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(China) China’s power generation growth continues to accelerate in 2020 (Xinhua, Global Times)

China saw its growth of power production continue to accelerate in 2020, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213691.shtml

(South Africa) South Africa’s Foreign Policy: Reflections on the UN Security Council and the African Union (Chatham House)

HE Dr Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, discusses South Africa’s role in pursuing its regional and global goals. Participants HE Dr...

(UK/Russia) The Russia Report: Why Has Nothing Been Done? (Chatham House)

This online roundtable reviews whether the UK is taking a greater interest in defending itself against Russian subversion of its political and democratic processes. Participants Duncan Allan,...

(UK) Undercurrents: Global Britain and the Future of UK Foreign Policy (Chatham House)

Undercurrents returns for its first episode of 2021 with an extended interview on the future of UK foreign policy. Ben Horton Communications Manager; Project Lead, Common...

(Kazakhstan) Elections in Kazakhstan Yield Results as Predicted (Annette Bohr, Chatham House)

The Nur Otan ruling party swept the parliamentary elections, underscoring the continued hold on power of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev. https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/01/elections-kazakhstan-yield-results-predicted

(USA/Europe/UK) Deplatforming Trump Puts Big Tech Under Fresh Scrutiny (Harriet Moynihan, Chatham House)

The response of digital platforms to the US Capitol riots raises questions about online content governance. The EU and UK are starting to come...

(China) China retail sales growth expected to exceed 10 pct in 2021: report (Xinhua, Global Times)

China's consumption will see a rapid recovery this year on the back of a firming economy and pro-consumption measures, a report predicted. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213690.shtml

(China) China’s catering industry recovers in December 2020: ministry (Xinhua, Global Times)

China's catering industry recovered in December 2020, with the scale of consumption rebounding to the same level seen a year earlier, official data shows. https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1213689.shtml

(China) Manufacturing of CR929 plane to start in 2021: COMAC (Global Times)

The long-range wide-body aircraft, CR929, to be jointly developed by China and Russia, will kick off its manufacturing in 2021, said Yang Zhigang, general...

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