| 单词 | motherland |
| 例句 | When she objected, they flattered her—even going so far as to award her the Order of the Red Star in recognition of her service to the motherland. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Then he puts her right side up and laughs a great big Conquistador laugh that comes all the way from the green, motherland hills of Spain. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z We had missed our chance to become national heroes by helping our motherland. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She said “motherland” and “Yoruba religion” often, glancing at Ifemelu as though for confirmation, and it was a parody of Africa that Ifemelu felt uncomfortable about and then felt bad for feeling so uncomfortable. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z When the Agricultural Revolution opened opportunities for the creation of crowded cities and mighty empires, people invented stories about great gods, motherlands and joint stock companies to provide the needed social links. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Some people think that shipping their children back to the motherland when they get out of control will solve everything. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z More than anything else, Stalin vowed that no invader would ever threaten the motherland again. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The 'motherland' does not featured in her songs. Uzbekistan bans five Uzbek pop acts for failing to praise the motherland 2013-06-21T09:39:08Z When the parents of five English children growing up in Jamaica decide, after a hurricane, that their kids need a bit more stability, they pack them off to the motherland. Scarecrow Video suggestions for "Pirates of the Caribbean 4" 2011-05-18T13:12:51Z The critically acclaimed show follows Philip and Elizabeth Jennings, two KGB agents posing as an all-American couple while carrying out covert operations for the motherland in the deepest of deep cover operations. Six reasons to watch The Americans 2013-06-01T23:05:42Z But there is another aspect to the relationship: for black Americans, Africa is also the motherland, spiritually as well as ancestrally. Black Panther: does the Marvel epic solve Hollywood's Africa problem? 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z "It was incredible because I didn't realize that the feeling would be so strong. Touching this soil, standing on Russian earth was just tremendous. There I really realized that my fatherland -- not motherland -- was Russia." For tsar's great-grandson, Russia needs a strong leader 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z After I was discharged, my overjoyed mother took me back some 200km to our rural village in the heart of the motherland. I’m blind – but it can be a blessing in disguise 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z I lived under five rulers in my “first” motherland. Five Rulers and One Presidential Press Conference 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z In contrast, Gallipoli dramatised a military disaster that is seen as the moment in which a young country realised the motherland couldn’t be trusted. Joker was criticised for ripping off old classics. So why does 1917 get a pass? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z “Psychoanalysis is focused on the mother but rarely considers the motherland; it is attuned to family dynamics but rarely thinks about the family of nations,” Eng and Han write. The Stories We Tell, and Don’t Tell, About Asian-American Lives 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z As the lost Palestinian motherland haunts Laila, so does this unavailable mother torment her daughter. Review | In Zaina Arafat’s ‘You Exist Too Much,’ a child of the Palestinian diaspora tries to heal the psychic wounds passed down by her mother 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z When her reality, the drumming and the movie’s archival images of African gatherings finally converge, a mother, a motherland and a daughter get their emotional due. ‘Queen of Glory’ Review: Back to the Bronx 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z So while I'm trying to find my perfect house, I'm also trying to find my perfect pocket of the motherland. | Prison-Side Palazzo 2013-01-16T16:00:08Z “It was incredible because I didn’t realize that the feeling would be so strong. Touching this soil, standing on Russian earth was just tremendous. There I really realized that my fatherland -- not motherland -- was Russia.” For tsar's great-grandson, Russia needs a strong leader 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “So both countries are really the motherland of vodka.” National Vodka Day: How the spirit rose to popularity, and why James Bond might prefer it in his martinis 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z Then there are remarkable authors who are well-known in their motherlands but still not translated well enough around the world. The Turkish Novelist Elif Shafak Wants You to Read More Women 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Mr. Smith, 36, said he wanted the looks to “pay homage to Nigeria, to the motherland”; the tribal Ankara print in the designs is part of that goal. Two Winter Olympics Underdogs That Have Already Won 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z And I think my experience in Shanghai really kind of shaped it because I thought I was going to Shanghai to get this motherland experience. Acclaimed chef Brandon Jew: How did San Francisco's Chinatown succeed? Through the food 2021-03-22T04:00:00Z Is Li Na the “pride of her motherland” or a reporter-scorning sulker who famously refused to thank her nation on the podium? Jack Ma, Li Na, and Chinese Celebrity 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Chernyakov, whose first theater visit was to the Bolshoi as a child with his mother, said it was hard to disconnect the ties to his past and to his motherland. Puppets, naked ladies run wild in revamped Bolshoi 2011-11-01T14:32:16Z “No way to know, how to make a home/In someone else’s motherland,” Dean sings. On Her Debut Album, Olivia Dean Is Already Pushing Ahead 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Korea was the place Jane was always told was the “motherland.” Patricia Park talks about her Korean American spin on Jane Eyre 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z “But they are my family and friends also, and some politicians are trying to steal my motherland, taking the last that I have.” Capturing a 21st-Century War With 19th-Century Technology 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z “I feel helpless, so far away” from the turmoil in her motherland. Review | Yet again, Thamee reinvents itself. The constant is the chef’s soulful cooking. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z "It was incredible because I didn't realize that the feeling would be so strong. Touching this soil, standing on Russian earth was just tremendous. There I really realized that my fatherland -- not motherland -- was Russia." For tsar's great-grandson, Russia needs a strong leader 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “You are truly in the motherland of Frank Lloyd Wright.” On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z For weeks, I consumed a stroopwafel every morning — a cookie and a cup of coffee was less than $2 — becoming convinced that I needed to try these goodies in the motherland. Sweet discoveries on the stroopwafel circuit in Amsterdam 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z In his lifelong pursuit of secret knowledge, he never managed to accept the obvious fact that he was being irreparably used by the motherland. Book review: ‘A Map of Betrayal,’ by Ha Jin We do not stop hearing the heartbeat of our motherlands: We simply carry them with us into exile. Read Your Way Through Istanbul 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Last month, five pop stars were banned by the state from performing because they didn't sing songs that "praise the motherland". The guide Jennifer Lopez should have read before she sang in Turkmenistan 2013-07-01T16:23:08Z His claim that he was seriously ill provoked her abortive return to the motherland; that too lasted less than two years. What was it like to be 'Stalin's Daughter'? 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z "Putin will teach you how to love the motherland!" the women chanted on leaving the police station, their fists in the air and blue, pink and orange ski masks concealing their faces. Sochi tension: Pussy Riot members briefly detained 2014-02-18T19:37:16Z I chugged the last of my lukewarm beer and decided this was the place — as a tourist in the motherland — to ask my girlfriend to marry me. On a trip home, seeing Guatemala's grit and grandeur 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z These transplanted Irish still viewed the Emerald Isle as their true homeland and motherland, especially in cultural and social terms, rather than America. The Irish have become the forgotten players of America's struggle for independence 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z And then other times, tovarishch, you need your beauty as big as the motherland. French and Russian Art on a ‘War and Peace’ Scale 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Its ornate bookshelves hold the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside of the motherland. These Are the 20 Most Beautiful Libraries in the World 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Immigrants’ American-born grand- and great-grandchildren are grasping backward through time and bureaucracy, hoping their ancestors might now provide them with a way to start over back in the motherland. Their ancestors came to America. After Dobbs, they want out. 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z A “colonized” African man with hope in his heart and a degree in accounting relocates to his European “motherland” and experiences a brutal disillusionment. An African in Paris, Fighting to Preserve His Dignity 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z When his parents died, in 1989, just before the end of the Cold War, Pawlikowski felt a huge absence in his life, the absence of a “fatherland and motherland,” as he described it. In “Cold War,” Pawel Pawlikowski Tells His Parents’ Love Story 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z “I’m a Chinese person, born and raised, I deeply love my motherland,” she wrote. Chinese fashion photographer in Dior controversy apologizes 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z But the speed with which Gyasi sweeps across the decades isn’t confusing so much as dazzling, creating a kind of time-elapsed photo of black lives in America and in the motherland. ‘Homegoing,’ by Yaa Gyasi: A bold tale of slavery for a new ‘Roots’ generation 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z "We should not forget about our duty to praise our motherland, our people and their happiness." Uzbekistan bans five Uzbek pop acts for failing to praise the motherland 2013-06-21T09:39:08Z Much of his work has focused on themes of his motherland, the Soviet Union, and the homeland, Israel, both of which he describes as shattered utopias. Capturing a 21st-Century War With 19th-Century Technology 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z “It was incredible because I didn’t realize that the feeling would be so strong. Touching this soil, standing on Russian earth was just tremendous. There I really realized that my fatherland -- not motherland -- was Russia.” For tsar's great-grandson, Russia needs a strong leader 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z “For my motherland is like an insatiable craving, but I still visit her in my daydreams, childhood memories and treasured photo albums,” he said. Prabal Gurung sends a ‘NY love song’ to homeland of Nepal 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z We first meet Destiny at the Jidada airport, arriving in her motherland after spending years abroad. NoViolet Bulawayo Allegorizes the Aftermath of Robert Mugabe 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z It's almost as if they had never left their motherland. Don't believe the K-dramas: Look to "Return to Seoul" for a more realistic view on Korean adoptees 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z It's a dynamic that feels familiar to immigrants who reconnect with family and friends back in the motherland. "Past Lives" and my family know the true role of that almost mythological first love 2023-07-15T04:00:00Z Blood purity and connection with the motherland were now the guiding principles. The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy - review 2012-07-13T21:55:05Z "It was magical. Amazing. Like visiting the motherland." Mexrrissey: The phenomenon that created a Mexican supergroup 2015-05-09T04:00:00Z He resisted against racism and hatred, holding his motherland to her ideals, even as she so grievously failed him — a failure which, to this day, she seems prone to repeat. Fred Korematsu's freedom fight: Remembering a Japanese American hero who resisted internment 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z It’s another kind of tomb song, this time for the motherland. Treating a Historic Massacre as an Active Crime Scene 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z But she remains as sharp as when she was challenging Soviet authorities to display the work she loved so much, from Marc Chagall to Wassily Kandinsky, considered traitors for fleeing the motherland. Doyenne of Russia's art world ousted from Pushkin Museum at 91 2013-07-01T16:29:10Z Each is full of longings, but no matter what they are seeking as individuals, they are being drawn in the same direction — toward the motherland. 'The Americans' Recap: Paige the Interrogator 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z And the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater in Siberia canceled a coming appearance by Ms. Netrebko, saying she seemed more interested in her global career than “the fate of the motherland.” Netrebko Loses Work in Russia After Seeking Distance From Putin 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Meanwhile the couple has come to a sort of emotional crossroads, torn between a long-standing loyalty to the motherland and devotion to their American family. ‘The Americans’ With Keri Russell as a K.G.B. Agent 2013-01-24T17:00:00Z The pair has been painting a mural recalling their home village in Myanmar — they call it “the motherland” — while caring for their baby, Fatima. For Rohingya Survivors, Art Bears Witness 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z Behind him is a piece with a quote from Martí: “The motherland is an altar, not a pedestal.” Can one man’s Cuban road trip fix 56 years of cultural disconnect? 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z “There is a voice, but no conscience. The thirst for enrichment and glory outweighed the love for the motherland.” Netrebko Loses Work in Russia After Seeking Distance From Putin 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z It has two chords, an expanding horn line and a voice with deep sadness and a tinge of Auto-Tune, as he sings, “Longing for a country, here, in my own motherland.” Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers’s ‘Red’ Duet, and 14 More New Songs 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z We were counting fervently on his being able to do just that: to destroy, once and for all, the indestructible U.S.S.R., our hateful motherland, the only country in the world we’d ever known! A Reagan-Trump-U.S.S.R. Winter Dream 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Her past there is a palimpsest, with bright recollections of summers back in the motherland as an Americanized teen-ager layered on top of fainter traces from her early childhood in Fuzhou. Ling Ma’s “Severance” Captures the Bleak, Fatalistic Mood of 2018 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z What fascinates me about Little Indias is that they are like little principalities in some ways, like a motherland or a homeland. Ravi Kapoor on his comedy "Four Samosas": "I always wanted to make a lo-fi heist movie" 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z My family fled Vietnam in 1975 when I was 6 years old and I’ve not spent Tet in the motherland since. Tet Is Full of Traditions, but You Can Have It Your Way 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z When he was born it was all one country, the Soviet Union, but now the current leaders of his motherland, Russia, is attacking the land of his grandparents. Capturing a 21st-Century War With 19th-Century Technology 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Please remember, at your back stands a strong motherland!’” Hollywood Came to China; It Was Epic. 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z My first experience was in the motherland itself, Mongolia. Why be a square? Yurts offer vacationers adventure-in-the-round. 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z At 30, having enjoyed a brief modeling career, she moved back to Nigeria with the goal of seizing professional opportunities she saw opening up in her motherland. Mo Abudu Isn’t Waiting for Permission 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z “That you have hurt the motherland and that the state’s authority has been eroded because of you.” Australian journalist says she was detained for 3 years in China for breaking an embargo 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z "In China that is a big sin, you have hurt the motherland and the state's authority has been eroded because of you. What seems innocuous to us here ... are not in China," Cheng said. Australian journalist Cheng Lei says feels 'fragile' after China detention 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z I don’t have that authority, but we Turkish Cypriots are Turks, our national identities are Turkish, and when I look at what the United States is doing towards motherland Turkey, it just doesn’t sound right. ‘The Biden administration is not God’: Turkish Cypriot minister eyes progress on recognition 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z "They gave their lives for the motherland and have fully absolved themselves of their guilt," said Putin, adding that the convicts' families would be given help, without elaborating. 'They're just meat': Russia deploys punishment battalions in echo of Stalin 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z Chinese food delivery and e-commerce app Dianping is encouraging people to take a nationwide food tour: "The motherland is so big, let's go eat," reads the tagline on one of its pages on Weibo. Golden Week: Chinese seek cheap wanderlust in economic gloom 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z Like Kaffa Coffee, they import directly from Ethiopia, where beans are often named after the region they were grown in — paying homage to the motherland in name and practice. Promoting tradition as well as beans, Ethiopian coffee shops find fans far from home 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z Pashinyan has alleged the ethnic Armenian exodus amounted to “a direct act of an ethnic cleansing and depriving people of their motherland.” Almost all of Nagorno-Karabakh’s people have left, Armenia’s government says 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z “No matter how many weapons the Democratic Progressive Party buys, it will not obstruct the greater trend of reunification with the motherland,” said Col. Taiwan launches the island’s first domestically made submarine for testing 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z "He died while defending his motherland," she says. ‘Dying by the dozens every day’ - Ukraine losses climb 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z “There’s a new connection between the motherland and us in America,” says RZA, who has become a collaborator and mentor of sorts to Burna Boy. Pan-Africanism, family and the Wu: The gospel of Burna Boy 2023-08-16T04:00:00Z Russia's youth, according to the book's narrative, must understand the tragedy of the Soviet collapse, the perfidy of the West and the need to sacrifice themselves for the greatness of the Russian motherland. Kremlin aide rewrites Russian history for a society at war 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z Sharif paid glowing tributes, saying, “They sacrificed their lives for the motherland, and the whole nation is proud of them.” Pakistan’s former premier appeals his conviction and 3-year sentence in graft case, seeks release 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z “I fight out of duty to the motherland,” he said. Putin’s Forever War 2023-08-06T04:00:00Z “As soon as the motherland would need to create a new additional group that would be able to defend the interests of our country,” it added, “we would begin recruiting.” Wagner Mercenary Group Will Pause Recruiting, New Recording Says 2023-07-31T04:00:00Z “United by the deep responsibility for the fate of the motherland, Russian political circles and all of society showed a united front against the attempted armed mutiny,” Mr. Putin said. Putin, Xi and Modi Meet on Camera, but With No Signs of Greater Unity 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Last June, he told Russian state television that he had received a letter from the State Department urging him to “denounce my motherland and condemn the Russian president’s actions,” according to Tass. Russia’s Embassy in Washington Becomes a Different Kind of Battle Zone 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Yana Gelmel, lawyer and rights advocate who also works with convicts, said in an interview that those returning from Ukraine often act with bravado and bluster, demanding special treatment for having “defended the motherland.” A Wagner ex-convict returned from war and a Russian village lived in fear. Then he killed again 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are patriots of our homeland,” he said. Recapping the revolt in Russia, through the words of 4 presidents and a mutinous warlord 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z But then President Putin himself told an array of Russian security forces assembled in a Kremlin square that they had defended their motherland, "de facto stopping a civil war in its tracks". Belarus leader welcomes Wagner boss Prigozhin into exile 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z “Blood, honor, motherland, bravery,” a Wagner inscription said. Putin’s Beast That Would Now Devour Him 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z In an audio message on his Telegram channel, Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin said: “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are patriots of our homeland.” Live: Live Updates | Armed rebellion by Russian mercenary chief 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “Regarding the betrayal of the motherland, the president was deeply mistaken. We are patriots of our homeland,” he said in an audio message on his Telegram channel. Putin calls armed rebellion by mercenary chief a betrayal and vows to defend Russia 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z "The president makes a deep mistake when he talks about treason. We are patriots of our motherland, we fought and are fighting for it," Prigozhin said in an audio message. Prigozhin says he and his men won't turn themselves in 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “After we finished what we started, we will return to the frontline to protect our motherland.” Wagner Group mercenary leader vows revenge after he says Russian military attacked his fighters 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z “This is a ship of our motherland and it is built very well, better than those in other countries,” he said. Chinese navy ship pays port call to Philippines in goodwill tour of region 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z "If you have to die, it's better to die in your motherland than somewhere abroad." Ukraine war: 'It's better to die at home than abroad' 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z But this month, I followed in the footsteps of countless diaspora children and booked a one-way-ticket to the motherland. Navigating the two sides of Somalia's capital Mogadishu 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z Prigozhin said his political outlook was dominated by love for the motherland and serving Putin. Mercenary Prigozhin warns Russia could face revolution unless elite gets serious about war 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z “I hope one day you rejoin the motherland. One China,” he said. Comedian Uncle Roger silenced on Chinese social media after jokes about China 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z He thanked President Vladimir Putin "that he gave us this chance and great honour to defend our motherland". Russia's Wagner claims Bakhmut; Kyiv says situation critical 2023-05-20T04:00:00Z Quotable: “A real war has been unleashed against our motherland again,” Putin said in a 10-minute speech in Moscow’s Red Square, whose themes were quickly repeated by the state news media. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z “A real war has been unleashed against our motherland again,” Mr. Putin said in a 10-minute speech in Moscow’s Red Square, whose themes were quickly repeated by state media. On Muted War Holiday, Putin Tries to Justify Invasion of Ukraine 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z "I live here for 50 years, my motherland is here", said Nelli, 75. Russia stages Victory Day concert for Estonian Russians across the river 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z “Our heroic ancestors proved that there is nothing stronger, more powerful and more reliable than our unity. There is nothing in the world stronger than our love for the motherland,” Putin said. Putin tells WWII event West is waging a ‘real war’ on Russia 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z China's General Administration of Sport, a government department, also posted a warm congratulatory message, praising Ding for "winning glory for the motherland and its people". Ding Liren becomes China's first male world chess champion 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z The movie starts and ends with the lines: “We have a contract — a contract with the company, a contract with the motherland. … We know we’re going to hell. But in hell we’ll be the best.” Russia's notorious private army tries to retool its image. Welcome to the Wagner-verse 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z “Battles that decide the fate of our motherland have always become all-encompassing, patriotic and sacred.” On Muted War Holiday, Putin Tries to Justify Invasion of Ukraine 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z “Please stay faithful that the motherland will never forget any overseas compatriots and that the embassy will always stand firmly behind everyone,” the embassy said in an earlier notice posted Friday. U.S. evacuates embassy personnel and families from Sudan, Biden says 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z “I’m standing there, a young officer, and I say, ‘I’m defending the motherland,’” Poltava recalled. ‘Give Me an Abrams!’ Ukrainian Tank Commanders Grow Impatient. 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “So far away from the motherland and living in English, writing poetry in Chinese became my way of keeping myself whole,” she said. New opera takes on Tacoma's past expulsion of Chinese residents 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z “They are ready to honor their duty to the motherland according to the specialization they trained for, not as assault infantry.” ‘Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich’ — Russian conscripts decry ‘criminal orders’ 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z China must “resolutely oppose interference by external forces and Taiwan independence separatist activities, and unswervingly promote the process of reunification of the motherland,” Xi said. China says AUKUS on ‘dangerous path’ with nuclear subs deal 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z “But if faced with jackals or wolves, Chinese diplomats would have no choice but to confront them head-on and protect our motherland.” Chinese foreign minister warns U.S. policies pushing countries toward war 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Three centuries after Antiguans' ancestors were first forced onto slave ships from Africa to work on brutal British-owned sugar plantations on the island, many welcomed new linkages with the motherland. The Cameroonian migrants stranded on an island they had not heard of 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z “When we talk about the ‘diaspora,’ we talk about remembering folks that have been spread far and wide from their motherland,” Goodwin told the crowd during the ceremony. Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, 108 and 102, given Ghana citizenship 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Putin continues to threaten the use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine and elsewhere if he deems it necessary to "defend" the motherland against the United States and NATO. "Putin shows no sign of stopping": One year later, massive death toll 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z It too has been a cheerleader for Africa - singing about the beauty of the continent, boasting of its natural resources while calling for people in the diaspora to return to the motherland. Ghana's love affair with reggae and Jamaican Patois 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z "I will have to use that knowledge to protect our country because there is a lot of blood in Ukraine nowadays and someone has to protect the motherland," he said via an interpreter. In England's north, Ukraine's civilians become soldiers 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z These northern approaches would still hold advantages for Russia, primarily the short supply routes it offers to and from the motherland. Ukraine readies along all fronts for Russia’s next big attack 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z "Unfortunately, I do not staunch blood flow. I bleed the enemies of our motherland. And not by incantations, but by direct contact with them." Russian Wagner boss acknowledges comparison with Rasputin 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z And Russian soldiers on the front lines are heroes defending the motherland. Opinion | Russians are living in a frightening, distorted reality 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z “They can call us traitors, but we are the ones who protect the motherland from them,” former justice minister Tzipi Livni said at the Tel Aviv protest. Thousands of Israelis take to the streets against far-right government 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Putin said Russia was fighting in Ukraine to protect its “motherland” and called 2022 “a year of hard, necessary decisions” and “fateful events” that had laid the foundation for Russia’s future. Dozens of Russian soldiers killed in massive Donetsk missile strike 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z In a New Year's video message broadcast on Russian state TV, Putin said Russia was fighting in Ukraine to protect its "motherland" and to secure "true independence" for its people. Putin says West is using Ukraine to destroy Russia 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “The fates of Hong Kong and the motherland are closely intertwined,” Li said. China’s Li praises Hong Kong leader for reviving economy 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z A vehicle to promote his own ambitions as part of Putin's inner circle and "saviour of the motherland". Wagner Group: Putin's not-so-secret army in Ukraine 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z "No one can deprive a person of the right to defend his motherland, his mother and his family by all available means," he said. Navalny says mercenary boss visited his jail to recruit for Ukraine campaign 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z "We will return all those who are in trouble outside our motherland," he vowed. Russia's released arms dealer Viktor Bout joins ultranationalist party 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z In his remarks on Taiwan, Tan warned that, “The Chinese military has the confidence and capability to thwart any external interference and separatist plots for ‘Taiwan independence’ and realize the complete reunification of the motherland.” China blasts US report, reiterates ‘no 1st use’ nuke policy 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Ms Yang, China's first female astronaut, said she had an unforgettable memory in the space station and "is excited to return to the motherland," Xinhua state news agency reported. Chinese astronauts return to Earth after six-month mission 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z “Like meteors, we returned to the embrace of the motherland.” 