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The Chinese spy case involved an alleged attempt to "establish a satellite download receiving station for satellites in polar orbit, capable of collecting data that could harm fundamental Norwegian interests if made known to a foreign state." s.nikkei.com/4tI1yQ5

Oficiální návštěva amerického prezidenta v Číně. „V tuhle chvíli je těch konkrétních výsledků poskrovnu. Z toho, co zatím víme, se zdá, že silně převládala gesta, rétorika a pompa,“ řekl na úvod Interview ČT24 orientalista, sinolog a ředitel projektu Sinopsis Martin Hála.

1/7 Americký prezident Donald Trump se v pátek v Pekingu druhým dnem setkal se svým čínským protějškem Si Ťin-pchingem, informují tiskové agentury 👇

Co přineslo setkání prezidentů Donalda Trumpa a Si Ťin-pchinga? Hrozí střet obou zemí kvůli Tchaj-wanu? Jaký vliv má Čína na Rusko nebo Írán? A jak silná je její pozice na mezinárodní scéně? 👉 Interview ČT24 se sinologem a ředitelem projektu Sinopsis Martinem Hálou.

American staff took everything Chinese officials handed out - credentials, burner phones from WH staff, pins for delegation - collected them before we got on AF1 and threw them in a bin at bottom at stairs. Nothing from China allowed on the plane. We’re taking off shortly for America

Trumpisti nechali vykopnout Zahradila, který jim lezl léta do zadku. Nice.

“When foreign leaders visit Beijing, they are viewed not as peers, but as modern equivalents of tribal chieftains arriving to pay tribute,” Charles Burton of the Sinopsis think tank told me recently. “To the imperial mindset, these outsiders are inferiors. Because Xi views himself as the modern successor to this lineage of great emperors, the concept of equal friendship with any foreign leader is entirely absent from his worldview. Trump should not believe his relationship with Xi is rooted in mutual respect.” @sinopsiscz @doublethinklab @opibooks usatoday.com/story/opinion/…

„Obě strany se vzájemně drží pod krkem,“ říká sinolog Martin Hála ze @sinopsiscz o příměří v obchodní válce mezi USA a Čínou ve chvíli, kdy Donald Trump míří do Pekingu. Novou konfrontaci nyní Hála neočekává. Která z velmocí teď ale drží silnější karty?👇seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/305966

“Bernie Sanders’s neo-Luddite stance on AI and his urging that the U.S. capitulate to China by acceding to CCP blandishments on AI development ‘cooperation’ amount to de facto calling for America’s surrender in the hybrid war that Xi Jinping is waging for global supremacy,” Charles Burton of the Sinopsis think tank told me this month. “Beijing must be rejoicing at Sanders’s wrong-headed naivety.” @doublethinklab @opibooks @sinopsiscz newsweek.com/will-bernie-sa…

NEW: Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, has been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent for China, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Wang agreed to plead guilty, the Justice Department said. abcnews.link/IntbpBy

Kamarádi stran vládní koalice... Na pozvání poslance L. Vondáčka přijede pan Frohnmaier - dlouhodobě považován za spojku AfD do Ruska. Kreml ho podle interních dokumentů plánoval mít „pod absolutní kontrolou“. hlidacipes.org/dalsi-ruska-sp…

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British-Chinese nationals found guilty of spying for Hong Kong ft.trib.al/zwvlcM5

This scoop from @Lingling_Wei says the US and China are considering an AI dialogue or crisis hotline. Here's what I told her, drawing from past experience. Dialogue is absolutely essential, but we need to level-set expectations based on the track record: 1) We negotiated an AI dialogue in 2023, but the PRC tried to extract concessions on unrelated issues to even hold it; when we held the dialogue, they didn't send the right folks. 2) We do have crisis comms lines, but the PRC has not picked up the phone during crises (from EP-3 to the balloon). An AI crisis line may face similar challenges. In short, the PRC has for decades been less serious about risk reduction and crisis communications than the Soviet Union was. What we do have, they rarely use and frequently pull down when they are upset (we don't do this). That needs to change. But that only happens if the world collectively pushes for a different outcome.

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V novém newsletteru #Sinopsis: - Tchajwanský prezident do Eswatini dorazil navzdory tlaku Pekingu - Kvůli nátlaku Pekingu Zambie zrušila summit RightsCon o digitálních právech - Peking a Washington před summitem - ČLR dál upevňuje vliv v Myanmaru navzdory občanské válce

A brief history of how the Chinese Communist Party infiltrated Canadian politics and worked to influence policymaking. The creator of this chart, who lives in Canada, chose to remain anonymous out of fear of transnational repression.

If you’re a foreign businessperson in #China, your risk of an exit ban just went up. Two new economic regulations expand Beijing’s ability to impose exit bans on foreigners. Meanwhile data shows exit bans have been rising faster than we thought. safeguarddefenders.com/en/blog/new-ru…

DW awards the Freedom of Speech Award 2026 to Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai. As founder of Apple Daily, he provided a crucial platform for independent reporting. Detained since 2020, he was sentenced to 20 years in early 2026. corporate.dw.com/en/jimmy-lai-r…

In 2025, China received a Freedom Score of 9, indicating it was “not free.” Other top-five economies scored much higher, making China an outlier when comparing economic power to political freedoms. Learn more with our GDP tracker: buff.ly/BjLEjrF