One day after UAE’s Hope orbiter reached Mars, China’s more ambitious Tianwen-1 spacecraft, carrying state-of-the-art instruments, a lander and a six-wheel rover, slipped into an orbit around the red … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Sunac Services, China’s Other Property Managers Post Strong Earnings Growth for 2020
Full-year earnings at listed Chinese property management companies show that the sector is still enjoying high-speed growth, which has been driving up their share prices this year. Since the middle of … ( read original…
Beijing’s Ban on Clubhouse Won’t Deter Some Listeners
The audio app hosted discussions on sensitive topics such as Taiwan and Uighurs before it was removed from the App Store. Some users have found workarounds. ( read original story …)
Forget 5G, US and China are duking it out for 6G dominance
The first to develop and patent 6G will be the biggest winners in what some call the next industrial revolution. Though still at least a decade away from becoming reality, 6G – which could be…
China’s Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Struggle to Meet Demand
Chinese vaccine makers are racing to meet the needs of China and a growing list of countries Beijing has pledged to supply, but there are signs that inoculations are going slower than planned. ( read…
Warning that boycott of Beijing 2022 could be met with Chinese sanctions
Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has suggested a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games would result in trade sanctions. ( read original story …)
As WHO coronavirus mission leaves empty-handed, China claims propaganda win
The trip yielded scant new information on the pandemic’s origins but plenty of ammunition for Beijing, which has spread the view that the virus came from elsewhere. ( read original story …)
China’s Technological Predation Threatens U.S. Security | Opinion
The case for prudence is obvious, but the measures that have been taken are not optimal or especially effective. ( read original story …)
China’s CanSinoBIO says Mexico approves COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine was approved in Mexico for emergency use for people of 18 years of age or older. ( read original story …)
South China Sea: US and allies apply pressure on Beijing but ‘they’re unlikely to go all out’
American aircraft carrier strike groups and a French nuclear submarine carried out separate operations in the disputed waterway this week. ( read original story …)
China urges Canada to end ‘Cold War mentality & stop unprovoked smear attacks’ after it claims Beijing is national security threat
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed comments made by Canada’s intelligence director after he said Beijing was doing everything in its power to threaten Canada’s national security and sovereignty. ( read original story …)
WHO’s Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues
China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO … ( read original…
US-China tech war: Huawei challenges national security threat designation from Trump era
Chinese telecoms giant files legal challenge after the US Federal Communications Commission designated Huawei and ZTE as security threats last year. ( read original story …)