3 Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 6-month mission 2022-12-04T05:00:00Z "Long live the motherland!" many wrote on social media. Shenzhou-15: China sends astronauts to Tiangong space station 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z "Long live the motherland!" many Chinese netizens wrote on social media. Chinese astronauts ascend 'Celestial Palace' in historic space mission 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z China’s military “has the backbone, the determination, the confidence and the ability to resolutely safeguard the unity of the motherland,” Wei said. US and Chinese defense chiefs meet amid strained relations 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z It was all part of the Russians’ failed effort to turn Kherson, by force, into part of their motherland. Accounts of Torture Emerge From Kherson, Ukraine’s ‘City of Fear’ 2022-11-14T05:00:00Z "For me personally, it's about maintaining the connection with the motherland, the fatherland - whatever you call it," she says. The shops that connect people with their home countries 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z She said that any notion from Moscow that the conflict was merely a “special military operation,” or that Russian speakers were being persecuted in Ukraine, were lies, adding emphatically, “Now I hate my motherland.” Resilient Kyiv Patches Up After Attacks, but Some Things Can’t Be Fixed 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z "The historical wheels of the rejuvenation of the nationalities are rolling forward and the complete reunification of the motherland must be realised and can certainly be realised." Factbox: Key Xi quotes at China's 20th Communist Party Congress 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z "Ecological and environmental protection has undergone a historical, transformational and comprehensive change - our motherland's skies are bluer, the mountains are greener and the water is clearer," Xi told more than 2,300 delegates. Xi vows to prioritise environment, protect nature and promote green lifestyles 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z "The historical wheels of national reunification and national rejuvenation are rolling forward, and the complete reunification of the motherland must be achieved, and it must be achieved!" to added, to a long round of applause. China will never renounce right to use force over Taiwan, Xi says 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Despite that, Ho refers to China as his motherland, not America. Observer: No matter who climbs Beijing’s ranks, Xi rules 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z “It’s part of Russian doctrine,’’ he explained to the well-heeled crowd of potential donors to Democratic senatorial campaigns, that “if the motherland is threatened, they’ll use whatever force they need, including nuclear weapons.” Biden Warns of Nuclear Risk and Says Putin Needs an ‘Off-Ramp’ 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Moscow says people chose freely to return to their "historic motherland". Putin to declare annexation of Ukrainian lands in major escalation of war 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z But after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the folk-hip-hop track was reinterpreted as a paean to the motherland, said Jane Arraf, our Baghdad bureau chief who helped report from the ground in Ukraine this year. Our Correspondents on the Biggest Music, Shows and Books in Their Parts of the World 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z "I took part in protests when the military operation started. For us as activists things have become very difficult at this moment. In our own motherland, we are all being watched," he said. Russians flee to Georgia after Putin's mobilisation order 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Their colonial education taught them to see Britain as the motherland. At Round House Theatre, a playwright explores the many layers of loss 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “The territorial integrity of our motherland, our independence and freedom will be defended,” he said. Opinion | Putin is getting desperate. Ukraine and the West must keep the pressure on. 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “Russian citizens must be confident: The territorial integrity of our motherland, our independence and freedom will be ensured. Let me stress it again: This will be ensured by all of our available means,” he said. White House official blasts Putin’s ‘absurd’ escalation as ‘act of weakness’ 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z “Russian citizens must be confident: the territorial integrity of our motherland, our independence and freedom will be ensured. Let me stress it again: this will be ensured by all of our available means,” he said. All ‘available means’: Putin threatens nuclear escalation, mobilizes Russian reserves 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z She said Galkin, a comedian, TV presenter and singer, wanted "prosperity for his motherland, peace, free speech". 'Call me foreign agent' says Russian anti-war pop star Alla Pugacheva 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z State TV casts critics as traitors to the motherland. Queen of Soviet pop assails Putin's war in Ukraine 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Lynch: We were taking the energy of the motherland into us as people, but also into these characters. The women of 'The Woman King' share their war stories: 'This must happen again' 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z “I am Chinese and I will forever love my motherland. I’m sorry,” Lau said. In Hong Kong, public grief over Queen doubles as dissent 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z “They were told they would be commanders, that the motherland needs them, but as far as we understand, this campaign failed as they haven’t been able to recruit many of them.” Short of soldiers to send to war, Russia’s mercenaries recruit in prisons 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z “We were raised in the Soviet tradition, and we love our motherland. This brings pride to our country.” ‘Nothing Has Really Changed’: In Moscow, the Fighting Is a World Away 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Ammara says seeing the difficult images and hearing stories of those struggling in her "motherland"makes her feel guilty for being in a wealthier country. Pakistan floods: UK relatives work to help 'homeland' 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z “But our motherland is Ukraine. Our children and grandchildren were born here.” A train ride back to Ukraine: Fear, tears and a romance "She died for Russia, in the motherland and on the frontline which is not in Ukraine but here." Daughter of Russian nationalist hailed as martyr 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z “We are firm in pursuing in the international arena only those policies that meet the fundamental interests of the motherland,” Putin said. Area near Ukraine nuclear plant hit again despite US pleas 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z “They will not let down a friend or colleagues, or their motherland.” Putin revives Soviet ‘Mother Heroine’ award for women who have 10 children 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The precision of the war planning, coupled with Putin’s conviction that Ukraine should be reabsorbed by the motherland, left him with no doubts that Putin was prepared to invade. Road to war: U.S. struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion And the Taiwanese people themselves would set aside the separate identity that has emerged on the island, recognize their blood and cultural roots and return to the motherland’s embrace. Troops, Noodles and Familial Love: China Lays Out Its Ideal Taiwan 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z Speaking during a meeting of south-east Asian foreign ministers in Cambodia, Wang Yi insisted that Taiwan would "eventually return to the embrace of the motherland". US Taiwan: Congress team follows Pelosi with second high-level visit in a month 2022-08-14T04:00:00Z The drills and tough responses from some Chinese diplomats whipped up nationalistic passions, with many citizens going online to call for "reunification of the motherland". Analysis: China's sharper focus on military option for Taiwan raises risks with U.S. 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “It was about service to the motherland,” she said. Putin revives Soviet ‘Mother Heroine’ award for women who have 10 children 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z So, two months after my release I packed a small bag of clothes and some of my favourite books, including A Room of One's Own, and said goodbye to my motherland. The librarian who defied the Taliban 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z In Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that "achieving the complete reunification of the motherland" was an unstoppable historical trend. Taiwan president says China's military threat has not decreased 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z Within China, state media and officials have worked to project strength to citizens who have for decades been taught that Taiwan is rightfully theirs and will one day be part of the Chinese motherland. Taiwan says military drills show China is preparing to invade 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z Other, more peaceful strategies for achieving what China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi described as Taiwan's "return to the motherland" are not being discussed currently - or certainly not in any detail. China-Taiwan: What we learned from Beijing's drills around the island 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z “It may be sad, but we have traitors to our motherland living here.” In War-Torn Mykolaiv, Ukrainians Search for Informers 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z According to a new textbook that explains Xi’s vision, opponents of China’s claims over Taiwan are “the biggest obstacle to unification of the motherland.” Your Monday Briefing: U.S. Senate Passes Major Legislation 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z “We have the determination and ability to mount a painful direct attack against any invaders who would wreck unification of the motherland, and would show no mercy.” After China’s Military Spectacle, Options Narrow for Winning Over Taiwan 2022-08-07T04:00:00Z Opponents of China’s claims over Taiwan, it warns, are “the biggest obstacle to unification of the motherland, and the gravest hidden peril to national reunification.” In Turbulent Times, Xi Builds a Security Fortress for China, and Himself 2022-08-06T04:00:00Z The aim is to try and separate the mass of Taiwanese people, who Beijing says are not the enemy, from the small "clique" it claims is trying to tear Taiwan away from the motherland. China-Taiwan: What we learned from Beijing's drills around the island 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z Ishar responded: "I am proud of you. You have touched my motherland, which I could not explain in words." Partition: My journey to the ‘place no-one spoke of’ 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Mr Wang said Taiwan would "eventually return to the embrace of the motherland". Taiwan tensions: China condemns 'manic' visit as Pelosi continues tour 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z For the Chinese leadership — under which “reunifying” Taiwan with the motherland is a core part of party ideology — that is infuriating. Pelosi’s Taiwan visit ushers in new phase of China’s pressure campaign 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Shen said at a military airshow that the air force has many types of fighter jets capable of circling "the precious island of our motherland", referring to Taiwan. Pelosi begins closely-watched Asia tour in Singapore 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Shen reportedly said China’s air force has a variety of fighter jets capable of circling “the precious island of our motherland,” according to Reuters. Pelosi announces Asia trip itinerary with no mention of Taiwan 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z “The Air Force’s multi-type fighter jets fly around the treasured island of the motherland, tempering and enhancing the ability to maintain national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” military spokesman Col. Pelosi confirms trip to Asia, but no mention of Taiwan 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Air force spokesman Shen Jinke was quoted by state media as saying at a military airshow that the air force has many types of fighter jets capable of circling "the precious island of our motherland". China air force, referring to Taiwan, says it can safeguard 'territorial integrity' 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Freeing Bout would send a message to others who could end up in trouble, said Mark Galeotti, an expert on Russian security: “The motherland will not forget you.” Russia wants Viktor Bout back, badly. The question is: Why? 