China said Friday that it will join a World Health Organization-backed effort to distribute novel coronavirus vaccines, boosting a major public health initiative the White House pointedly rejected. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For October 2020
U.S. should try to delay IPO of China’s Ant Group, Senator Rubio says
Senator Marco Rubio, who has successfully urged the Trump administration to pursue investigations of Chinese companies, called on Friday for the U.S. government to consider options to delay an initial … ( read original story…
China is doubling down in the global push for a coronavirus vaccine
The global race to develop a coronavirus vaccine is gathering pace but, much to the chagrin of President Donald Trump, caution exercised by US drug makers and regulators has put China out in front. (…
Mainland China reports 15 new COVID-19 cases vs 21 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 15 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Oct. 9, down from 21 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday. All the new cases were imported ……
China’s CCTV to air Game 5 of NBA Finals after one-year ban
China’s CCTV announced that it will broadcast Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat on Friday, the first NBA broadcast in the country in more than a year.…
Inside China Tech: Beijing to sharpen country’s R&D focus
Earlier this year, Beijing introduced a US$1.4 trillion new tech infrastructure … the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance. In May, China’s central government said it will … ( read original…
U.S. should try to delay IPO of China’s Ant Group, says Senator Rubio
“We believe that the IPO should, at a minimum … become the latest victim of a years-long technology battle between Beijing and Washington that saw the Trump administration lash out at such … ( read…
Trump administration should seek to delay IPO of China’s Ant Financial: Senator Rubio
Marco Rubio, a top Republican senator who has successfully urged the Trump administration to pursue probes into Chinese companies, called on Friday for the U.S. government to consider options to delay … ( read original…
U.S. should try to delay IPO of China’s Ant Financial, Rubio says
“The Administration should take a serious look at the options available to delay Ant Group’s IPO,” he added. It was not immediately … Rubio’s remarks are a sign of growing pressure among China … (…
A tiny COVID-19 drug study in China was echoed across the globe. But so far, medication found not to save lives.
Though the drug, Actemra, had a troubling safety history and was known more for causing infections than curing them, the Chinese researchers made an impressive claim: The drug saved lives. What … ( read original…
Pompeo warns of China risks ahead of US-India talks
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday urged closer ties with India as he warned of China’s growing might on its doorstep, amid a flurry of diplomacy between the world’s two largest democracies. (…
Sen. Loeffler calls for probe into China’s use of US nonprofits to meddle in election
Ga., wrote to top government officials on Thursday, calling for an investigation into the use of American nonprofits by China to interfere in U.S. elections — reflecting growing concern that the … ( read original…
Harvard Professor Sues School for Legal Expenses to Fight China Charges
Scientist Charles Lieber is accused of misleading the Defense Department and the National Institutes of Health about taking part in a Chinese government talent-recruitment program, while the U.S. ( read original story …)
