China has doled out tens of billions of dollars in secretive “emergency loans” to countries at risk of financial crises in recent years, turning Beijing into a formidable competitor of the western-led …
Monthly Archives For September 2022
GM, Mercedes-Benz pile among carmakers banking on China for EV sales, not doing enough on climate crisis, Greenpeace says
The world’s largest carmakers have relied heavily on the Chinese market to increase the sales of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), and are not moving away from fossil fuels at a rate sufficient to limit …
China’s carbon neutral goal: 9 billion Covid-19 tests have generated at least 5.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases since 2020
When Covid-19 tests are performed millions of times globally on a daily level, ‘there will definitely be some impact’, Beijing University of Chemical Technology professor says According to data …
The Current Lockdowns In China Have Nothing to Do With the Wuhan Coronavirus
I spent much of the last 10+ years living in the People’s Republic of China, having just left a couple of months ago. Being a naive soul, I thought maybe …
Okinawa voters expected to turn backs on central govt despite China threat
Voters in Okinawa are expected to re-elect their opposition-backed governor on Sunday, turning their backs on Japan’s central government and national ruling party despite being on the front lines …
China’s threshold on pain for a weak yuan facing a serious test from strong dollar
With virtually every currency weakening against the dollar, Chinese policy makers have to decide whether it’s worth their while resisting the decline of the tightly managed yuan.
Two inhaled Covid-19 vaccines approved in China and India
China launched the world’s first inhalable Covid vaccine on Sept 4 (2022), made by CanSino Biologics and administered through a nebuliser. And India approved a nasally-administered Covid-19 vaccine …
China to go tough on NFT copyright infringements
The Chinese Government has commenced a full-scale manhunt on individuals who steal people’s work to create NFTs.
China after Mao by Frank Dikötter review: the great communist deception
To Frank Dikötter, an eminent Dutch historian of the People’s Republic, the creation of falsehood is the governing principle of the Communist Party and he has written a revolutionary book to prove it.
China Says It Discovered a New Lunar Mineral
China has reportedly discovered a new lunar mineral in samples retrieved from the moon in 2020. The official Xinhua News Agency reports (Opens in a new window) that the mineral, C …
After Beijing 2022 scrutiny, Olympics body given scope to tackle host nations on human rights
Document guided by UN principles published a week after outgoing human rights chief released report saying China’s alleged detention of Uygurs may be a crime against humanity.
1st needle-free COVID-19 vaccines approved in China, India. What about Canada?
A nasal version of the COVID-19 vaccine has been approved in India, while regulators in China have also cleared an inhalable booster option.
Handover ceremony of China-donated COVID-19 vaccines held in Myanmar
A handover ceremony of 2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines donated by China was held Friday at Myanmar Yangon International Airpor …
