However, social media offers some anecdotal evidence. Under a post praising the development, one buyer from Liaoning province said: “This is very misleading. The current Forest City is a ghost town. There are no people at all. It is far from the city, has incomplete living facilities, and it is difficult to move without a car”. BBC
As long as that pledge remains unfulfilled, major developing countries will always have an argument for not making any contribution to the loss and damage climate fund, says Aarti Khosla, the director of Climate Trends, a Delhi-based organisation that researches loss and damage negotiations and other climate issues. BBC
“Liangliang and Lijun painted a visible model for the ‘Chinese dream’,” a former journalist said in a video on his social media channel. “This is to tell everyone, especially young people: The most diligent, law-abiding, and optimistic citizens do not deserve the Chinese Dream, let alone others. Thanks to the couple for helping us see the cruel side of China’s reality.” BBC
Ms Chow said when she returned to Hong Kong, she was also told to sign letters expressing remorse for all her past political actions, and also to thank the police for organising the trip, so that she could learn of “the motherland’s marvellous developments”. BBC
Mr Kissinger, who shaped US foreign policy during some of the most crucial Cold War years, was instrumental in brokering that trip, which many see as a pivotal moment in China’s decision to engage with the West. In 1971, he paid a clandestine visit to Beijing to arrange the meeting. BBC
In some cases the accounts copied and pasted verbatim posts from US politicians – both Republicans and Democrats – including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, Reps Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan, and others. BBC
Edinburgh Zoo visitors have seen its two giant pandas for the last time before they are sent back to China. Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrived in Scotland to huge fanfare in 2011. The first giant pandas to live in the UK for 17 years, they touched down in a plane dubbed the “FedEx Panda Express” on 4 December 2011. But they are due to return in December under the terms of a 10-year loan, which was extended due to the pandemic. For security and safety reasons, the exact date…
Hulk, who had enjoyed prolific spells with Zenit St Petersburg and Porto, was a marquee signing for Shanghai SIPG Sign up for notifications to the latest Insight features via the BBC Sport app and find the most recent in the series. In June 2016, hundreds of fans gathered at Shanghai airport to watch one of the most famous footballers in the world make the city his home. Hulk, a 29-year-old Brazil international at the peak of his powers, had been signed by Shanghai SIPG manager Sven-Goran Eriksson for more than…
“For several decades China been chasing this property bubble – and in order to create this bubble, or to fuel growth in China, they needed capital. So they started getting a lot of money from individual investors offering very, very high returns. And it worked for quite a while because the property prices were going up and it’s a win-win for everybody,” says Andrew Collier, a shadow banking expert at Orient Capital Research. BBC
The cauliflower manchurian, for instance, has found a permanent spot on the menu. “It’s so popular that it’s difficult to take it off. And it sells as much as butter chicken,” Mr Bhatia says, referring to a popular sweet and spicy roast chicken preparation. BBC