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z We try to pull inspirations from the culture, from the motherland, and I was really happy that we were able to bake that into this particular outfit. This small-town drama started making viewers 'uncomfortable.' Its creator is thrilled 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z But my parent’s generation — who, to this day, come back from the motherland lugging suitcases stuffed with local cheeses, edible seeds, chiles and candies — never needed any pinche lessons. Column: Choco Taco isn't 'authentic,' but this Mexican respects it. Sorry, Diana Kennedy 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z Still, he said, spirits were high in what he and others called a fight for their motherland. In a war-torn Ukrainian town, 'we were all ready to die' 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z “After the return to the motherland, Hong Kong has overcome all kinds of challenges and moved forwards steadily,” Xi said. Chinese President Xi Jinping defends vision of Hong Kong as 25-year anniversary marked 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z “I think we all wanted to give China a chance, and we thought with the return to the motherland, we in Hong Kong could be part of this great nation,” he said. ‘Everything in Hong Kong Has Changed’: A Road to Reinvention 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z By quelling the unrest in Hong Kong and installing an unequivocally pro-Beijing regime, he has made strides in one of his key priorities: the reunification of the Chinese “motherland” and territories it considers its own. 'Just another Chinese city': Xi's Hong Kong visit marks its new era under Beijing's control 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z "We are working for our motherland, for democracy. This is a small price to pay." How Afghanistan embassy in Delhi is surviving without funds 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z When Hong Kong was returned to China 25 years ago, it was supposed to be a grand "reunification with the motherland" - the beginning of a new era. China and Hong Kong: The highs and lows since handover 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z “The voice of 32.2 million Filipinos was loud and clear - with the message to serve our motherland,” Duterte said, referring to the votes she got, to an applause from thousands of supporters. Duterte’s daughter takes oath as Philippine vice president 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z It never says sovereignty was "transferred" to China, but rather Hong Kong has "returned to the motherland". Hong Kong: New school books claim territory was not a British colony 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Though he was born on the island, he and his parents were “mainlanders” devoted to the Chinese motherland and saw Taiwan as forever part of China. They Inhabited Separate Worlds in Taiwan. Decades Later, They Collided in a California Church. 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z China “firmly opposes and strongly condemns it,” and the Chinese government and military will “resolutely smash any Taiwan independence plot and resolutely safeguard the reunification of the motherland,” Wei reportedly told Austin. U.S.: China’s military activity around Taiwan threatens region 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The question remains whether 25 years on, the city truly feels closer to the motherland. China and Hong Kong: The highs and lows since handover 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z “The Chinese government and military will resolutely smash any schemes for ‘Taiwan independence’ and will resolutely defend unification of the motherland.” U.S. and Chinese Defense Officials Meet in Bid to Cool Regional Tensions 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z China “firmly opposes and strongly condemns it,” and the Chinese government and military will “resolutely smash any Taiwan independence plot and resolutely safeguard the reunification of the motherland,” Wei said. China complains over US arms sales to Taiwan 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z But as housing prices rise and quality of life falls, it gets harder to stay in our motherland. Opinion | It’s true our Hawaiian Islands are overrun — and not just by chickens 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z "I told them that they had to serve," Marina tells me, "it was their duty to the motherland." Russian mum's fight to save sons from Putin's war 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z They trolled critics of Beijing’s human rights records and boycotted many Western brands for perceived slights of their motherland. ‘The Last Generation’: The Disillusionment of Young Chinese 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z So the South Korean government considers them communist; they don’t have passports to come to their motherland. She charmed in 'Minari,' delighted on the Oscars. Now for Yuh-Jung Youn's next act ... 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z It was unclear if the top commanders would leave the plant, or possibly even fight a last mortal battle with the Russian forces they regard as occupiers of their motherland. Top Ukrainian commanders not surrendered from Azovstal, pro-Russian rebel says 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z "The desire to defend one's motherland in the sense that it exists in Ukraine - it really does exist there and they intend to fight to the last," Khodaryonok said before he was interrupted by Skabeyeva. Ukraine will get worse for isolated Russia, analyst says on state TV 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z “For now, without any delay, go to military training and contribute to your motherland,” read the document, reviewed by Reuters. Some Ethiopians claim forced recruitment by Tigrayan forces 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z As in most immigrant communities, the generation of South Asians raised in the U.S. often contends with an eternal negotiation of bridging motherland and current land. In their search for love, South Asians swipe right on dating apps catered for them 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their motherland, in his annual address marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Putin says Russia fighting for motherland in Ukraine in Victory Day speech 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, it has become an anthem to the nation’s war-ravaged motherland. A song with power: Ukraine’s Eurovision entry unites nation 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “I never felt like Russia was my motherland. My motherland was Ukraine,” he said. 'I'm not afraid', says ex-Gazprombank executive who defected to Ukraine 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Being able to pack up and depart the motherland does engender guilt. Viewpoint: The privilege of being the child of immigrants 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z “The motherland gave you all you need to do your work,” Mr. Mishustin said in his annual address to Parliament. Russian Tech Industry Faces ‘Brain Drain’ as Workers Flee 2022-04-13T04:00:00Z According to Burdin, authorities said: “You have such a wonderful church, but you are betraying your motherland.” Russian priest speaks out against war in Ukraine despite threats 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z On 26 February, only two days after the invasion began, the Russian state-owned news agency Ria Novosti put out a story celebrating the successful return of Ukraine to the Russian motherland. Ukraine war: Kyiv's successes do not mean imminent victory 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Two friends were in the force, and he felt the Azov would best train him to defend his motherland. Right-wing Azov Battalion emerges as a controversial defender of Ukraine 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z There is no war, just heroic Russian soldiers defending the motherland while taking care to avoid targeting civilians. Ukraine war: Russians fed twisted picture and one voice - that of Putin 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Such a rupture with the motherland is not done lightly. What it’s like to be a Russian artist now 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z “We want to go back to our motherland as soon as possible.” Biden says the U.S. will take 100,000 Ukrainians. But how many will go? 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Now, shadowy pro-Putin figures are daubing the words “traitor to the motherland” on the doors of peace activists and others. Putin’s purge of ‘traitors’ scoops up pensioners, foodies and peaceniks 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z "I wanted to do something for my motherland," he says. Ukraine's recruits swap spreadsheets for sniper rifles to defend Kyiv 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z China’s president, Xi Jinping, regularly reconfirms that he intends to return Taiwan to the motherland — by peaceful means if possible, by unpeaceful means if not. Ukraine's resistance offers a useful lesson to Taiwan 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z Directing the classic Russian play, which deals with the loss of one’s home and motherland, is another bit of providence. What it’s like to be a Russian artist now 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Many of Hong Kong’s pro-Beijing politicians have been quick to thank “the motherland” for its assistance. Confusion and Chaos in Hong Kong as Leaders Fumble Virus Response 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z His branding of his enemies as Nazis evoked what many Russians consider their country’s finest hour, the defense of the motherland from Germany during World War II. Putin rallies behind troops while lethal fire rains down 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Mr Putin has regularly used the anniversary to highlight love of the motherland. Putin hails Crimea annexation and war with lessons on heroism 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z Inevitably, that means more targets for the Ukrainian resistance, which will produce more corpses of Russian soldiers and pilots — and more grief in the motherland. Opinion | The war in Ukraine is proving that Russia is no longer a superpower 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z “And tomorrow we will defend our motherland so that we do not become slaves.” With Bombings and a Funeral, the War Arrives in Ukraine’s West 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z LVIV, Ukraine — Ivan Fyodorov, as his name suggests, is an ethnic Russian in a southern Ukrainian city where Russian is commonly spoken and where cultural and familial ties to the motherland run deep. The Russians might have expected a warm welcome. Instead the mayor labeled them ‘occupiers.’ 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z Zimin said there’s much about his motherland he’s proud of but that expressing that pride is not befitting of the moment. Anti-Russian hate in Europe is making chefs and school children out to be enemies 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z In 2015, Mr. Putin awarded him a medal for “services to the motherland.” Opinion | In Russia, I Learned, Threats Were Always Real 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z And it is, perhaps, richest in small moments such as when, on hearing about a friend’s flag-waving enthusiasm for the Chinese motherland, the author wonders, “How do you love a mother you have never known?” Review | Karen Cheung’s ‘The Impossible City’ is a tribute to Hong Kong’s vanishing way of life 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z This “time bomb,” he writes, went off at the end of the Cold War, and the former Soviet satellite states “found themselves abroad overnight, taken away . . . from their historical motherland.” Review | How to read Vladimir Putin 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The self-governing island, regarded as a rogue province by Beijing, is a place that President Xi wants to see "reunited" with his motherland. Ukraine invasion: Can China do more to stop Russia's war in Ukraine? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z "I am preparing to fight for my motherland with my friends," said 36-year-old lawyer Denys. Ukraine conflict: Your guide to understanding day eight 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z "I am preparing to fight for my motherland with my friends," he said. Ukraine: Amateurs dig in to fight Russian troops from Kyiv forests 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z Nonetheless, Britain’s policies benefited both the colonies and the motherland. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z "It's my fatherland attacking my motherland - or mother city to be even more precise." Ukrainian students in the UK feel 'helpless as motherland is attacked' 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Both are autocratic leaders who share an ambition to deepen the ties and allegiance between their people and their "motherland". Ukraine invasion: Can China do more to stop Russia's war in Ukraine? 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z They are not responsible for the invasion of our motherland. Ukrainian tennis player Elina Svitolina refuses to play Russian opponent 2022-03-01T05:00:00Z “I do not blame any of the Russian athletes. They are not responsible for the invasion of our motherland,” she said via social media. Fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine extends to NHL, tennis 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z “They are not responsible for the invasion of our motherland.” Ukrainian tennis player won’t play Russian unless tours act 2022-02-28T05:00:00Z In other states, Bandidos shared territory with other One Percenter outlaw clubs — but Texas, their motherland, they had always claimed for themselves. The Waco Biker Shootout Left Nine Dead. Why Was No One Convicted? 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z The Russian leader now can “negotiate” a stepwise expansion of the motherland by force, threat or/and diplomacy. Opinion | A reality check on Ukraine 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z “Our motherland is giving us all the support that we need at this critical stage,” she said. Grumbling grows as Hong Kong sticks with zero-COVID policy 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z “Each and every one of you will honorably complete your duty to the motherland.” Even people in separatist Ukraine question ‘evacuation’ crisis brewed by Russian-backed leaders 2022-02-19T05:00:00Z Gu is rarely discussed solely as an amazing athlete; she is much more frequently mentioned as an amazing athlete winning glory for her motherland. Perspective | Eileen Gu offers Chinese Americans a hard lesson in the paradox of belonging 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Depending on the moment and mood, they can be shunned as traitors to the motherland or embraced as heroes who bring glory to the nation. The Olympians Caught Up in the U.S.