President Biden faced swift criticism Tuesday night for remarks on how he plans to approach human rights abuses in China. ( read original story …)
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China’s digital yuan is ‘nothing like bitcoin’: PIIE
Martin Chorzempa of the Peterson Institute for International Economics says price fluctuations of the digital Chinese yuan are unlikely to be a concern. ( read original story …)
Taiwan Says Deal To Buy 5 Million Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccines On Hold, Hints At Pressure From China
Tensions between Taiwan and China have risen sharply during the Covid-19 pandemic as the island has accused the Chinese government of aggravating the pandemic. ( read original story …)
Britain says China must cooperate with WHO on COVID
Britain said on Wednesday that China must cooperate with the World Health Organization review into the origins of the virus which causes COVID-19 so that the world can understand who is responsible. ( read original…
EntornoInteligente | WHO’s mission to China ends without finding the origin of the coronavirus
What are the international reactions? US national security adviser Jake Sullivan had expressed “deep concerns” about the findings and urged China to make available data from the earliest days of the … ( read original…
COLUMN-Central bank digi cash spooking shadow economy to crypto: Mike Dolan
If central bank digital cash is to rapidly replace banknotes, a shadow economy worth trillions of dollars may creep deeper into the darkness. ( read original story …)
Vice President Amin receives China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine shot
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin was administered China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday at around 8:30 a.m. local time at the vice president’s … ( read original story …)
China hid Wuhan coronavirus information from WHO expert team
China’s behaviour with the expert team constituted by the World Health Organization (WHO) to investigate the coronavirus (Covid-19) has led to more speculation about the virus that traces its origins … ( read original story…
South China Sea: US steps up challenges to Spratly Islands in freedom of navigation operation
A US Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday, the second such sailing in as many weeks, as the Biden administration steps up the US’ military presence…
Forget 5G, the US and China are already fighting for 6G dominance
The first to develop and patent 6G will be the biggest winners in what some call the next industrial revolution. ( read original story …)
HK stocks rise ahead of reopen of China markets after holiday break
Hong Kong stocks rose on Wednesday, extending a bull run after the Lunar New Year holidays and on course for seven consecutive sessions of gains, with increasing risk appetite from investors on … ( read…
China steps up online controls with new rule for bloggers
Ma Xiaolin frequently wrote about current affairs on one of China’s leading microblogging sites, where he has 2 million followers. But recently, he said in a post, the … ( read original story …)
Pentagon rethinking how to array forces to focus on China
The Biden administration faces a conundrum as it rethinks the positioning of military forces around the world: How to focus more on China and Russia without retreating … ( read original story …)
