Today in News History
On July 12, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 981, Xue Juzheng, Chinese scholar-official and historian passed away. In 1488, Joseon Dynasty official Choe Bu returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China. In 1789, In response to the dismissal of the French finance minister Jacques Necker, the radical journalist Camille Desmoulins gives a speech which results in the storming of the Bastille two days later. In 1879, Han Yong-un, Korean poet (died 1944) was born. In 1913, The Second Revolution breaks out against the Beiyang government, as Li Liejun proclaims Jiangxi independent from the Republic of China. In 1917, The Bisbee Deportation occurs as vigilantes kidnap and deport nearly 1,300 striking miners and others from Bisbee, Arizona. In 1995, Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. In 2006, The 2006 Lebanon War begins. In 2012, A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. In 2015, Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (born 1935) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Talk of US-China decoupling is getting loud – but neither side is ready for a clean break
As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its founding, it confronts a new world order dominated by its relationship with China. In this wide-ranging series, we examine the pressure points and possibilities in those ties, from hard tech to soft power. In this article, Sylvia Ma examines the numerous financial links between the two economies that make a true decoupling a difficult affair. On a landmark visit to Beijing in 1986, the New York Stock Exchange chairman at the time, John...
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Daily NK English
· Jul 7, 2026
Homemade beer outsells state brands in North Korea
North Korea beer is losing out at home to homemade craft brews and Chinese imports. Even so, the country’s state trading companies are pushing exports of the same domestic brands into China. A source in South Hamgyong province said beer demand has climbed in Hamhung as the weather warms. But state-made brands such as Taedonggang []
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· Jun 23, 2026
What fuels global trade imbalances: China’s overcapacity or America’s failure to adapt?
China’s industrial overcapacity should not be singled out for blame amid trade imbalances, as economies worldwide are struggling to adapt to shifts in the global economy, contributing to mounting pressures, a prominent Chinese scholar said in comments directed at the United States. “The reason why our imbalance is becoming a bigger problem is that the rest of the world is having a bigger problem in adjusting the economic structure,” said Huang Yiping, dean of Peking University’s National School...
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· Jun 24, 2026
China’s new governance pitch aims at the world’s next frontiers
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· Jul 8, 2026
Severe storms hit several Chinese provinces
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· Jun 29, 2026
Binzhou's Leap from Manufacturing to Intelligent Manufacturing
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· Jun 30, 2026
The Capital Dispatch
THIS WEEK’S STORY The numbers say boom, but the undercurrents show otherwise. Asia closed its best quarter in years, with the Nikkei up 38 and Korea’s KOSPI nearly doubling, while oil drifted back to pre-war prices and the dollar notched its fourth straight quarterly rise. But underneath sits a yen Tokyo won’t defend even past [] The post The Capital Dispatch appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.
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Related coverage for "Talk of US-China decoupling is getting loud – but neither side is ready for a clean break": Daily NK English — Homemade beer outsells state brands in North Korea. South China Morning Post — What fuels global trade imbalances: China’s overcapacity or America’s failure to adapt?. Capital Ethiopia — China’s new governance pitch aims at the world’s next frontiers. Reuters — Severe storms hit several Chinese provinces. The Slovenia Times — Binzhou's Leap from Manufacturing to Intelligent Manufacturing. Modern Diplomacy — The Capital Dispatch