Carbon offsets, a flexible power grid and COVID-19 measures restricting the participation of spectators might have helped the recently concluded Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics marginally exceed its …
Monthly Archives For March 2022
China denies asking Russia not to invade until post-Olympics
China on Thursday denounced a report that it asked Russia to delay invading Ukraine until after the Beijing Winter Olympics as “fake news” and a “very despicable” attempt to divert attention and shift …
Analysis: Sanctions response to Russia’s invasion offers clues for China
Under President Xi Jinping, China has pushed for self-reliance in key areas of technology and the payments needed to settle trade to minimise its vulnerability to economic pressure over flashpoints, …
Analysis-Ukraine Crisis Threatens China’s Discreet Pipeline in Military Technology
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to threaten one of China’s most discreet but important strategic relationships in recent years: its use of Ukraine as a source of technology for the expanding …
China asked Russia to delay invasion; Odesa braces for Russian navy onslaught
CHINA, RUSSIA DEAL? – Chinese officials in early February asked Russian officials to wait until the Winter Olympics in Beijing had concluded before sending troops into Ukraine, U.S. officials said, …
China provides over 2.1 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines globally: spokesperson
China has provided over 2.1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines for more than 120 countries and international organizations, Guo Weimin, a spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National …
China conditionally approves 1st recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine
China conditionally approved the registration application of a self-developed recombinant protein subunit vaccine against COVID-19, the National Medical Products Administration said Wednesday.
China develops new COVID-19 test kit
A Chinese university has developed a COVID-19 test kit the size of a lighter that allows people to test themselves at home for virus infection using nose swab samples, with results in 30 minutes. Once…
The International Paralympic Committee bans Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing in Beijing
The IPC said the backlash among athletes to their March 2 decision caused an “escalating” situation in the athletes’ village and that ensuring athlete safety has become “untenable.” …
China Reopening Stocks Jump on Report of Covid Policy Easing
China’s consumer and retail shares rallied on Thursday after a report said that Beijing was weighing an exit from its strict Covid-Zero policy.
China develops new COVID-19 test kit — fast, small, cheap
A Chinese university has developed a COVID-19 test kit the size of a lighter that allows people to test themselves at home for virus infection using nose swab samples, with results in 30 minutes. Once…
Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Beijing Paralympics in stunning reversal
In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said …
China asked Russia to wait until after Olympics to invade Ukraine: report
Chinese officials in early February asked Russian officials to wait until the Winter Olympics in Beijing had concluded before sending troops into Ukraine, U.S. officials said, according to a report.
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