But year-on-year growth was modest at only 8%. In comparison, worldwide sales of EVs rocketed by 39% in 2020, as reported here. In a new digital report, Electric vehicle outlook: 2021 and beyond, … (…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
COVID-19: Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam And Other Officials Get China’s Sinovac Vaccine
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam and other government officials received vaccines. Lam and health minister Sophia Chan were among first people to get vaccinated. ( read original story …)
1st LD-Writethru: China to aid 19 more African nations with COVID-19 vaccines: foreign ministry
China has provided COVID-19 vaccine aid to Equatorial Guinea and Zimbabwe and will aid 19 more African countries as part of its commitment to make vaccines global public goods, Foreign Ministry … ( read original…
Coronavirus: China’s Sinopharm seeks general use green light for second vaccine
Work is also under way on a third jab using different technology that would be easier to scale up, company chairman says. ( read original story …)
UK PM backs Biden’s call to pressurise China to release raw data on COVID-19
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has backed the call by US President Joe Biden to put pressure on China to release raw data relating to the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Johnson’s backing comes ……
Beijing’s 2008 Olympics was a soft power victory for China, but 2022 may be another story
As the sound of fireworks rang out over Beijing to mark the close of the 2008 Summer Olympics, China’s leaders could have been forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief. ( read original story …)
Schroders to form China wealth management venture with BOCOM
Schroders said on Monday it had received Chinese regulatory permission to form a majority-owned wealth management venture with a unit of Bank of Communications (BOCOM), the country’s fifth biggest … ( read original story …)
Britain denounces abuses ‘on industrial scale’ in China’s Xinjiang
Britain’s foreign secretary Dominic Raab on Monday denounced torture, forced labour and sterilisations that he said were taking place against Muslim Uighurs on an “industrial scale” in China’s … ( read original story …)
China ‘Advises’ Biden to Roll Back Trade Tariffs
China’s foreign minister says the U.S. should get back to business under Biden, and forget about thorny issues like Taiwan. ( read original story …)
China urges U.S. to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
China’s top diplomat called Monday for new U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift restrictions on trade and people-to-people contacts while ceasing what Beijing considers unwarranted … ( read original story …)
China Approves Clinical Trials For 16 COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates; Six Already In The Third Stage
In a big push towards the development of vaccines to tackle the continuing menace of COVID-19, China has approved clinical trials for 16 indigenous vaccine candidates, six of which are already in the … (…
China to provide COVID-19 vaccines to 19 more African countries: FM spokesperson
China will provide COVID-19 vaccine aid to 19 more African countries, and China’s international cooperation on vaccines aims to make its jab a global public good, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang … ( read original story…
China calls for restoration of dialogue with US
China’s foreign minister is calling for a restoration of dialogue with the Biden administration, saying Beijing and Washington should work together as the world’s superpowers on issues including … ( read original story …)
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