The European Union and China reached an agreement in principle Wednesday on a long-stalled investment pact, a diplomatic victory for China and a snub to the incoming Biden administration, which had … ( read original…
Monthly Archives For December 2020
EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal
Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has … ( read original story …)
The U.S. General Who Steered China Right
Driving on the left had the mark of British imperialism—and it was bad for Detroit. ( read original story …)
Wuhan, the pandemic’s first epicenter, may have had 10 times as many COVID-19 cases as were reported, a study from China’s CDC suggests
Official numbers put infections in Wuhan at 50,000, but a report from China’s CDC suggested 480,000 people in the city have coronavirus antibodies. ( read original story …)
Xi Sees Threats to China’s Security Everywhere Heading Into 2021
In Xi Jinping’s China, nearly everything is becoming a national security issue. This month Xi called on Communist Party officials in the 25-member Politburo to build a “holistic national security … ( read original story…
China’s foreign minister wants Beijing’s relationship with Australia
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has hinted at a possible truce in the bitter year-long trade war between Beijing and Australia. ( read original story …)
China clamps down lid of secrecy on quest to find coronavirus origins
More than a year since the first known person was infected with the coronavirus, an AP investigation shows the Chinese government is strictly controlling all research into its origins, clamping down … ( read original…
Xi’s China Crafts Campaign to Boost Youth Patriotism
Under the Chinese president, patriotic education has become sharper and more widespread. Slick videos on social media with a nationalistic message are notching millions of views. ( read original story …)
China Looks To Cartoons, Social Media To Form A Patriotic Generation
Efforts to instill patriotism in China’s youth have gotten smarter, reaching outward through social media and cartoons. ( read original story …)
These 2020 blockchain tech developments have set the stage for 2021
All the work that went on throughout the crypto winter has paid off in 2020, with leaps forward in scalability, interoperability, privacy and more. ( read original story …)
China Is Suppressing Research on COVID Origins on Xi Jinping’s Orders, Documents Show
The internal documents show China’s president has ordered that all coronavirus research must be approved by a task force before publication. ( read original story …)
Ten Hong Kong fugitives captured at sea jailed up to three years by Shenzhen court, two other underage suspects handed to city’s police
Tang Kai-yin and Quinn Moon, convicted of organising the illegal border crossing, sentenced to three and two years, respectively. ( read original story …)
Shenzhen begins free COVID-19 vaccination program
Shenzhen’s free COVID-19 vaccinations, starting this week for high-risk groups, are warmly welcomed by locals. Workers related to frontline epidemic control, healthcare service, public transport and … ( read original story …)
