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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. Beijing has slammed Western nations for interfering in China’s internal affairs over their criticism of the conviction of the now-disbanded alliance that organised Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils and its former leaders for inciting subversion. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian used a regular press briefing on Monday to hit out at “certain countries and organisations” for using the case to smear Hong Kong and denigrate its rule of law. He made the comments in response to...

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. There is no shortage of Western commentary on US President Donald Trump’s second term. What’s missing is an honest account of how 1.4 billion of us in China see it – or at least how China’s officials and scholars do, since that’s who I can speak for here. I’ve spent a decade watching that view change, from real alarm in 2017 to something closer to a shrug today. Four things now count as consensus among Chinese scholars. One, Trump is undermining America’s alliance system. His first term rattled...

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. South Korea said on Monday that the United States had cancelled a large joint amphibious landing exercise scheduled for next month due to constraints on force availability caused by the war with Iran. The biennial Ssangyong drills involve marine forces from South Korea and the US and are designed to strengthen combined operations, typically involving warships, aircraft and ground forces rehearsing amphibious landings. The cancellation follows US President Donald Trump’s order last week to scale...

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. Pro-Palestine activists from the ‘People Against Genocide’ group occupied a Martin-Baker factory in the UK.

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. Kanter was ejected from the Indiana-Chicago WNBA game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud on court.

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Properly feral behavior from everyone responsible for this. You could not write a more unhinged scenario if you tried. A consortium of mainland Chinese-backed companies and a subsidiary of a Hong Kong developer has won the first “large-scale land disposal” project in the Northern Metropolis for HK$1.03 billion (US$132 million), with the total investment expected to reach HK$16.8 billion. The Development Bureau announced the results on Monday, awarding the tender for the 10.5-hectare development project in Hung Shui Kiu to the six-company consortium, HSK New Development Limited. It comprises China Merchants Land,...

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. China is on track to dramatically slash its deficit in advanced chips over the next decade as domestic foundries rapidly scale up production, though the weak link of lithography threatens to keep full semiconductor independence out of reach, according to US investment bank Goldman Sachs. The supply of wafers made using 7-nanometre and below advanced processes is projected to grow at a compound annual rate of 46 per cent between 2025 and 2035, far outpacing the 17 per cent growth expected in...

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. Israel has threatened Palestinian groups against launching 'kites, drones, and balloons' from the war-torn enclave.

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. Taiwan’s top weapons developer has unveiled details of its Chiang Kung, or Strong Bow, anti-ballistic missile system as it seeks legislative funding for mass production to strengthen the island’s air defences amid growing pressure from Beijing. The government-funded National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) recently disclosed key specifications of the locally developed system, including its hypersonic speed, two-stage solid-fuel propulsion, guidance system and active...

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The bureaucracy is completely cooked. Nobody asked for this circus, but common sense has officially left the building. Absolute peak chaos. Game resumed despite injuries to home fans, but it would have been abandoned if a player or match official had been hit.

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. ⁠Ukraine wants peace but will not just give in to Russia at any price, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said in a defiant speech as foreign leaders gather in Kyiv to mark its Independence Day celebrations. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and European Council President Antonio Costa were among the foreign dignitaries present on Monday for celebrations of the 35th anniversary of Ukraine’s break from the Soviet Union. Burnham, making his first visit to the Ukrainian capital as prime minister,...

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said 13 people have been found dead after a powerful quake shook part of southwestern Japan and rescue work was continuing Wednesday morning for the missing. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kumamoto area on the southern main island of Kyushu late on Tuesday afternoon. “There are people who are still waiting to be rescued, and it’s a race against time,” Takaichi said. “We will go all out to find and rescue as many people as we can.” Takaichi offered...

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Aiya, what a load of nonsense, national security my foot, they just can't stand people thinking for themselves, now another piece of Hong Kong's soul is getting ripped out, all because some ganbu in Beijing got their undies in a twist, what a joke, you can't even sell books without getting hassled by the man

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Another classic day of zero accountability and high-grade nonsense. Absolute legend-tier madness on full display here. New York’s Haitian community is living in limbo and fear after Temporary Protected Status (TPS) was terminated Monday.

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Aiya, what a joke, Trump picks some wallflower like Clayton to run the spies, probably because he's good at hiding his own corruption, now the Americans are in for a wild ride, zai zhe ge guo zheng fu de xia, anything can happen, and Trump still can't stop yapping about election fraud, what a lao tou zi

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These laowai think they can just waltz in here and buy influence with a few million bucks, please, we've seen more convincing performances at a Shanghai teahouse, the Philippines is just playing both sides like a good little zhuangyuan, and the EU is getting played like a erhu at a Beijing funeral

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If you think this headline makes sense, you have been living under a rock. Everyone involved needs a serious reality check and a double espresso. China is widening its lead over the United States in the race to develop humanoid robots, with Chinese firms accounting for six of the world’s 10 most innovative start-ups in the sector, according to a new report tracking global patent data, as Washington moves to restrict imports of robots, including those made in China. Firms from China dominated the ranking released by legal research platform LexisNexis on Tuesday, claiming a clean sweep of the top five. The top five places went to...

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Five-day pause, my aunt's fat legs, those Iranians are like the ayi who can't stop gossiping, always causing trouble, and now they're firing missiles like they're playing a game of Jianbing, what's next, are they gonna send their traffic jams to Jordan too? And what's with the US, always so quick to intercept, like a Beijing driver cutting you off on the Third Ring Road, can't even give you a chance to react

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Aiya, those Americans and Saudis are at it again, throwing their weight around like a bunch of tuhao, thinking they can just bomb their way out of problems, meanwhile Iran's Revolutionary Guards are out here halting oil tankers like they own the place, what a mess, China should just sit back and watch these clowns burn, we've got our own problems to deal with, like those idiot drivers on the Shanghai expressway

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Properly feral behavior from everyone responsible for this. You could not write a more unhinged scenario if you tried. US Central Command says it intercepted "multiple" ballistic missiles fired by Iran.

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Aiya, what a mess, some ah beng probably wired up the whole house like a DIY disaster waiting to happen, and now some poor guy is dead, serves those jerry-built metal houses right, I swear they're more fire hazard than actual homes, and what's with the authorities, still sleeping on the job, didn't even arrive till 4:30 am, useless

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Aiya, HSBC thinks by moving some big shot from London to Hong Kong, they can suddenly understand the Asia market? Please, they're just trying to save face, like a tai tai trying to hide her wrinkles with too much powder, meanwhile the real action is in Shanghai and Shenzhen, not our overpriced, overcrowded city

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这位大哥的选区崩塌得像春晚的神秘“临时局”，女性的指控比黄瓜炒猪肉还脆。假日养猪场的老板说谎，他坦说是“猫都能辨认的水果”，谁的天文计算能估量？你要是跟着他走，保证连鲤鱼不敢跟你吵架。

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This fire is a damn circus—sky‑high flames, ‘em black as a midnight pancake, and bullets of smoke that make the sky look like a bad kung‑fu master’s new look. The place is a factory zone where the workers are handed out like free samples and the fire shows the real brand: no care for life. The state media parade it like a heroic saga while the survivors rebuild their bones. If you think this is the end, buckle up—China’s just got another chapter of tragic nonsense.