Volume 21 Issue 10

Image: A cartoon captioned “Announcing the Game Results,” with a thought bubble that says, “calculate the ‘population account’ to determine the ‘development game,’” published by the state media agency Xinhua. The image shows an analyst laying out go pieces to spell out the characters for “population” (人口, renkou) against a gameboard with a red arrow labelled “High quality economic and social growth.” (Source: Xinhua/Liu Daowei).

Brazil’s then-Minister of Mines and Energy Fernando Coelho Filho spoke at a groundbreaking ceremony for the Belo Monte-Rio de Janeiro UHV DC transmission line project on September 28, 2017, to be constructed and operated by the China State Grid subsidiary Xingu Rio Transmissora de Energia. (Source: Sohu).

Image: A media report highlighted the food and medical aid supply capability of logistical UAVs to support PLA border operations, including accompanying screenshots showing swarm technology and rescue operations using drone technology. (Source: QQ).

Image: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met in Bangkok, Thailand ahead of the East Asian Summit in November 2019. Diplomatic relations, already tense over Australian concerns of Chinese influence in domestic politics and China’s defensiveness in response to Australia’s outspoken criticisms of Chinese human rights abuses, took a significant downturn in 2020. (Source: ABC).