Literary and art must flourish, but they should not become advocates of bad habits.” Say Xi Jinping is speaking.

Middle mirror Tell you about the country’s actions against Chinese celebrities during the cultural repression, which led to the downfall of singer Wu Yifan and pianist Yi Lundi. Another celebrity who made headlines in China was Hu Xijin.

Editor-in-chief of the controversial “State Management” Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao (Chinese) Hu Xijin announced on his social media account that he will step down.

“Lao Hu will be 62 years old at the end of the new year, and he will retire. He has gone through the retirement procedures and no longer serves as editor-in-chief. Global Times. I will continue to contribute to the development of China Global Times Make every effort to do a good job in the party’s news and public opinion work. “He said.

Lao Hu is Hu Xijin’s popular name on social media, meaning “Lao Hu”.

The Chinese media, a well-received Chinese Communist Party insider source, plans to quote sources as saying that Hu was removed from office. Although it is not clear why.

Hong Kong’s Qingdao Daily Report That Global Times The post of chairman will be established to “strengthen political orientation.” Another speculation that can explain Hu Xijin’s departure is Peng Shuai’s campaign to show that everything is fine in her case. Peng Shuai is a Chinese tennis star who accused Zhang Gaoli, a former Chinese politician, of sexual assault and disappeared. Global Times In the forefront of the mismanagement movement related to the Peng case.

At the same time, the winter in the Himalayas seems calm, but the India-China border standoff is far from resolved.

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has released propaganda pictures of simulated nuclear, biological and chemical attacks in Tibet. The title of the article is “A glimpse of the actual combat exercise of the joint brigade of the Tibet Military Region.”To post on People’s Liberation Army Daily Indicates that the exercise is not recent.

Foreign policy journal Report Quote Senior US defense officials said that the Pentagon is concerned about China’s military build-up near the Indian border.That story later renew Satellite image of the Chinese Boeing 6 bomber at Golmud Airport in Qinghai Province.

The situation in Taiwan has also become tense, and its internal politics has increasingly become the core of the conflict between the United States and China. Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) hopes to develop relations with the United States, but the main opposition KMT (KMT) does not.

Taiwan held Referendum On four issues-nuclear power, pork imports, algae protection, and whether the future referendum should be held together with the national elections. Voters supported the DPP’s position on all four issues in the referendum. The turnout rate was very low, with only 41% of qualified voters appearing at the polling station.

Pork imports are Sensitive The topic of political polarization in Taiwan. The approved proposal would allow the import of pork from the United States under the trade agreement, which contains trace amounts of an additive called ractopamine. The Kuomintang opposed the trade agreement.

Another topic in the strategic circle is Sino-Russian relations. As both countries try to challenge the international order led by the United States and its allies, it has attracted increasing interest from experts.

President Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping held a virtual summit on Wednesday and pledged to strengthen relations. Xi Jinping said: “Although the world is changing, China-Russia relations have shown new vigor and vitality.” Say During the summit.

Putin revealed that he will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in person and is likely to be the first leader to meet with Xi Jinping in more than two years.Xi Jinping did not leave mainland China since He paid a state visit to Myanmar in January 2020.

Please also read: China has 88 negative celebrities list because Xi Jinping doubled in his third term

China in the world news

China’s amazing progress in its hypersonic missile program has sounded the alarm in New Delhi.

Rajnat Singh Say India must immediately develop hypersonic cruise missiles to maintain “the lowest credible deterrence to its enemies.” Although Singh did not mention China in his speech, the timing of his speech shows that the proposed hypersonic missile program is a response to recent developments.

The United States and some allies believe that Huawei’s technology is cheap, but it is unreliable in terms of cyber security standards. But Huawei disputed this statement and asked for evidence to prove these allegations. Last week, some new evidence surfaced to support these allegations.

Washington post disclose Huawei has helped many provinces in China in monitoring projects. postalShared details of 3,000 internal PowerPoint slides, which outline the monitoring procedures developed by Huawei and partner suppliers.

Huawei’s troubles are not over Washington post story.

Bloomberg after Report Sources were quoted as saying that Huawei was responsible for the “complex intrusion” into the Australian telecommunications network in 2012. The report stated that Australian officials notified the United States of the invasion, and several national security officials received briefings from Australian and US agencies on the matter.

The series of revelations is not just a coincidence. The United States has pooled its diplomatic resources to persuade its allies and partners to cut off relations with Huawei.

UAE recently Announce They suspended negotiations on a $23 billion deal for the purchase of 50 F-35s from the United States. The source of tension between the UAE and the United States is Abu Dhabi’s dependence on Huawei’s network requirements. The Joe Biden administration hopes that Abu Dhabi will remove all Huawei equipment, and believes that Huawei’s presence may leak sensitive data on the F-35 jet. Middle mirror Tell you about the planned Chinese military installations in the UAE.

Huawei is not the only Chinese company that released the news last week.

U.S. Department of Treasury and Commerce collective More than 40 Chinese companies have been added to the “Chinese military industry enterprises” entity list and the US export entity list.

DJI and several other Chinese companies have been Add to Join the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s list of military-associated entities to enable biometric monitoring of Uyghur ethnic minorities in Xinjiang. The Ministry of Finance’s “Non-SDN Chinese Military Industry Enterprise List” is a relatively new list of entities that specifically targets companies that have connections with the Chinese military or law enforcement agencies.

Please also read: Chinese spies accused of using Huawei in secret Australian telecom hackers

What you must read this week

Xi Jinping’s leadership style: micro-management that allows subordinates to scramble —— Josh Chin

China’s football dream turned into a debt-laden nightmare —— Feng Zhen

Expert of the week

“In addition to China and the United States, there are also Europe, Russia, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN, and broader developing countries. Although’gangs’ have been formed for some time, quite a few countries are unwilling to fight between China and the United States. Choose the side station. If we control and make good use of it, the vast intermediary power will become an important driving force for peaceful reunification with Taiwan.” wrote Feng ShaoleiDirector of the Russian Studies Center of East China Normal University.

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The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress will meet Several bills were reviewed in Beijing on Monday, including the Women’s Rights Protection Act.

This week, Hong Kong residents will vote First After Beijing’s new national security law came into effect, the “patriots only” elections with limited seats in the Legislative Council.

The author is a columnist and freelance journalist. He is currently studying for a master’s degree in international politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, with a focus on China. He used to work as a Chinese media reporter in the BBC World Service Department. He tweeted @aadilbrar. Views are personal.

This is a weekly review of hot topics in China written by Aadil Brar. This will soon be available as the only product for subscribers.

(Edited by Neera Majumdar)

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