A new strain of henipavirus originating from animals has infected 35 people in two Chinese provinces, the state-run media reported on Tuesday, bringing back the horrifying memories of the coronavirus …
Monthly Archives For August 2022
Beijing consumer rights group summons grocery firm Missfresh over complaints
A Beijing consumer rights group said on Tuesday it had asked Missfresh to work on plans to refund its customers and explain how it will rectify its business after receiving a number of complaints, …
Biden to sign bill to boost U.S. chips, compete with China
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will sign a bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the United States more competitive …
U.S. Solar Shipments Are Hit by Import Ban on China’s Xinjiang Region
The U.S. solar industry is confronting fresh disruptions as U.S. officials crack down on human-rights abuses in a region of China that produces almost half the world’s supply of a crucial component in …
U.S.-China Trade Shows Nominal Improvement In June 2022
Most of the improvement in recent months has been paced by double digit year-over-year growth in the value of good imported into the U.S. from China.
China races to contain COVID outbreaks in tourism hubs Tibet, Hainan
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, Aug 9 (Reuters) – China raced on Tuesday to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks in the tourist hubs of Tibet and Hainan, with the authorities launching more rounds of mass testing and …
US Says China Won’t Attack Taiwan In Next 2 Yrs, Warns Beijing Against Changing Status Quo
The US on Monday upheld its assessment, saying China will not attack Taiwan in the coming two years despite the massive escalation by China in the Indo-Pacific.
Why China’s Confidence Could Turn Out to Be a Weakness
State propaganda about China’s rise is stoking extreme nationalism. That could blind China to its problems, and could lead to conflict — perhaps over Taiwan.
China used drills to prepare for invasion, Taiwan foreign minister says
Tensions high as Taiwan begins live-fire drills and China continues military exercises it started after US speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taipei last week …
Taiwanese foreign minister says China is using drills as practice for invasion
A Pentagon official said Washington was sticking to its assessment that Beijing would not try to take control of the self-ruling island for the next two years.
Taiwanese foreign minister says China drills part of a game-plan for invasion
Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Tuesday that China was using the military drills it launched in protest against U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit as a game-plan to prepare for an invasion of …
Taiwan holds drills, says China seeks control of seas
Taiwan’s foreign minister said Tuesday that China is using military drills to rehearse an invasion of the self-governing island democracy, while Taiwan’s military began its own live-fire exercises in …
North Korea’s increasing use of crypto heists to fund nukes worries US
North Korea is increasingly using its crypto heists to fund its nuclear weapons program, worried U.S. officials say. “I’m very concerned about North Korea’s cyber capabilities,” Anne Neuberger, …
