China on Monday rejected Australia’s call for a probe examining the global response to the coronavirus pandemic — including Beijing’s early handling of the outbreak. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For April 2020
WWD China Launches Sustainability Summit With Yehyehyeh
Prior to the summit, WWD China launched a six-week sustainability focused campaign “Kind to Earth, Fashion for Future,” calling for actions for the fashion community — including designers, celebrities … ( read original story …)
Skoda’s China revival plan outlined by top VW Group exec
Volkswagen Group is working on a plan to revive Skoda’s flagging sales in China, where it was the company’s only brand to register a volume decline last year. VW Group China Chief Operating Officer ……
Global Pandemic Isn’t Stopping China From Creating New Billionaires
Mainland China ranked No. 2 on the 2020 Forbes Billionaires List released earlier this month with 389 members, following only the United States with 614 listees. It got there in part by having one of…
China’s Wuhan Cover-up Hardens West’s Attitudes: No Longer ‘Business As Usual’
As countries emerge from the health crisis, the critical eyes of the world will focus on China’s handling of the pandemic in Wuhan, where it almost certainly began in late 2019. ( read original story…
China’s central bank says digital currency could be used in 2022 Winter Olympics
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the country’s central bank, has said that its digital currency could be used in the 2022 Winter Olympics event. The post China’s central bank says digital currency … (…
China Using Covid-19 to Crack Down on Hong Kong
“We’re all in this together,” proclaims Beijing’s coronavirus propaganda machine to the world. Of course, in reality, Beijing is only in this to save its ruling Communist Party. ( read original story …)
GOP Lawmaker Asks USDA to Reconsider Importing Chinese Citrus Fruits, Says ‘We Cannot Trust’ China’s Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government,” Collins wrote Monday. ( read original story …)
China is using the pandemic as cover for more repression in Hong Kong
IN NEARLY 40 years of advocating for democracy in Hong Kong, Martin Lee had never been arrested. That was no doubt due to his unyielding adherence to peaceful means of protest. It also reflected Hong…
The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet
Conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have left the United States fatally unprepared for real biological warfare. Argument: The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet… Beijing no longer has many … ( read original story …)
Why stripping China of the 2022 Olympics isn’t going to happen
There has rumblings about the world punishing China for the coronavirus pandemic by stripping it of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Here’s why it won’t happen. ( read original story …)
China Organ Harvesting Campaigners Demand UN Chief Investigates Appointment of Chinese Diplomat to Human Rights Role
The independent London-based China Tribunal said the appointment of Jiang Duan to the UNHRC Consultative Group risks “complicity” with Beijing’s human rights abuses. ( read original story …)
South China Sea dispute: Beijing names more islands to strengthen territorial claims
China has named 25 islands and reefs in the South China Sea in a move to cement its territorial claims in the disputed waters.The announcement came after Beijing set up two district governments on the…
