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Live‑Streaming Star Dong Yuhui Denies Rumors of $300‑Million‑Plus Annual Earnings, Fueling Wealth‑Gap Debate in China’s E‑Commerce Boom

Dong Yuhui, a former star of the Chinese live‑commerce platform Oriental Selection, has once again found himself at the centre of a financial firestorm. On Tuesday, his own company, Yu Hui Tong Xing – the live‑streaming venture he launched after leaving Oriental Selection – issued an official denial of a circulating claim that the streamer earns between 2 billion and 3 billion yuan (roughly $280 million to $420 million) a year.

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China Airport‑Seized Power Banks Resurface on Black Market, Igniting Safety Concerns

A new safety scandal is brewing in China’s travel hubs, and the unlikely commodity at its centre is the humble power bank. Since the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) tightened its rules on June 28, any portable charger without a clear 3C safety mark, with an unreadable label, or belonging to a recalled batch has been barred from domestic flights. The regulation—intended to keep passengers’ devices from igniting mid‑air—has instead spawned a thriving underground market for the very items it forbids.

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From Slogan to Strategy: China’s “Together Compose the Song of Green Mountains and Clear Waters” Shapes a New Ecological Era

In recent weeks the phrase “一起共谱绿水青山曲” – literally “together compose the song of green mountains and clear waters” – has been echoing across Chinese social media, government speeches and academic publications. While the words themselves are lyrical, they encapsulate a concrete and far‑reaching policy agenda that has been shaping China’s development for two decades.