-China Rivalry 2022-02-16T05:00:00Z "As long as Hong Kong asks, the motherland will surely respond ... Hand in hand, we will surely be able to overcome the epidemic soon," it said. China pledges support for Hong Kong amid COVID surge 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z “No matter how many troops Russia has, we will stay here. We will defend our motherland,” he said. ‘We need to go’: A burst of gunfire on Ukraine’s front line and echoes of wider risks with Russia 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z "From that time he wanted to defend his motherland," Anna tells me. Ukraine conflict: Valery, young victim of a frozen war 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z “Everyone yearns for their motherland. But I am trying to be realistic.” As Beijing Olympics begin, exiled Uyghurs fight for families oppressed in China 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z The investment in the military was accompanied by a militarization of Russian society under Mr. Putin, entrenching the concept of a motherland surrounded by enemies and the possibility of a coming war. Russia’s Military, Once Creaky, Is Modern and Lethal 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Russia’s present demands are based on Putin’s long sense of grievance and his rejection of Ukraine and Belarus as truly separate, sovereign countries, but rather as part of a historic Russian linguistic and Orthodox motherland. Analysis: Crisis in Ukraine a showdown of two world views 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z China’s leader, Xi Jinping, warned in October against the trend he sees as secession: “Those who forget their heritage, betray their motherland, and seek to split the country will come to no good end.” ‘We Are Taiwanese’: China’s Growing Menace Hardens Island’s Identity 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z In Chinese President Xi Jinping's New Year address the day before, he said the complete unification of "the motherland" was an aspiration shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. In New Year's speech, Taiwan president warns China against 'military adventurism' 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Xi said the complete unification of "the motherland" was an aspiration shared by people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, referring to the self-ruled island of Taiwan which it considers "sacred" territory. Look to the future and stay focused, Xi tells China in New Year's address 2021-12-31T05:00:00Z While pondering mothers, Almodóvar returns to the motherland and laments how Spanish conservatives, in a similar fashion to what’s happened in the United States, have co-opted patriotism. Pedro Almodóvar and Penélope Cruz embrace the political and reclaim patriotism in 'Parallel Mothers' 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z She said officials told her that the names of prosecutors and secret police from decades ago must continue to be kept secret because they were “serving our motherland.” Russian court abolishes country’s most prominent human rights group, Memorial 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z “I hope people online would stop messaging me with personal attacks. I’m not a supermodel nor am I a public figure, I’m just someone who loves my motherland and a law-abiding citizen.” Advertisements draw flak in China over Asian stereotypes 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z "But I shall raise my child in the same culture, customs, and feeling of my motherland." Where are Afghanistan's women MPs now? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z I hope to see Afghan girls fighting for dreams that are higher than the motherland’s mountains. BBC 100 Women 2021: Who is on the list this year? 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z China’s Central Commission for Discipline Inspection put out a statement trumpeting Xu’s return to the motherland as a “major achievement” in China’s global anti-corruption fight, which has intensified under Xi Jinping. After 4 years as pawn in US-China game, Seattle man is home 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z “To save our motherland,” he said, “we can stay here another two years.” How India’s Farmers, Organized and Well Funded, Faced Down Modi 2021-11-20T05:00:00Z But for Beijing, Taiwan is the renegade province that it has always wanted to fully reunite with the "motherland". Joe Biden and Xi Jinping: What they want from talks 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Should Xi Jinping succeed in returning Taiwan to the fold of the motherland, his status would top that of Mao Zedong himself in the Chinese Communist hierarchy. Review | As the U.S. and China continue to posture, the key will be Taiwan 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z "I hope this is like a bad dream and I wake up and return home soon. It is hard for me to be away from my motherland," she said. How the Taliban takeover changed my life 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z “Resolutely resist any behavior that undermines national harmony and the dignity of the motherland!” China wipes Boston Celtics from NBA broadcasts after Enes Kanter slams abuses in Tibet 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z "Resolutely resist any behavior that damages national harmony and the dignity of the motherland!" Enes Kanter rips China's Xi as 'brutal dictator,' streaming giant pulls Celtics games 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday vowed to achieve what he called “the reunification of the motherland by peaceful means.” Taiwanese president responds to Xi’s call for peaceful reunification: Island will not ‘bow to pressure’ 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi said the division between Taiwan and China should be resolved peacefully, but he warned that those who betray the motherland and divide the country “never end up well.” ‘Must be fulfilled’: Xi Jinping calls for Taiwan annexation as tensions rise 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z "The historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled, and will definitely be fulfilled," he added. China-Taiwan tensions: We will not bow to Beijing pressure, says leader 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi said the division between Taiwan and China should be resolved peacefully but warned that those who betray the motherland and divide the country “never end up well.” Xi blames Taiwan standoff on past Chinese weakness, vows to retake island nation 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z "The historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled, and will definitely be fulfilled," Mr Xi said. China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “Without a powerful motherland, I would not have my freedom today,” Ms. Meng said in a statement issued from her flight. To Get Back Arrested Executive, China Uses a Hardball Tactic: Seizing Foreigners 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z “The historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled and will definitely be fulfilled.” ‘Must be fulfilled’: Xi Jinping calls for Taiwan annexation as tensions rise 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z Her eyes were “blurring with tears” as she approached “the embrace of the great motherland”, Meng said. China welcomes Huawei executive home, but silent on freed Canadians 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z “The historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled, and will definitely be fulfilled.” Xi blames Taiwan standoff on past Chinese weakness, vows to retake island nation 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z "Taiwan independence separatism is the biggest obstacle to achieving the reunification of the motherland, and the most serious hidden danger to national rejuvenation," he added. China's Xi vows 'reunification' with Taiwan 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “Young people are the future of the motherland,” declared a government explanatory statement about the rules. Opinion | China’s nanny state grows ever more intrusive 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z On Saturday, Mr. Xi said “Taiwan independence” poses the greatest obstacle to the reunification of “the motherland” and a “serious hidden danger to national rejuvenation.” ‘Must be fulfilled’: Xi Jinping calls for Taiwan annexation as tensions rise 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z “Without a strong motherland, I wouldn’t have the freedom I have today,” she added. China welcomes Huawei executive home, but silent on freed Canadians 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Xi said “Taiwan independence” poses the greatest obstacle to the reunification of “the motherland” and a “serious hidden danger to national rejuvenation.” Xi blames Taiwan standoff on past Chinese weakness, vows to retake island nation 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z All that would change with his relocation to Madrid and the founding of Los Rodríguez, a band made up of two Argentines and two Spaniards that conquered Latin America first, then the Spanish-speaking motherland. Argentine rocker Andrés Calamaro, both loved and loathed, is back again with some old and new friends 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z “Adolescents are the future of the motherland,” the Press and Publications Administration said in a statement Monday accompanying the game rules. ANALYSIS: China extends control with online gaming crackdown 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z “Once again, I am running from my motherland. Once again, I am going to start from zero. I took only my cameras and a dead soul with me across an ocean.” 'The lives come first': Why Western cultural institutions need to support Afghan artists 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Despite the push for Hungarian women to stay home and do their duty to repopulate the motherland, their fertility rate remains significantly lower than in countries such as Sweden, France and Denmark. What Tucker Carlson wants Fox News viewers to learn from Hungary's Viktor Orbán 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z “The summary of his speeches means: All the people should be disciplined and united, and the motherland Myanmar must be prosperous,” the editorial concluded. Myanmar marks anniversary of killing of independence hero 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z "However we as journalists continue to believe that our work is important and needed by our motherland. We'll announce separately in what form our journalistic collective will continue its work," the statement said. 'Proekt' investigative news outlet banned by Russia closes legal entity 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Yang Shaocheng, a retired construction employee, said he is proud of the achievements of his motherland under communist rule. Xi Jinping warns China won’t be bullied at Communist Party centenary 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z "Eternally strengthen every ethnic group's approval of the motherland," read another on a mosque wall in Changji city. WIDER IMAGE In China's new Xinjiang: patriotic tourism, riot police and minders 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z “As a young person entering adulthood, I carry the future of our motherland.” Chinese visit 'red' sites ahead of 100th Communist Party anniversary 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z “The motherland and people will always remember your outstanding feats!” China lands rover on Mars in ‘milestone’ achievement 2021-05-15T04:00:00Z He was called a hero who sacrificed himself for the defense of the motherland. China says US increasing military activity directed at it 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Asat found it remarkable and terrifying that her Han friend even thought a Uyghur should “speak up for the motherland,” as if China was the victim in need of a voice. How Beijing silences Chinese voices against oppression on Xinjiang 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z In the videos that emerged the crowds lining the streets also shouted “India, my motherland, is great.” She Told Relatives She’d Been Raped. They Paraded Her and the Suspect. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z The idea of the motherland also featured in Yanan, the city in northwest China mythologised in party history as the birthplace of the revolution where Mao cemented his authority as party leader. Chinese visit 'red' sites ahead of 100th Communist Party anniversary 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z “We resolutely safeguard the interests of the motherland.” China’s state media outlets call for boycott of H&M for avoiding Xinjiang cotton 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “But that wasn’t the end. We still have a way to go but our heart is always with the motherland.” Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-24T04:00:00Z “But that wasn’t the end. We still have a way to go but our heart is always with the motherland.” Born in war, Bangladesh marks 50 years of independence 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Another said: “Perhaps the motherland forgot to count me.” China claims to have eliminated poverty, but the figures mask harsh challenges 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z Late on the night of March 13, Zhao posted a message of gratitude on his personal Weibo: “Thank you for your support to me, let us work hard for the motherland 💪!” COVID conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Late on the night of March 13, Zhao posted a message of gratitude on his personal Weibo: “Thank you for your support to me, let us work hard for the motherland !” Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Late on the night of March 13, Zhao posted a message of gratitude on his personal Weibo: “Thank you for your support to me, let us work hard for the motherland !” COVID conspiracy shows vast reach of Chinese disinformation 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z "Punjab is very much the motherland of India," says the 28-year-old. Indian farmers' protests: Why they matter to British Indians 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z “Labyrinth,” by Russian rapper Ivan Dryomin, known as Face, includes the lyric: “Being against power doesn’t mean being against your motherland.” In Russia’s messaging battle, the opposition lights up social media. Putin’s allies plod along on state TV. 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z While I’m not there yet, I’m trying to look at it and imagine a motherland. Opinion | What Is a Teenage Girl? 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z “Sports have a lot of meaning to the Korean community. Because it is an immigrant community, Korean Americans have a longing for the motherland,” he said. Is LAFC trying to corner the Korean market in Los Angeles? 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z “We hope the senators will vote with their hearts, with conviction, and in favor of the motherland,” she said in a video shared on her Twitter account. Abortion rights advocates throughout Latin America draw inspiration from Argentina vote 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z In his adopted motherland, Mr. Blake was bestowed with the Order of Lenin, the highest civilian award in the Soviet Union. George Blake, notorious Cold War double agent who helped Soviets, dies at 98 2020-12-26T05:00:00Z “The new laws will bring economic devastation to our motherland, and we can’t simply close our eyes and pretend that everything is alright back home,” he told Reuters by phone. Sikh diaspora drums up global support for farmers' protest in India 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “This is my motherland. All my memories are in this house,” Kurd told Reuters. After 60 years, East Jerusalem Palestinians face eviction under Israeli settler rulings 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z “Each of us is a coordinate of the great motherland,” a border guard was quoted as saying by an official state news agency, China Tibetan News. Beijing Takes Its South China Sea Strategy to the Himalayas 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z “Taking people to visit the motherland was always an extension of the restaurant,” he said. Will These Two Classic New York Eateries Survive the Pandemic? 