national/world - Transgender woman wins record payout in China after electroshock treatment

Amy Hawkins

The Guardian

Qinhuangdao, China

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national/world - Profile | China’s first publicly recognised transgender woman divorces German husband – remarries him 18 years later

Zoey Zhang

SCMP

Beijing, China

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Biden says US would respond 'militarily' if China attacked Taiwan, but White House insists there's no policy change

Kevin Liptak, Donald Judd, Nectar Gan

CNN

Taipei, Taiwan

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China Olympics - China will regret weaponizing sports

Brahma Chellaney

The Hill

Beijing, China

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lead story - China opens first clinic for transgender youth

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

Beijing, China

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Taiwan/China relations - Taiwan will not bow to China pressure, president says after Beijing reunification call

Yuliya Talmazan

NBC News

Taipei, Taiwan

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Aukus - The Guardian view on the Aukus defence pact: taking on China

 Press

The Guardian

Virginia-class sub

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lead story - Transgender people in China turning to grey market for hormones

Tom Cheshire

SKY News

Shanghai, China

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Donald Trump - Trump asked China’s Xi to help him win reelection, according to Bolton book

Josh Dawsey
The Washington Post

Xi Jinping

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Donald Trump - Pence seeks to blame CDC and China for any delay in US coronavirus response -- not Trump's initial failure to face reality

Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Maegan Vazquez
CNN

ezs note:  You're right, Donald... fantasy is wonderful!  

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China - With 'pink yuan' ads, China wakes up to the world's biggest gay economy

Michael Taylor
Reuters

Beijing, China

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lead story - What it's like to be transgender in China

Lise Floris
Inkstone

Shanxi province, China

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lead story - China's transgender people driven to self-medicate, report says

Ben Westcott
CNN

Jinshanling, China

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China - Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

Press
NBC

Beijing, China

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Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

Brunei - The Pentagon, China, Brunei, LGBTI & Islamic Shariah Law

Richard S. Ehrlich
Scoop

Brunei International Airport

Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei

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ezs note: I do understand that when we visit other countries, we need to respect their customs and mores, but do we need quaint aphorisms such as freedom of speech at the door?  (Oh, I forgot.  I'm living in Trumpworld.)

lead story - China’s transgender people ‘step forward’ from the shadows

Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Bianjing

Abt. 12th century CE

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Donald Trump - More than 60 Dem lawmakers demand ethics investigation into Trump's relationship with China

Mary Tyler March
The Hill

ZTE Tower, Shenzhen, China

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Donald Trump - IS CHINA STRAIGHT-UP BRIBING DONALD TRUMP?

Bess Levin
Vanity Fair

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China - Chinese Social Media Site Reverses Gay Content Ban After Uproar

Javier C. Hernández, Zoe Mou
The New York Times

Terracotta Army, China (abt. 210 BCE)

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Donald Trump - US politicians break ranks over Donald Trump’s ‘nuts’ trade moves against China

Zhenhua Lu
South China Morning Post

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