A top Chinese health official rallied embattled Hong Kong on Tuesday to stick with a “dynamic zero” coronavirus strategy and warned that the city’s “lifeline” health system was at risk and the …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
Paralympics-Rising temperatures add to challenges for athletes and organisers in Beijing
From dealing with freezing conditions just a few weeks ago, organisers at the Beijing Winter Paralympics are sweating over rising temperatures that have brought with them unexpected challenges for …
China Warns West’s Arming of Ukraine Could Worsen Russia War
The Chinese ambassador expressed alarm at the loss of civilian life in Ukraine and thanked countries including Russia for helping to evacuate its citizens.
China’s Russia Problem
The United States organized a Pacific trade pact meant to counter China’s rise — and then refused to ratify that very pact, because of domestic politics. The U.S. also alienated longtime allies in …
Taiwan watches China as China and the world watch Ukraine
China is closely watching the events in Ukraine to evaluate its own strategy towards Taiwan, the island’s foreign minister has warned. “When we watch the events in Ukraine evolving … we are …
China’s Xi calls for ‘maximum restraint’ in Ukraine
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday described the situation in Ukraine as worrying and called for “maximum restraint,” saying the priority should be preventing the situation there from spinning …
President Biden to Sign Crypto Executive Order This Week
President Joe Biden is gearing up to sign a much-anticipated executive order on cryptocurrencies later this week, Reuters reports, paving the way for a wave of detailed studies on …
Zibuyu plans Hong Kong IPO
China’s Zibuyu Group, a cross-border e-commerce company, has revived its plans to go public in Hong Kong, having refiled a listing application with the city’s stock exchange. The group submitted its …
The costs of China’s ‘no limits’ support for Putin. Did Beijing get played with the Ukraine invasion?
The Chinese-Russian friendship was to have “no limits,” the two declared in a joint statement on Feb. 4. But these days, Chinese President Xi Jinping may not be enjoying China’s support for Russia as …
Beijing reports 7 new local cases, upholds ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policy to curb the virus’ spread
A person takes nucleic acid test in Beijing in February. Photo: VCG Beijing reported seven local COVID-19 cases from Monday to 4 pm Tuesday, and will uphold its dynamic zero-case policy to curb the …
Beijing 2022 set the bar for organizing barrier-free Games
Officials from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG) and the Beijing Disabled Persons’ Federation, …
Beijing is re-writing the Ukraine narrative
The Chinese government is scrubbing the country’s internet of sympathetic or accurate coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and systematically amplifying pro-Putin talking points.Why it matters: …
China’s Zhang Mengqiu makes history at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics China’s Zhang Mengqiu makes history at Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics
Chinese para skier Zhang Mengqiu made history at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games by clinching China’s first alpine skiing gold in the women’s super-G standing event. “I just want to challenge …
