SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported four new COVID-19 cases in the mainland on March 16, down from 13 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. The National … ( read…
Monthly Archives For March 2021
China approves another COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one that was developed by the head of its Center for Disease Control, adding a fifth shot to its arsenal. Gao…
China visa rider to India and 19 other countries: First take Chinese jabs
Beijing has made it mandatory for people coming from India and 19 other countries to get themselves inoculated with Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines if they wish to travel to China. For Indian … ( read original…
Uighur abuse: MPs criticise companies over China forced labour
Some British firms could be complicit in the use of forced labour in China’s Xinjiang region, an MPs’ report says. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee said there was a lack of … (…
Japan exports fall as China, U.S. demand weakens
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese exports fell in February for the first time in three months as U.S. and China-bound shipments weakened, a source of concern for the world’s third-largest economy as it tries … (…
US-China relations: Beyond the ‘Cold War’ cliche
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will meet with China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi and State Councillor Wang Yi in Alaska on Thursday. There are no illusions … ( read…
Alibaba Asked To Get Rid Of Media Assets By Beijing: WSJ
China’s government wants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) to sell its media assets due to concerns about the technology giant’s growing influence over public opinion in the country, the Wall … ( read original…
Goldman, Citigroup Lead U.S. Banks Plowing Billions Into China
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. led U.S. banks plowing billions of fresh cash into China last year, undeterred by political turmoil as the world’s second-largest economy further opens its $50 trillion … ( read original story…
More Americans view China as the country’s greatest enemy: new poll
Nearly half of Americans now say that China is the United States’ greatest enemy as the coronavirus pandemic agitates relations between the two superpowers, according to a new Gallup poll. ( read original story …)
American students say they were wrongfully detained and roughed up by plainclothes police in China
It is unclear whether the students were arrested as part of China’s increasingly aggressive anti-drug enforcement policies or targeted for political reasons amid worsening relations with the United … ( read original story …)
DOD: China is greatest long term strategic threat
The commander of the U.S. Southern Command says China “the greatest long term strategic threat to the security in the 21st century.” (March 16) … ( read original story …)
U.S. Officials Decry ‘Coercion’ by China In Visit to Japan
new video loaded: U.S. Officials Decry ‘Coercion’ by China In Visit to Japan transcript We believe in democracy and human rights, the rule of law, because we’ve seen how our own countries are stronger ……
Newspaper headlines: PM attacked on China and Duke leaves hospital
The front page picture is reserved for the Duke of Edinburgh, 99, who has left hospital “in good spirits” after a four-week stay. image captionThe i headline says the AstraZeneca jab is being … (…
