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Monthly Archives For June 2021
When Did the First COVID-19 Case Arise? New Analysis With Surprising Findings
Novel analysis suggests much earlier, more rapid spread of COVID-19 than confirmed cases imply. Using methods from conservation science, a new analysis suggests that the first case of COVID-19 arose …
Tesla China: Carmaker hits another ‘bump in the road’ with huge recall
Tesla’s bad run in China is getting worse. Nearly all of the vehicles that Elon Musk’s electric carmaker has built and sold in China since opening a Gigafactory in Shanghai are being recalled over …
Russia-China Military Alliance Talk Grows to Counter U.S. Pacific Plans
Russian state media has accused Washington of trying to form an anti-China alliance that threatens regional security.
The demise of China’s ‘model’ village, where cash and communism collide
It was a gilt-edged gift to Communist propaganda: a village led by a Party visionary who transformed farmers into millionaires while tacking close to China’s collectivist ideals.
ZTE Secures the Largest Share in China Mobile’s Group Procurement Bid for Server Product
ZTE Corporation has announced that it has secured the largest share in the Engineering Computing Server Procurement of China Mobile’s Centralized Network Cloud Resource Pool Phase III. ZTE has …
Looking into China: Green China driven by Technology
“My eyes are just wide open to the technology and advancements they’re making to make the environment cleaner and really driving technology to do that,” Barrett said.
Digital Yuan, Part of China’s Big Bet on Blockchain, Could ‘Upend Rules of Global Commerce’
China is expected to fully launch the first major national digital currency when it hosts the Olympics next year. Part of a major blockchain initiative by Beijing, the digital yuan will likely have …
Former Taiwan KMT leader plans to get Covid-19 shot on China mainland
A former head of Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang party plans to get vaccinated against Covid-19 on the Chinese mainland next month when she attends a cross-strait forum in the eastern city of …
Sinovac set to start making Covid-19 jabs in Egypt as China expands vaccine push
Production line will begin operation soon, Chinese foreign ministry says, after Egypt’s deal with Sinovac to produce the Chinese company’s vaccine domestically.
An Australian scientist who was the only foreigner at the Wuhan virus lab says she never got COVID-19 and doesn’t believe the center leaked it
Danielle Anderson, 42, worked at the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s BSL-4 lab until November 2019. She told Bloomberg News she saw no sign of illness.
China is making a mistake by giving up the bitcoin business: Microstrategy
Michael Saylor from Microstrategy says China’s crackdown on bitcoin mining forced an ‘exodus’ of capital from the east to west.
Marking centenary, China heralds Communist Party’s influence
China is marking the centenary of its ruling Communist Party this week by heralding what it says is its growing influence abroad, along with success in battling corruption at home. Party officials on …
