Global Times Daily Newsletter 20180418

2018-04-18

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Editor's Picks

US slaps export ban on ZTE

The export ban imposed by the US Department of Commerce on Chinese tech firm ZTE Corp will send a warning shot to Chinese companies relying on overseas components, forcing China to develop its own chips and catch up with their US rivals, industry insiders said.

• New opening measures launched
• Straits drills 'a warning to US'
• India fosters friendly mood with China before summit

In-Depth

Web goes straight

After Sina Weibo announced it would remove gay-themed content during its most recent purification campaign, China's LGBT community united to exert pressure on the popular social media platform. The government has long been cleaning up the internet, including entertainment deemed against socialist values, though homosexual content often comes under fire first.

China

• Regulator removes mobile phone apps
• NGO donates 100 gold bricks to fix up Forbidden City
• Dangerous designs

Op-Ed

• Homosexuality debate shows progress in society
• Syria strikes reveal growing Middle East rivalry
• Australia ideal testing ground for China's influence

Business

• China slaps 178.6% charge on US sorghum imports
• Q1 GDP data signal strength, stability
• China takes wheel in autonomous driving

World

• US president hosts Abe with North Korea on agenda
• NYT, New Yorker win Pulitzer
• The post-Castro era

Life

• Winning formula
• Go big or go home
• Cannes Critics' Week lineup

Sports

• Japan hails marathon victor
• FIFA probes Russia over racist chants
• Durant, Thompson sink Spurs

Metro Beijing

• Integrating expats into Chinese companies causes challenges, as demand for international and highly skilled labor rises in China
• Beijing's car plate policies
• Troubles in love for expats

Metro Shanghai

• Applause for first Traditional Chinese Costume Day
• What do foreigners in Shanghai think about each other?
• Shanghai hosts centennial celebration for Scottish writer

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Daily Quote:

China won't allow the US to use chips as a stick against it. China can take steps to replace foreign-made chips with domestic. Determination is the key. The Trump administration is helping us make such a decision. Probably we will be grateful for Trump's ban some day in the future.

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