Beijing has been pressuring foreign governments to extradite Taiwan nationals to China as part of an effort to undermine the self-ruled island, according to a human rights group. Safeguard Defenders, …
Monthly Archives For December 2021
Members of Modi’s BJP share Beijing terminal model images in posts hailing planned Indian airport
Several members of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have shared images of an airport model on social media alongside a claim it shows an airport planned for the northern Indian state of Uttar …
Majority of Americans Concerned About War With China in the Next Five Years: Survey
Just over half of those polled by a conservative think tank identified China as the United States’ primary threat. Only 14 percent chose Russia.
China calls on citizens to leave eastern Congo after attacks
China on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave three provinces in eastern Congo as violence intensifies in the mineral-rich region. A posting from the Chinese Embassy in Kinshasa on the WeChat online …
China’s birthrate just hit another record low. But the worst is yet to come
China’s birthrate in 2020 has hit another record low — and there’s no indication things are about to pick up anytime soon.
China to Ban Loophole Used by Tech Firms for Foreign IPOs – Bloomberg News
China is planning to ban companies from going public on foreign stock markets through variable interest entities, closing a loophole used by the country’s tech industry to raise capital from overseas …
Yonghe Medical sets off with IPO
Hair healthcare specialist Yonghe Medical Group has hit the road in Hong Kong, drumming up demand for its HK$1.49bn ($191.4m) listing. The issuer is offering 94.4m shares at a fixed price of HK$15.80 …
China vows to provide one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa
China’s President Xi Jinping on Monday said China will provide an additional one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa to help the continent achieve its target of immunizing 60% of its …
Coronavirus: China reports 91 local Covid-19 cases, highest in nearly a month
Infections all recorded in Inner Mongolia – most of them in border city Manzhouli, which has banned residents from leaving town. It comes weeks after the region contained a cluster that was part of …
North China city adds 5 risk areas as 91 new COVID-19 cases emerge
The border city of Manzhouli and a county-level district administered by the city in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region reported 91 new local COVID-19 cases on Tuesday and added five areas …
China: COVID-19 cases jump to most in nearly a month
All of the 91 local symptomatic cases were reported in the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia.A total of 132 symptomatic cases have been reported from the region in three day, i.e. between Nove …
LA County Sheriff’s Department shuns COVID-19 testing provider over China ties
Sheriff Alex Villanueva says the FBI is concerned that Fulgent Genetics Corp. shares DNA data with China, though company officials vehemently deny that.
Philippines logs 500 new COVID-19 cases, 167 deaths
The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 cases for eight straight days. The DOH also reported that 167 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death toll to 48,712.