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Zhao said Hong Kong is an inalienable part of China and that public officials must “be loyal to the motherland. This is a basic political ethic in every country in the world, right?” China says ‘Five Eyes’ should face reality on Hong Kong 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z “Bright victory is with us, glorious motherland and soldier of Azerbaijan.” Around Nagorno-Karabakh, an all-out media war unfolds 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z “I am ready to die for my motherland,” he said. Homesick and bellicose, Karabakh's exiled Azeris yearn for return 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z “Mr Faure and I are good friends. And an election does not mean the end of one’s contribution to one’s motherland,” Ramkalawan said in his victory speech. Seychelles opposition wins presidency for first time in 43 years 2020-10-25T04:00:00Z “This is my motherland, I’m not going to leave it,” he said. Fighting over Nagorno-Karabakh goes on despite US mediation 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z “I’m very sorry. I did many bad, wrong things in the past, perhaps harming the motherland and the country,” Lee told the programme, dressed in prison garb. Taiwan claims entrapment after China shows spy 'confession' 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z The Armenian prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, wrote on Twitter: “We stay strong next to our army to protect our motherland from Azeri invasion.” Armenia imposes martial law after clashes with Azerbaijan 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z This month, Ma met again with the undercover employee, took a $2,000 payment and said he wanted “the motherland” to succeed, according to the affidavit. Ex-CIA officer accused of sharing American secrets with Chinese intelligence 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z In a final meeting this month, Mr. Ma told the undercover agent “that he wanted ‘the motherland’ to succeed,” according to court documents. Ex-C.I.A. Officer Is Accused of Spying for China 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z "Both countries let me down many times," Tie says, "but China is my motherland, so I am more willing to endure that frustration." ‘Neither the US nor China wants us’ 2020-08-03T04:00:00Z She adds that for some people citizenship is "their only connection to their motherland, only connection to their family". Rina Sawayama: 'BPI reviewing music prize rules' 2020-07-31T04:00:00Z Schools are emerging as ideological battlegrounds as officials seek to transform freethinking students into patriots loyal to the motherland through punishment, coercion, surveillance and propaganda-style education. Teachers face threats, and books are banned as China pushes party line in Hong Kong schools 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Beijing loyalists celebrate Hong Kong’s return to the Chinese motherland after a century-and-a-half of what many considered humiliating colonial rule by Britain. Protests break out in Hong Kong as China says new security law will allow extraditions 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z Sure, handover promises to the UK were made but he was not going to let some Western attachment to liberty trump loyalty to the motherland. Anger as China approves Hong Kong security law 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z “The motherland must be unified, and it inevitably will be unified.” China reins in nationalists clamoring for an invasion of Taiwan 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z At the same time, Ader said Hungarians “will not be partners in suppression, in falsifying history, in the denial of Hungarians living outside the motherland.” On WWI treaty’s centenary, Hungary says its ‘curse’ must go 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Others asked Chinese mom-and-pop investors to plow their savings into the domestic stock market to help the development of the motherland. Bank sanctions, delistings: U.S. poised to take financial fight to China 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z Xinhua refers to the 1997 handover as Hong Kong’s “return to the motherland” and says China is committed to “one country, two systems.” Trump faces deadline to punish Chinese aggression toward Hong Kong 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z But whether the mariachis are singing about heartache or the motherland, jubilance often follows in their wake. 'I don't know how I am going to survive this': How the coronavirus muted the mariachi in L.A. 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z “International students are generally the group most concerned about the motherland among overseas Chinese,” Gao Cheng, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, wrote in a social media post. Coronavirus Strands China’s Students, in a Dilemma for Beijing 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z Then he criticized Fang Fang for exposing the negative sides of the epidemic in Wuhan and failing to be grateful to her motherland. Two months into coronavirus lockdown, her online diary is a window into life and death in Wuhan 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z They said that if they are going to die they would rather die here in this land, and live or die with the motherland. ‘A Slap In the Face’: Chinese Readers Share Their Coronavirus Stories 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z “They learn a lot about their country,” So said, “and about their motherland.” So many languages, so few books: Libraries struggle to reflect places they serve 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Those who criticize the government or seek “Western” values such as human rights and freedom of the press are often sidelined as foreign-funded, self-hating Chinese impeding the motherland’s rise. A doctor's death could break Chinese people's trust in their government 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z They posted pictures of the health kits they sent to students that, as one official put it, will allow students to “feel the warmth and love from the motherland.” Coronavirus Strands China’s Students, in a Dilemma for Beijing 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z “But still, I don’t regret joining the army. I served Afghanistan and fought for my motherland.” After Losing His Legs to a Bomb, Afghan Veteran Is on a New Journey 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z “No force can shake the status of our great motherland,” Xi said. The Future of America’s Contest with China 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z In a New Year’s video message broadcast on state media, Chinese president Xi Jinping said Hong Kong’s recent upheaval was concerning and that the “people of our motherland” expected stability in the restive city. Hong Kong police fire teargas amid New Year's Eve protests 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “Hong Kong’s prosperity and stability is the wish of Hong Kong compatriots and the expectation for the people of the motherland,” Xi said in the televised address. China’s Xi calls for Hong Kong stability in new year address 2019-12-31T05:00:00Z “They are children of the motherland and the future of our country.” Coronavirus Strands China’s Students, in a Dilemma for Beijing 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z But now we know that there were earlier diasporas from the motherland. The science stories that shaped 2019 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z “The great motherland will always strongly back Macau,” Mr. Ho said. China’s Leader Warns Against ‘External Forces’ in Macau and Hong Kong 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z They say their mainland counterparts regarded it as an affront that the newly recovered territory would allow extradition to some foreign countries – even to America and Britain - but not to the motherland. Special Report: How murder, kidnappings and miscalculation set off Hong Kong’s revolt 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z China’s leader, Xi Jinping, arrived in Macau on Wednesday for a three-day visit to mark the 20th anniversary of the territory’s “return to the motherland” in 1999, after more than four centuries of Portuguese rule. In Macau, China Sees a Model for a Rebellious Hong Kong 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z It was strange, in this charred landscape, to receive messages on my phone from relatives on the mainland, extolling the motherland and urging me to watch video clips they sent of the military parade. Hong Kong’s Protest Movement and the Fight for the City’s Soul 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Bright, red flares illuminated Andrzej Majczak’s face as a Roman Catholic choir sang in the background and protesters chanted “Blood, honor, motherland!” Poland's far-right leaders seek to criminalize World War II restitution 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z “So I kept asking and asking my parents and they told me we came for this reason, only to free our motherland. I grew the same feelings, the same ideology.” Refugees on their own land: the West Papuans in limbo in Papua New Guinea 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z But looking at his motherland, newly emerged from the chaos of Mao Zedong’s rule, Li said he hesitated to invest. Special Report: How Hong Kong's greatest tycoon went from friend of China to punching bag 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z He said he was ultimately forced to record a video confession admitting to this offense, as well as a separate confession for “betraying the motherland.” Former British consulate worker tells of torture by China over Hong Kong 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z “If this becomes the death of him, I will be very proud of my motherland.” Ukraine is 'victim' in Trump impeachment fight, Ukrainian-Americans say 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z There, a middle-aged man reprimanded a group of protesters, accusing them of lacking patriotism for the Chinese motherland. Ugly From the Outset: Hong Kong’s Day of Widespread Violence 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z The British Nationality Act of 1948 had allowed Commonwealth citizens to relocate to the former motherland. From Little Englanders to Brexiteers 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “We are convinced that we will trounce those who would sell the motherland.” Bolivia’s Evo Morales Faces Runoff, Early Vote Returns Show 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Perhaps this echoed my own experience with my motherland. How to write a Booker contender – by Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie and others 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z “Enjoy the beautiful rivers and mountains of our beloved motherland!” For many in Hong Kong, Beijing’s troops are already here: The Hong Kong Police Force 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z “No force can shake the status of our great motherland,” Mr. Xi said, overlooking Tiananmen Square. Protests Erupt in Hong Kong, Overshadowing China’s National Day Parade 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z “It’s stunning, beyond imagination, and I’m so proud of the motherland. It’s not easy, so we must cherish it.” Tears as China's military extravaganza stirs patriotic passion 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Still, there is a certain degree of nostalgia for the motherland. A Father-Son Split on Hong Kong Protests Shows City’s Generational Divide 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z “The complete reunification of the motherland is the inevitable trend. It is what the greater national interests entail and what all Chinese people aspire to.” On eve of China's 70th anniversary parade, President Xi says nation leads the world 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z "I have deep feelings for my motherland, my people and my party." The deep cuts behind China's extraordinary rise 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z “We will do this to celebrate the 70th anniversary of our motherland,” he said on his Facebook page, referring to the founding of the Chinese People’s Republic on Oct. Pro-China groups to tear down pro-democracy graffiti in Hong Kong 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z “Passionately loving the country and passionately loving the motherland should be taught in the first class in school.” The High School Course Beijing Accuses of Radicalizing Hong Kong 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z In our own motherland, our rights are being violated by the illegal Bangladeshis.” Citizenship list in Indian state sparks fears for millions 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z It said the group “resolutely defends the motherland’s unity … resolutely opposes any act that attempts to split China.” Op-Ed: Why so many Chinese students can't understand the Hong Kong protests 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z “The motherland’s territorial integrity and sovereignty are sacred,” she said in a Weibo post. Versace, Givenchy and Coach Apologize to China After T-Shirt Row 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z The ongoing effort, which includes follow-up checks and random inspections at schools, is designed to promote “patriotism” and “core socialist values”, reflecting a “love for the motherland”, China’s education ministry said at the time. Class dismissed: Surge in arrests of foreign teachers in China 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z “My motherland is in danger. What will I do there, lock myself in a room?” Imran Khan likens inaction over Kashmir to appeasing Hitler 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z “The motherland’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are sacred and inviolable,” the studio’s statement read in part. Versace apologizes, pulls T-shirts in China sovereignty flap 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z On a recent Thursday in Santa Clarita, a group of Uighurs gathered around a backyard table and swapped stories of their families and memories of their motherland. ‘They want to erase us.’ California Uighurs fear for family members in China 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z The airwaves with be filled for the next two months with dramas like “Spy Hunter,” a thriller about young Communist agents sacrificing themselves to protect the motherland and fight for peace in 1931. Paramount and paranoid: China’s Xi faces a crisis of confidence 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z This is done in the name of protection of the motherland, which the newly marginalized are said to hate. The Weaponization of National Belonging, from Nazi Germany to Trump 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z On a day supposed to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the “motherland,” other protesters were pictured defiantly flying giant Union flags in the Legislative Council. In Hong Kong, colonial flag still a symbol of prized values 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z Lam, speaking Monday, said Hong Kong is “backed by the motherland and open to the world” and has benefited from the “one country, two systems” framework. Hong Kong police move to forcibly clear protesters occupying legislature complex 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Every so often, new products will pop up on the shelves that’ll remind you how long it’s been since you visited the motherland. Yakult, ramen or Asian pears: What does your H Mart purchase say about you? 