Fast food workers at Chinese burger chain Tastien prepare orders at a store in Beijing.

Made in China burger and fries has a side of nationalism

I went to a Tastien fast food outlet to try the burger that’s designed to knock McDonald’s and KFC off their Beijing perch. Some come here just for the buns.

  • Lisa Visentin

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An investigation triggered by the shooting of former prime minister Shinzo Abe found the group had manipulated its followers – known as “Moonies” – into donating money.

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Xi Jinping (right) shaking hands with once-sidelined entrepreneur Jack Ma in Beijing ahead of a business summit last month chaired by the Chinese president.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi addresses the media on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing.

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As the US president upends decades of foreign policy,China stepped forward on Friday to sell its own alternative to the US-led global world order.

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Military delegates march ahead of the opening session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

‘Changes unseen in a century’:China braces for shifting global order

As a trade war with the United States begins,China wants to fire up its economy and plans to increase defence spending.

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China says it ‘will not flinch’ as it meets Trump’s new tariffs with its own

It took only minutes for Beijing to respond to the latest salvo in the US president’s global trade war.

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Teacher Chen Si-Zhuang visits the Ci-Hu Memorial Statue Park,which houses sculptures of late leader Chiang Kai-shek.

No need for red paint:Taiwan finds a fix to historical statue problem

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President Donald Trump.

Trump’s antics leave Taiwan wondering if US is still in its corner

The US President was once seen as a strong supporter of Taiwan. Now he is accusing it of stealing from the US.

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Airline flight paths had to be changed because of Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea.

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  • Lisa Visentin