After billions of dollars were spent on postponed Olympic ceremonies in 2020, another costly Olympics controversy has ensued. And if there were a competition for confusion over international …
Monthly Archives For April 2021
Beijing Continues Its Steady But Uneven Rise In the World
A new era for BRI, Beijing’s deal with Iran, and Montenegro’s China debt: Welcome back to the China in Eurasia briefing, a Radio Free Europe newsletter tracking China’s resurgent influence from …
Tencent-backed MissFresh is said to weigh US$500 million US IPO
Combine search: “high speed rail” @author “Bhattacharjee” @category “From the Edge” Searching either words : 1MDB MAS Searching all words : “Genting Berhad” Searching Chinese phrase : “马电讯” (April 7): …
Scientists call for new probe into coronavirus origins – with or without China
A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into Covid-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required – with or without Beijing …
Be prepared for Beijing Games boycott talk, warns USOPC chief
Susanne Lyons, chair of the United States Olympic Paralympic Committee (USOPC), said on Wednesday athletes can expect a lot more talk about a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics but again …
Psaki says the U.S. isn’t discussing a joint boycott of Beijing Olympics
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on April 7 that the United States was not considering a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
‘We will respond in kind’: China’s ambassador warns Australia not to join Xinjiang sanctions
Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian China’s ambassador to Australia has warned that Beijing would respond “in kind” if Canberra followed other countries in imposing sanctions against its officials …
China builds advanced weapons systems using American chip technology
In a secretive military facility in southwest China, supercomputers whirr away, simulating the heat and drag on hypersonic vehicles speeding through the atmosphere — missiles that could one day be …
Suspected China hack of Microsoft shows signs of prior reconnaissance
Fears of national security linger as U.S. government officials suspect Chinese hackers’ potential in performing cyberattacks is of great concern and could be detrimental to thousands of small …
China capable of launching cyber-attacks against India, says CDS Gen Rawat
Chief of defence staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said China was ahead of India in technology, and it was capable of launching cyber-attacks against India. He said the biggest gap between …
China to increase support for poor regions China to increase support for poor regions
China’s government agencies will continue frugality measures during the country’s 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), but spending in less developed and poor regions will grow, an official with …
China’s response to COVID-19 impressive: IMF official
BEIJING, April 7 (Xinhua) — China’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is impressive, and it has once again fared well in a major crisis, said an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official on Tuesday.
Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins – with or without China
SHANGHAI, April 8 (Reuters) – A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are …
