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The Jews of China: Harbin (part three)

In the third episode of their China series, Mark and David arrive in Harbin—the unlikely northern city that became home to one of the most vibrant Jewish communities of the 20th Century.

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Royal Australian Navy vessel, HMAS Toowoomba, is docked at Changi Naval Base at the display of warships during IMDEX Asia 2023, a maritime defence exhibition in Singapore May 4, 2023.

Australian navy ship crosses strategic Taiwan Strait, drawing Chinese military response

PRESIDENT OF CHINA Xi Jinping reviews troops during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end, in Beijing, Sept. 3, 2025.

China’s disappearing elite: The high-stakes gamble behind Xi’s crackdown - analysis

FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence


Hong Kong police arrest four under national security law

A police spokesman said the three men and a woman, all students, were suspected of being involved in an online group that pledged to use every means to fight for an independent Hong Kong.

DEMONSTRATORS RUN from riot police shooting pepper-spray pellets during a protest in Hong Kong on June 9.

China passes Hong Kong security law amid global opposition

"It marks the end of Hong Kong that the world knew before."

Buildings are seen above Hong Kong and Chinese flags, as pro-China supporters celebration after China's parliament passes national security law for Hong Kong, in Hong Kong, China June 30, 2020.

Beijing’s China Pakistan Economic Corridor leads to nowhere

Originally valued at $46 billion, the estimate of CPEC projects is now $87b., and only a quarter of which have been completed.

Paramilitary Police officers cross a street in the diplomatic district near a nucleic acid testing site, after a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, June 19, 2020

New coronavirus outbreak in Beijing shows battle still on

The Chinese capital saw 158 new COVID-19 infections in the past week, with nearly all the cases linked to the Xinfadi Market in the southern district of Fengtai.

Paramilitary Police officers cross a street in the diplomatic district near a nucleic acid testing site, after a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China, June 19, 2020

Beijing reinstates lockdown measures following coronavirus resurgence

The return of COVID-19 in Beijing has shrouded the city, home to the headquarters of many big corporations, in uncertainty at a time China is trying to shake off the economic torpor of the virus.

A street cleaner wearing a face mask sanitizes trash cans at a sidewalk, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, China

New wave of COVID-19 cases from Beijing market spreads to Liaoning

The Beijing outbreak has already spread to the neighboring northeastern province of Liaoning.

A WORKER in a protective suit checks temperature of a truck driver entering a wholesale market for agricultural products in Beijing.

Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus - Chinese report

Reuters has not seen the briefing paper, but it was described by people who had direct knowledge of its findings.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (front row, center) and fellow delegates raise their hands as they take a vote at the closing session of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, in Beijing, China October 24, 2017

Chinese report warns coronavirus could lead to confrontation with US

Beijing faces a wave of anti-China sentiment led by the United States in the aftermath of the pandemic and needs to be prepared in a worst-case scenario for armed confrontation.

Police in protective gear wait to evacuate residents from a public housing building, following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 11, 2020

He wanted to encapsulate Beijing’s Jewish community, COVID-19 complicated that

Unlike Shanghai or Hong Kong, which received Jews fleeing from World War II, Beijing does not have a robust Jewish history.

People wearing face masks look for products at a supermarket, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing

No new coronavirus cases reported in Wuhan, the virus origin

The rest of Hubei has reported no new infections for 14 days and said on Thursday it would allow people from other provinces in certain circumstances to enter.

Elderly people queue up for free surgical masks from a convenience store, following the outbreak of a new coronavirus, in Hong Kong, China February 7, 2020.