The highly contagious new strain of Covid-19 discovered recently in the U.K. was detected in a woman who had flown to Shanghai from the U.K., Chinese researchers said. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2021
2020: The Year China Crushed Hollywood At The Box Office
The two most unknowable elements as we advance are A) whether American theaters will stage a comeback and B) whether China even cares about Hollywood movies. China staged an almost complete recovery … ( read…
A year after coronavirus emerged in Wuhan, China’s Xi declares 2020 a triumph
In many parts of the world, beleaguered national leaders would be loath to reexamine the year 2020. In China, Xi Jinping was exultant. Xi delivered a confident New Year’s address on Thursday night … (…
Trump administration declassifying unconfirmed intel that indicates China offered bounties to attack Americans in Afghanistan, official says
The Trump administration is declassifying intelligence, so far unconfirmed, that indicates China offered bounties to non-state actors to attack American soldiers in Afghanistan, according to a senior … ( read original story …)
Crypto Dollars and CBDCs: The Battle to Come
The future of money will be a tussle between algorythmic and fiat-pegged stablecoins and central bank digital currency experiments. ( read original story …)
After Covid, Plane Makers Are Even More Dependent on China
China has recovered from the pandemic to become the world’s largest domestic aviation market. ( read original story …)
Beijing Accelerates Campaign of Ethnic Assimilation
China has taken an aggressive approach to melding the nation’s dozens of groups into a national identity, with new education and training programs and high-tech police surveillance. ‘Bury the seed of … ( read original…
China OKs first homegrown vaccine as COVID-19 surges globally
Beijing — China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe. The … (…
China OKs 1st homegrown coronavirus vaccine as virus surges globally
China authorized its first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine for general use Thursday, adding another shot that could see wide use in poorer countries as the virus surges back around the globe. ( read original story …)
Why Crypto Crosses ‘The Chasm’ in a Post-Coronavirus World
2020 will be looked back on as the year that marks the present era from the past; the demarcation line separating the before and the after. ( read original story …)
China Approves Its Homegrown COVID-19 Vaccine For Widespread Use
The state-owned Sinopharm says its vaccine has a 79% efficacy rate — surpassing the widely accepted standard of 50% efficacy. ( read original story …)
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