Biden National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cast doubt on the World Health Organization’s forthcoming report about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Ex-deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger faults China for trying to cover up coronavirus
The former deputy national security adviser says China turned to its military to try to “contain it until it was too late.” … ( read original story …)
Beijing 2022 congratulates new Tokyo 2020 President Hashimoto
The Beijing 2022 Organising Committee has congratulated Seiko Hashimoto on being appointed Tokyo 2020 President. Seiko, who won a bronze medal in speed skating at the Albertville 1992 Winter Olympics, … ( read original story…
Ex-Trump official Matt Pottinger faults China for virus cover-up
Former deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger, who served under former President Donald Trump, claimed China attempted to cover up the coronavirus in the early days of the crisis, cutting out … ( read original…
China Deploys Covid-19 Vaccine to Build Influence, With U.S. on Sidelines
Beijing and its companies are assembling a chain of airplanes, warehouses and trucks to deliver refrigerated doses to the developing world, the latest link in its push to build global influence; … ( read original…
Paris: Protest against Pakistan, China ahead of FATF meet on terror financing
A protest was held outside the Financial Action Task Force premises in France’s Paris on February 20. The protestors included Uyghurs, Balochis, Tibetans, and Hong Kong dissidents. They sought … ( read original story …)
India, China complete troop pullout from lake area
Indian and Chinese troops have completed a pullout from a lake area on their disputed border in the western Himalayas, setting the scene for disengagement at other friction points, the two countries … ( read…
China’s Hebei clears all COVID-19 risk areas
North China’s Hebei Province, which has seen a resurgence of COVID-19 recently, now has no medium- or high-risk areas for the virus, after the provincial capital Shijiazhuang downgraded its last … ( read original story…
Beijing keeps up military pressure on Taiwan as island reshuffles security and mainland affairs chiefs
Beijing continued to put pressure on Taiwan with another round of military exercises over the weekend as the island reshuffled the officials responsible for security and relations with the mainland. ( read original story …)
China tightens online lending rules in fresh blow to Jack Ma’s Ant Group
China’s banking regulator has tightened rules governing how online lending platforms fund their loans, a move that analysts say could hit the valuation of Jack Ma’s Ant Group. Under the rule changes … ( read…
Biden team opportunity: Make US a credible voice on human rights in China and worldwide
Thomas-Greenfield should expand the coalition of nations willing to brave China’s retaliation and condemn its abuses in Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet. ( read original story …)
Real estate is king for China’s cities as tax revenues stumble
China’s regional governments are taking in proceeds from land sales that are equivalent to more than half of the country’s combined tax revenue as coronavirus relief measures diminish traditional … ( read original story …)
Juilliard Goes To China
The Juilliard School, the famed music, dance and drama school, has admitted its initial class of graduate students at its branch campus in Tianjin, China. The new Tianjin facility, about a 45-minute … ( read…