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z She then raised a toast “to the success and affluence of our motherland and the prosperity and stability of Hong Kong.” Protesters march as Hong Kong marks its 1997 handover from British to Chinese rule 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Qu said he was “grateful to his motherland,” but then added he would be faithful to the FAO’s missions. China’s Qu Dongyu elected as new FAO general director 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z The flora and fauna on the reverse side speak to a lavish motherland abandoned by its people. Perspective | When money in Venezuela stopped functioning as currency, this photographer turned it into art 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z The bilingual singer maneuvers across stylistic borders with an adeptness no doubt learned from her youth spent in Chula Vista and her self-described “motherland,” Tijuana. California Sounds: New music from Steve Lacy, Jackie Mendoza and Tyler, the Creator 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z And it is turning up pressure on Taiwan, an island that enjoys de facto political independence but which Beijing views as a renegade province that must one day reunite with the motherland. US-China relations near new low amid trade battle 2019-05-11T04:00:00Z “For Chinese youth of the new era, ardently loving the motherland is the foundation of building the body and of talent,” he added. China's Xi appeals to youth patriotism on centenary of student... 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z “Sri Lanka is my motherland,” the Brown University student said. Sri Lanka police apologize for misidentifying American woman as suspect in Easter Sunday terrorist attacks 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z A Wuhan party official told the Dallas group that he “hoped that more overseas talent would return to the motherland and develop” high-tech projects. Opinion | How Xi overplayed his hand with America 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z “There is professional bewilderment that the motherland of common sense is in this place,” one European diplomat said. British PM May tries to plot course out of Brexit maelstrom 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z “The Chinese government isn’t always eager to arrest people who bring valuable technology back to the motherland,” Lewis says. Chinese EV startup XPeng is at the center of major trade secret disputes with Apple and Tesla 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z “I am thrilled and happy for the beautiful people of #Algeria. I am so proud of my beloved motherland. The Algerian people are strong and resilient and I keep learning so much from them.” Algeria’s president will not run for fifth term after mass protests demanding he step aside 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z You’re an Irish woman living in England - is the motherland calling to you more as you get older? Fiona Shaw: ‘I’m delighted to be in with the young crowd!’ 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z He was an author of a law that clamped down on companies and individuals using offshore tax shelters, forcing Russians to return their funds to the motherland. He Played by the Rules of Putin’s Russia, Until He Didn’t: The Story of a Murder 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z “We are defending the motherland on the information fronts.” Opinion | The U.S. military is quietly launching efforts to deter Russian meddling 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z Anticipation of the territory’s return “to the bosom of the motherland” was palpable. Denise Ho Confronts Hong Kong’s New Political Reality 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z In another class, residents read a Chinese lesson in their textbook entitled “Our motherland is so vast.” China says pace of Xinjiang 'education' will slow, but defends camps 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z "To achieve the complete reunification of the motherland and the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the common aspiration of all Chinese people," he said in a message published in an official magazine. President Tsai says Taiwanese want to maintain self-rule 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z Bolsonaro opposed the creation of the Yanomami territory in the 1980s, calling it a “crime against the motherland”, and a “scandal”. The uncontacted tribes of Brazil face genocide under Jair Bolsonaro | Fiona Watson 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z “The concepts of motherland and patriotism are all-encompassing,” said the elder Loguntsova, 43, a psychologist. How Russia’s military intelligence agency became the covert muscle in Putin’s duels with the West 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Each month features Russian military equipment and soldiers defending the motherland. If you like a shirtless Russian leader, a 2019 Putin calendar could be for you 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z “I am proud of Huawei and I am proud of my motherland! Thanks to everyone who cared about me.” Huawei Executive Granted Bail by Canadian Court 2018-12-11T05:00:00Z “I am proud of Huawei and I am proud of my motherland.” China Says Detained Canadian Worked for Group Without Legal Registration 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Had we continued on this road beyond Frombork by car, it would be only about 11 more miles to a small part of Russia totally cordoned off from its motherland by other national borders. Chasing Copernicus in Poland 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z “We can’t love our motherland and not respect these same organizations.” How Russia’s military intelligence agency became the covert muscle in Putin’s duels with the West 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Russians hailed the move as a return of Crimea to the motherland. If you like a shirtless Russian leader, a 2019 Putin calendar could be for you 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z "Not in every country are people so eager to sacrifice their lives for the motherland," he said. Putin hails Russia's military might and says would use nuclear weapons only in response to incoming missiles - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-18T04:00:00Z “My behavior deeply hurt everyone’s feelings. Sorry. Sorry to the motherland, sorry to my fans, sorry to everyone online, sorry to the platform.” Chinese Internet Star Detained for ‘Disrespectful’ Version of National Anthem 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z “Strengthen public identification of every ethnic group with the great motherland, with Chinese nationhood and with Chinese culture,” Mr. Xi said at a meeting on Xinjiang at the time. The Leaders Who Unleashed China’s Mass Detention of Muslims 2018-10-13T04:00:00Z This, too, seemed like an act of escape: Yan experienced what it was like to scale China’s digital firewall and gaze out at a world filled with information and books banned by his motherland. Yan Lianke’s Forbidden Satires of China 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z British officials have accused Russia of using a nerve agent to try to kill Mr. Skripal, whom Mr. Putin on Wednesday called “simply a scumbag” and “a traitor to the motherland.” Russia Targeted Investigators Trying to Expose Its Misdeeds, Western Allies Say 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z GRU operatives are meant to be part of an elite spy cadre – highly trained professionals, dedicated to the motherland, and schooled in operational warfare. How Russian spies bungled cyber-attack on weapons watchdog 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “He’s just a spy, a traitor to the motherland,” Putin said of Skripal during a panel discussion at an international energy forum. World Digest: Oct. 3, 2018 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z “He was simply a spy. A traitor to the motherland. He’s simply a scumbag, that’s all,” Putin added, in remarks that drew applause from parts of the audience. Putin calls poisoned ex-spy Skripal a scumbag and traitor 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z One user, whose comment received more than 17,000 likes, calls her "a good journalist who resolutely safeguards national unity and safeguards the reputation of the motherland" and says: "Please be sure to commend her!" Praise in China for 'Tory slap' 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Red-bearded and combative, Mr. Malkevich wore a T-shirt printed with an image of cartoon spies, accompanied by a Russian sentence that translates as “the motherland is listening.” Is a New Russian Meddling Tactic Hiding in Plain Sight? 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z “I declare to the whole world and all of China that I am determined to lead the people of Taiwan province to reunify with our motherland,” he once said. A Homage to Chinese Communism Is Destroyed in Taiwan 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z On the side they are some of Russia's best KGB spies, smuggled into the US 20 years earlier, defending their "motherland", infiltrating the FBI and becoming too many alter-egos to mention. The Emmy-winning TV shows you've never heard of 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z “We will continue to fight for democracy, justice and fairness in my motherland,” he said. Long Beach resident held political prisoner for years in Cambodia safely returns to U.S. 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z The information was nonetheless forwarded to the State Security department that monitored émigrés and “traitors to the motherland.” Was the Philosopher Julia Kristeva a Cold War Collaborator? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z It is in the motherlands of democracy rather than in fascist Europe that racial hierarchies first defined the modern world. Opinion | The Religion of Whiteness Becomes a Suicide Cult 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z Growing up, I dutifully attended years of heritage school, hoping the lessons might preserve my connection to the “motherland.” Opinion | Celebrating my Asian face and American spirit, at last 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z “One of my favorite videos on YouTube, it looks like it’s from the late ’80s or the early ’90s, and it’s this group doing this ‘return to the motherland’ pyramids tour. In installations at the Hammer and MOCA, Lauren Halsey riffs on the nature of space and black identity 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z "A new revolution, to defeat the alien enemy, is beckoning," a young woman sings, "bravely let us shield our motherland." India bill to strip millions of citizenship 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Before stepping down, he pumped his fist once again in a chant of “India my motherland is great.” The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “But in my motherland, having a beautiful smile, being happy and feeling good is not only a crime but a cardinal sin.” Iran’s Shaming of Young Dancer Draws Backlash 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z Russia’s World Cup soccer team, metamorphosed from national laughingstock to heroes of the motherland in less than a week. Russian fans celebrate once-maligned team as heroes 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Xi Jinping, who recently awarded himself an unlimited lease on China’s presidency, insists that Taiwan’s return to the motherland cannot wait for ever. China fights Taiwan on airline websites 2018-06-14T04:00:00Z It’s a chance to embrace their culture and roots while supporting Iranians in the motherland — if not necessarily the government, which remains deeply unpopular among many Persians in the U.S. For L.A.'s Iranian American community, the World Cup means much more than soccer games 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The crowd raised their arms and pumped their fists as they chanted the words — “India my motherland is great” — that have become a defining slogan of the Hindu nationalist movement. The Billionaire Yogi Behind Modi’s Rise 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z “Powerful as the motherland may be, companies still need to handle their own issues.” China’s ZTE, Saved by U.S., Has a Checkered Past and Shaky Future 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “They are taught in the art of war from childhood, they obey their elders and serve the motherland,” Cossack elder Igor Barannikov told The Associated Press. Cossacks under scrutiny as they prepare to guard World Cup 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z “They are taught in the art of war from childhood, they obey their elders and serve the motherland,” Cossack elder Igor Barannikov told The Associated Press. Cossacks under scrutiny as they prepare to guard World Cup 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z It would be another Vladimir — Putin — who would underscore that shared heritage when he annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, hailing its return to the "motherland." In battle between Russia and Ukraine, even God is in dispute 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z In a forceful speech in March, Mr. Xi warned against efforts to divide the “great motherland,” which in China’s view includes Taiwan. China Tries to Erase Taiwan, One Ally (and Website) at a Time 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z When I was in college, my family and I would visit our motherland in Bangkok over the summer break in May, and our tradition was to always visit the temple where my dad’s ashes resided. The unexpected catharsis of an Instagram location page 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z “The history of their motherland,” Mr. Yun said, “is now our history.” Jersey City Argues Over a Statue, and Politicians in Poland Weigh In 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z Last year the number of Chinese air patrols off Taiwan’s east coast quadrupled, and Beijing under President Xi Jinping has stepped up pressure on the island democracy to “reunify” with the motherland. U.S. Fighters for Taiwan 2018-04-29T04:00:00Z In a quixotic bid last week, Russia urged citizens studying in “unfriendly countries” to return to the motherland and trade their coveted foreign education for one from a top Russian school. Frustrated at visa holdup, Russians give up on American vacations 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z “Our military exercises are carried out to protect the sovereignty of our motherland and territorial integrity,” he told reporters Monday on the sidelines of a cross-strait business conference in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou. China Conducts War Games, and Taiwan Is the Target 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Liu was also quoted as saying that China “has enough confidence and ability to stop any remarks and actions that attempt to separate any territory from the motherland.” China sends warning to Taiwan with naval drills near island 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z