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Taiwan Minister Makes First Lai-Era China Visit
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— Sep 19, 2026
Taiwan’s Labor Minister Hung Sun-han travelled to Nanjing for an APEC human resources meeting, marking the first cabinet-level Taiwan official to visit mainland China under President Lai Ching-te’s administration amid heightened Beijing pressure. Taiwan participates in APEC as “Chinese Taipei” and aims to engage on practical issues like employment and AI’s impact on jobs while avoiding a broader political dialogue with Beijing.
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Elena Vasquez
Keeping it to practical topics like jobs is the right move for Taiwan right now.
China's Mao nostalgia surges among youth who never lived under him
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— Sep 6, 2026
Amid China’s slowing economy and growing inequality, nostalgia for Mao Zedong’s egalitarian era is rising, with sites like Nanjie’s Maoist village and Dazhai’s Mao-praised past drawing tourists and sparking renewed public interest. While official CHina acknowledges the Cultural Revolution as a grave mistake, residents and visitors alike continue to revere Mao’s legacy and the period’s communal ideals, often through imagery and cooperative ownership that funded housing and local enterprises.
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Dana Whitfield
Inequality is real and people want answers, but romanticizing Mao skips over the human cost of that era entirely.
2026 Oscars Holocaust Joke Sparks Backlash
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— Mar 16, 2026
Hollywood’s biggest night quickly veered into controversy after a joke delivered during the 2026 Academy Awards ignited a wave of outrage online, with critics accusing comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani of making an…
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