U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to announce on Wednesday a Pentagon review of strategy towards China, looking at key areas including intelligence, technology and the military footprint in the … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
China birthrate slumps as experts blame changing attitudes
One-child policy fallout and rejection of marriage said to be among reasons for drop of about 15% in 2020 … ( read original story …)
China’s Mars Mission Begins Orbit of the Red Planet
The Tianwen-1 mission is scheduled to be the second of three new visitors to Mars this month. China has landed on the moon three times, and even managed to bring one of its robotic lunar…
China becomes latest country to reach Mars with Tianwen-1 probe
China’s Tianwen-1 spacecraft successfully rolled into Mars orbit Wednesday morning, the China National Space Administration confirmed. The probe’s arrival makes China the sixth space-faring power to … ( read original story …)
China Swears It Isn’t Building a Time Machine
China says it definitely isn’t building a time machine. If the device does “prolong life,” as documents claim, that’s a very special case of time travel. From the annals of “nothing to see here,” ……
China’s Tianwen-1 mission reaches Mars orbit as NASA’s Perseverance rover en route
China’s Tianwen-1 mission successfully reached Mars orbit on Wednesday after a nearly 7-month journey from earth, the country’s state-run news agency Xinhua confirmed. ( read original story …)
China’s central bank expands digital yuan pilot to Beijing
The People’s Bank of China has launched the first large giveaway of the country’s digital yuan central bank digital currency to be held in Beijing. ( read original story …)
China central bank’s new venture signals digital yuan ambitions
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has set up a joint venture with SWIFT, the global network that processes transactions between financial institutions in different countries, public business records … ( read original story …)
Biden’s in no rush to engage China. Guess who’s trying to take advantage.
There is no question [Chinese leaders] see the U.S. shifting, at least rhetorically, to a more multilateral posture, and they want to make that difficult for us.” Biden’s approach has plenty of … ( read…
South Korean Crypto Exchange Opens Local Branch in China
DBX, a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, announced the establishment of its first foreign branch in China, a country that has banned the operations of local crypto exchanges. ( read original story …)
Beijing urges U.S. to be ‘transparent like China’ after WHO findings
China said the United States should admit World Health Organization investigators for a probe similar to the WHO fact-finding mission to Wuhan. ( read original story …)
It’s time for the West to halt Beijing blame game as WHO says Chinese lab leak didn’t cause Covid
The World Health Organization’s latest report into the coronavirus outbreak has backed China’s version of events in a number of key areas. So why are some in the West apparently so reluctant to accept ……
Black carbon aerosols in Beijing become “slim”
Scientists observed evident decreases of black carbon aerosol (BC) loading in the atmosphere of urban Beijing since the implementation of China’s Action Plan of Prevention and Control of Air Pollution … ( read original story…
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