“The GDP data shows the economy has almost normalised. This momentum will continue, although the current Covid-19 outbreak in a couple of provinces in northern China might tempora … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2021
Seoul reduces ‘China risk’ by joining trade partnership, think tank says
A South Korean think tank recommended that Seoul join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership at the earliest opportunity. ( read original story …)
US accuses China of ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs and minority groups in Xinjiang
The US has officially determined that China is committing genocide and crimes against humanity against Uyghur Muslims and ethnic and religious minority groups who live in the northwestern region of … ( read original story…
Biden DNI nominee Haines says aim should be to ‘out-compete China’
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said, if confirmed, she would focus on providing intelligence to support efforts to “out-compete China,” while … ( read original story …)
Pompeo says China’s repression of Uighurs is ‘genocide’
The Trump administration has characterised the repression of Muslim Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang province as genocide, in a last-minute move that will increase pressure on US president-elect Joe Biden … ( read original story …)
US calls China’s abuses of Muslim minorities ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity’
On its last day, the Trump administration on Tuesday called China’s abuses of Muslim minorities “genocide” and “crimes against humanity.” … ( read original story …)
Financial Regulation, Chinese Style (And Where Is Jack Ma?)
China doesn’t fool around when it comes to financial regulation. On January 5, a Chinese court sentenced a senior finance industry executive to death. He was guilty – in the words of the court –of…
U.S. declares China’s treatment of Muslims and ethnic minorities “genocide”
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made the determination just 24 hours before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. ( read original story …)
WHO Failed to Use Word ‘Pandemic’ Until March 11, China Acted Too Slow: COVID Panel
A U.N. panel of health experts released a report Monday that highlights slow responses to COVID-19 in early 2020. ( read original story …)
China rushes to build coronavirus quarantine center for 4,000 as it battles local outbreaks
China is racing to build a quarantine center to house 4,000 people in the northern city of Shijiazhuang, the epicenter of the country’s latest outbreak of covid-19, which Beijing has largely contained … ( read…
China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic: expert panel
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether … ( read original…
China defends early actions on COVID-19 after panel report
China on Tuesday defended its early actions taken to fight the COVID-19 outbreak, saying that it immediately notified the World Health Organization and took “the most comprehensive, thorough, strict … ( read original story …)
China, WHO should have sounded pandemic alarm sooner: expert panel
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier, and questioned whether … ( read original…