The idea of a “diplomatic boycott” by the United States of the winter Olympic Games in Beijing in February — to protest human rights violations by China — is gaining traction among some lawmakers in…
Monthly Archives For November 2021
U.S. and China Agree to Ease Restrictions on Journalists
The deal tones down a diplomatic confrontation that led Beijing to expel some American reporters during the last year of the Trump administration.
Top military official discloses more detail about China’s hypersonic test
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. John Hyten talks about China’s long-range missile test last summer with CBS News.
2021 Shenzhen global investment promotion conference held in Belgium
A conference aimed at enhancing economic cooperation and bilateral investment between Shenzhen, a city in southern China’s Guangdong province, and Belgium was held here on Tuesday. The “2021 Shenzhen …
White House insists Biden, China’s Xi aren’t ‘old friends’ following Monday meeting
White House officials insist President Joe Biden does not consider China’s President Xi Jinping a “friend” after Xi called Biden “my old friend” in a Monday meeting.
Biden and Xi ‘meet’ and agree: US-China competition, not conflict
Meeting virtually, Joe Biden and Xi Jinping did not resolve major disputes, but they did voice a commitment to responsible leadership. Is that enough?
Word War II US veterans recall flying aid to China
Veterans and officials from China and the United States on Tuesday American pilots who flew for China in World War II, as a historic example of better relations and cooperation. The online event came …
Contractor promised government U.S.-made body armor, then bought it in China
From his home in rural Texas, a would-be defense contractor spun a web of fake companies and testing reports to pass off Chinese-made body armor as American equipment that met rigorous standards for …
China to get 56% of the country on 5G networks by 2025
China aims to get 56 percent of the country on 5G networks by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), up from 15 percent in 2020, according to a plan released by the…
AUKUS to fast-track defence technology to combat China
Australia’s future weapons and cyber defence technologies will be accelerated under the AUKUS agreement to counter China’s large-scale investment in quantum technology and artificial intelligence.
US ‘to diplomatically boycott the Beijing Olympics’ sparking Cold War-era snub from Biden as China war fears grow
THE Biden administration is set to announce that neither the president nor any other US government official will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 amid rising tensions, according to a …
Recycling firm sent old nappies and dog poo to China
A recycling firm has been fined £20,000 for illegally shipping 1,300 tonnes of household waste to China. Saica Natur exported bales of used nappies, dog excrement and drinks cans from its plant in …
Fintech InvestCloud Is Considering an IPO Next Year
InvestCloud Inc., a financial-technology provider backed by JPMorgan Chase & Co., is in the early stages of considering an initial public offering, amid strong investor demand for asset-management …
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