In a small, book-strewn apartment in Beijing’s outskirts lives one of the last Chinese academics who refuses to be silenced by the ruling Communist Party’s relentless crackdown on intellectuals.
Monthly Archives For June 2021
More than 350 Indonesian healthcare workers vaccinated with China’s Sinovac vaccine got COVID-19 and dozens are hospitalized, raising questions about the vaccine’s efficacy on …
A large outbreak doctors were dealing with in Java was most likely caused by the more transmissible Delta variant.
Taiwan to ‘adjust’ Hong Kong office operations in ‘one China’ row
Taiwan will “adjust” the operations of its representative office in Hong Kong after the government there demanded its officials sign a document supporting Beijing’s claim to Taiwan under its “one …
Online Winter Olympics exhibition ties Beijing and New York
An online exhibition was unveiled recently to promote the 2022 Winter Olympics under the auspices of the China National Tourist Office of New York and the New York State Olympic Regional Development …
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases versus 30 the day before
China reported 23 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the mainland for June 19, down from 30 infections a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Sunday.
China’s Covid-19 vaccination drive on course to top one billion mark
Milestone follows significant increase in number of jabs delivered in recent months, with the country accounting for more than a third of the global total.
Behind the scenes at China TV: soft power and state propaganda
Insiders describe the political interference in the English-language channel, which has fallen foul of western regulators …
Beijing likely to double down on ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy
US President Joe Biden’s approach to China was apparent over the past week, as he rallied allies and partners in Europe to deal robustly with Beijing. This intensification of Washington’s policy to …
Shenzhou-12: China launches three astronauts to space station
China has launched three astronauts into orbit to begin occupation of the country’s new space station. This was the moment as the Shenzhou-12 capsule successfully took off atop its Long March 2F …
The largest bank in China allows you to convert digital yuan into cash at more than 3,000 ATMs
GMT The Agricultural Bank of China – one of China’s “Big Four” banks – also introduced the feature at 10 ATMs in Beijing. The …
How Chainyard built a blockchain to bring rivals together
Chainyard details how it built Trust Your Supplier, a blockchain network it says can ease compliance and elimate fraud in the supply chain.
US-China trade war shocks cost global value chains 3-5 years of growth, United Nations study says
Tariffs are still being applied on billions of US dollars of goods under a US-China trade war that began under former president Donald Trump.
China’s Cryptocurrency Mining Crackdown Intensifies, Spreads To Sichuan
Keeping a tough stance on cryptocurrencies, China has issued an order to crack down on crypto mining operations in Sichuan’s southwest province, Reuters reported. What Happened: On Friday, the Sichuan …