He was also quoted as saying that China “has enough confidence and ability to stop any remarks and actions that attempt to separate any territory from the motherland.” China sends warning to Taiwan with naval drills near island 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z I needed to get away from tech, so I spent a few months in the motherland, just volunteering for Kiva. Alexis Ohanian Talks Reddit, Serena Williams and Metallica 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z For those Jews, the authors conclude, “New York is the motherland.” Jews, Latinos and the Making of Modern New York 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z That country’s “one-China principle” decrees that Taiwan is an inalienable part of the Chinese motherland. Taiwan is again becoming a flashpoint between China and America 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z Ardern appears envision an increasingly independent country – contemplating a possible break from the motherland, seeking a louder voice on the world stage, and embracing New Zealand’s unique Pacific history and identity. Jacinda Ardern on life as a leader, Trump and selfies in the lingerie department 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z He said that the nation needs unity to move forward and urged the audience to “think about the future of our great motherland.” Vladimir Putin poised to win fourth term in Russia election 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z He said that the nation needs unity to move forward and urged the audience to “think about the future of our great motherland.” The Latest: Putin dodges question about future elections 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z Upon his release, he and his family set sail for his motherland. A revered rocket scientist set in motion China's mass surveillance of its citizens 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The easiest way to realize the power of a word like “fatherland” was to ask men if they would be happy singing about their motherland instead, she said. No More ‘Fatherland’? Germans Debate Gender-Neutral Anthem 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Still, Howard’s entrance was so spectacular that the North Korean cheerleaders struggled to stifle a quick laugh in between chants of “We are one!” and “Unify the motherland!” North Korean cheerleaders giggle at fake Kim Jong Un 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z “He died, heroically defending our motherland in the far reaches against the invasion of maddened barbarians,” the group, the Baltic Cossack Union in Kaliningrad, said in the statement. Dozens of Russians Are Believed Killed in U.S.-Backed Syria Attack 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z The Olympic Athletes from Russia took silver, giving the motherland they are forbidden from acknowledging at these Olympics its second medal. Mirai Nagasu becomes first American woman to land triple axel in Olympics 2018-02-11T05:00:00Z Inside the poem is an elegy to mother, land and motherland. Poem: Mommy’s Acquaintance, a 90-Year-Old Tree 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z I started to doze off at one point, but then there was this strange mash-up of South Korean rappers performing “Uptown Funk” while cheerleaders sang with orders to “Unify the motherland!” Perspective | There’s peace in the air at PyeongChang Olympics, but something doesn’t smell right 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Still, Howard’s entrance was so spectacular that the North Korean cheerleaders struggled to stifle a quick laugh in between chants of “We are one!” and “Unify the motherland!” North Korean cheerleaders giggle at fake Kim Jong Un 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z As the North Korean squad chirped encouragement like “Unify the motherland!” and “Win, win, our athletes win!” North Korean cheerleaders sing 'We are one!' in Games culture clash 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z Some participants in the Moscow rally held signs reading “Athletes without a flag — athletes without a motherland.” Russians rally to remember Stalingrad, support athletes 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z Pride, for the motherland she barely knows after being secretly adopted away. Olympics draw Korean adoptees as South Korea confronts past 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z But the peppy pioneers, all American-born and whose parents emigrated from Nigeria, said they also look forward to representing a positive story about their motherland. Nigeria’s first bobsled team running for pride and legacy 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z If the species originated in sub-Saharan Africa around 200,000 years ago as was thought, the bone-dry Sahara Desert could have been a formidable barrier to migration out of the motherland. Fossil from Israeli Cave Is Oldest Homo sapiens Found Outside of Africa 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z As the North Korean squad chirped encouragement like “Unify the motherland!” and “Win, win, our athletes win!” North Korean cheerleaders sing 'We are one!' in Games culture clash 2018-02-10T05:00:00Z "We are both Israeli and Indian. India is our motherland and Israel our fatherland," he says proudly. Israel's Indian Jews and life in the 'promised land' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Tracy says she is proud of this connection to "the motherland". Sticky business: Selling British puddings to Americans 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z “They are earning our people’s money, and yet they are thinking of splitting our motherland,” said a user on Weibo. Marriott to China: We Do Not Support Separatists 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The original film suggested non-mainland Chinese should ignore people who say they have no right to express their love for the motherland. Hashtags that dominated the internet in 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “The course the motherland is on is the right one,” Novokhatsky told the meeting. Kremlin seeks investigation of vote boycott called by Putin opponent 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z “I welcome her back to the bosom of her motherland,” Ghani said in a small ceremony. Famed 'Afghan Girl' Finally Gets a Home 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday that the idea was “no contradiction to the Europe of fatherlands or motherlands.” German FM: ‘United States of Europe’ wouldn’t negate nations 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z “Fishing boats are like warships, protecting the people and the motherland. Fish are like bullets and artillery shells,” the Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers’ Party, wrote in an editorial last month. North Korean ‘ghost ships’ are washing up on the shores of Japan. Why? 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “Fishing boats are like warships, protecting the people and the motherland,” it said, according to the Nikkei business paper. North Korean 'ghost ships' reveal desperation for food and funds 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z “The course the motherland is on is the right one,” Novokhatsky told the meeting. Kremlin seeks investigation of vote boycott called by Putin opponent 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z Instead, there is a public hunt for whistleblowers, or “traitors to the motherland,” as cross-country ski federation president Yelena Valbe calls them. Distrust, anger grip Russian sports ahead of key doping vote 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z The concept of motherhood is strong in North Korea, with the state often referred to in propaganda as the all-encompassing, caring “motherland.” These are the millennial women behind North Korea’s Kim Jong Un 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z "They will all return to the arms of the motherland thanks to the determination and endurance of our fighting heroes," he added. Iraq launches assault on last IS bastion 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Finnish President Sauli Niinisto expressed his condolences in a statement, calling it an “unfortunate tragedy,” saying the conscripts were taking part in “a task for the motherland.” At least 4 killed in Finland train crash 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z They were never meant to leave the motherland, and they have never been formally declassified. The Soviet Military Program that Secretly Mapped the Entire World 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z She said had never considered leaving her patria, her motherland, until now. For Many on Puerto Rico, the Most Coveted Item is a Plane Ticket Out 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z “The gun is made for the defense of the motherland, and everybody, in every country, loves their motherland. We didn’t see it as some homage to militarism. We just wanted a positive statue.” Moscow just put up a statue to Kalashnikov, of AK-47 fame. Meet the sculptor. 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Diaspora Indians are seeking to “bask in the reflected glory of their motherland”, says Mr Kumar. The legacy of Indian migration to European colonies 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z “He loved the motherland,” he says, sounding a little like a Soviet-era textbook. I’ll get my goat: Kazakhstan's ancient sport for modern times 2017-08-15T04:00:00Z “They’re all we have. This is our country. We have no other motherland.” Kenya's opposition claims victory in presidential election despite trailing in provisional results 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z Nobody grows up speaking Asian-American, nobody sits down to Asian-American food with their Asian-American parents and nobody goes on pilgrimages back to their motherland of Asian-America. What a Fraternity Hazing Death Revealed About the Painful Search for an Asian-American Identity 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z At P.U.S.T., a sign, attributed to Kim Jong-il, was displayed on a prominent wall in the main building and read, “Plant your feet firmly in the motherland and watch the world.” Why I Visited North Korea 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z What is okay and encouraged: patriotism, praises to the motherland, positive historical material, filial piety, and stories about helping the poor. China plans to audit and ban online content if it’s not socialist enough 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Speaking after his arrival, Xi said the celebrations of Hong Kong’s return to the “motherland” represented “a happy occasion for the country as well as for Hong Kong”. Chinese president arrives in Hong Kong with vow to bring 'new glory' 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z “In two days it will be the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland. This is a major event, a happy event, for the nation and for Hong Kong.” Hong Kong, 20 Years After the Handover 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z "Our motherland has learned from her pain and because Colombians will not allow themselves to be cheated again." Colombia's FARC Rebels Lay Down the Last of Their Weapons 2017-06-27T04:00:00Z Faced with mounting uproar, Ms Yang issued a statement on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, saying she was "surprised and disturbed" by the reaction to her speech and "deeply loved" her motherland. Chinese student sorry after uproar at US 'fresh air' speech - BBC News 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z Celebrating his colleagues’ return to the motherland had put him in a contemplative mood. Is China the World’s New Colonial Power? 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Don’t fail Chávez and don’t fail your motherland.” Barricades and street protests greet Venezuela plan for new constitution 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Any products of overseas panda unions also belong to the Chinese motherland. Pandas, Pangolins, and China’s Fitful Attempts at Wildlife Conservation 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z For decades, the region served as a “motherland” for Orthodoxy outside of the old country, said Alexei Krindatch, research coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States. ‘Fasting, confession prayer:’ Orthodox churches fight drop 2017-04-22T04:00:00Z “Everyone who is traitor of the motherland should be treated like an enemy in our territory.” Police fire pepper spray at opposition march in Venezuela 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z “No flag, no motherland: it’s all been bombed.” Slave saviours: the men risking their lives to free brick workers in Dagestan 2017-04-01T04:00:00Z “I, too, was a war orphan, though my father was still alive in ’43 and ’44—he had abandoned me to save the motherland. Jerzy Kosinski’s Traumas, Real and Invented 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z “The heroes of the island guarded the south gate of the motherland, day and night,” the lesson concludes. Children’s Books and China’s Crackdown on Western Ideology 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z “The safety of our motherland cannot be violated,” a 30-foot banner read. Lotte Stores Feel Chinese Wrath as South Korea Deploys U.S. Missile System 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z There can be no easy abandonment of mother, motherland or mother tongue. Yiyun Li: ‘I used to say that I was not an autobiographical writer – that was a lie’ 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z But he also remembered their "morally superior" attitude to the Aids epidemic - their belief that it "served the Americans right" and their determination to protect the motherland from infection. Jack Barsky: The KGB spy who lived the American dream - BBC News 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z I chugged the last of my lukewarm beer and decided this was the place - as a tourist in the motherland - to ask my girlfriend to marry me. On a trip home, seeing Guatemala’s grit and grandeur 2017-02-13T05:00:00Z Still, the community’s roots, culture and family are in Iran, and the tug of the motherland, steeped in memories, pulls hard. For Iranian Americans, Trump has complicated an already tricky trip to motherland 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z He used the occasion to say Bosnian Serbs were still “dreaming of becoming one with our motherland, Serbia.” Bosnian Serb nationalist leader rejects US sanctions on him 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “This is the best and greatest gift to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong’s return to the motherland,” Leung Chun-ying, Hong Kong’s leader, said at the signing ceremony. Planned Hong Kong Museum Will Showcase China’s Imperial Relics 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z But despite the economic hardships and political uncertainties, the national lottery remains as popular as ever in my motherland. After Turkey’s failed coup, a sense of fatalism has set in 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Maithripala Sirisena rescinded the order and declared the 19 to be “patriotic war heroes who fought for the freedom of the motherland”, a statement from the president’s office said. From traitors to heroes: Sri Lanka pardons 19 who resisted British rule 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z |
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