More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, two Republican states are keeping up their efforts to hold China accountable for the spread of the virus that has killed hundreds of thousands of Americans …
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Five Eyes allies blink as New Zealand refuses to back anti-Beijing stance
For China’s ever-vigilant propagandists it was an opportunity to strike by claiming rifts in the world’s oldest intelligence partnership: the Five Eyes spy network of the US, Britain, Canada …
Why African countries back China against the West on human rights
African countries are not among those calling out China for its treatment of the mostly Muslim Uyghur population in the north-western region of Xinjiang. In fact some African diplomats recently …
Henry Kissinger warns of ‘colossal’ dangers in US-China tensions, calls strained relationship ‘the biggest problem for the world’
The 97-year-old former US Secretary of State said the mix of economic, military and technological strengths of the two superpowers carried more risks than the Cold War with the Soviet Union.
Op-ed: China is stepping up its diplomatic bravado, testing how hard Biden will push back
United States officials reporting China has been going on the offensive during the first 100 days of the Biden administration.
A huge rocket from China’s space-station launch could fall back to Earth totally uncontrolled
China plans 10 more launches to build its space station by the end of 2022. It’s not clear whether there’s any plan to safely discard the rockets.
China assures help after Sonu Sood flags ‘blocking’ of oxygen concentrator imports
We are trying to get hundreds of oxygen concentrators to India. It’s sad to say that China has blocked lots of our consignments and here in India we are losing lives every minute,” Sood had…
How Beijing bought up Britain
It was a fitting image to mark the dawn of a “golden era” between Britain and China. In 2015, president Xi Jinping and then prime minister David Cameron clinked pints of Greene King IPA at…
Russia, China Top Agenda as Blinken Visits Ukraine, U.K.
President Biden’s top diplomat will meet with his Group of Seven counterparts in London and then offer assurances of U.S. support in Kyiv.
Many in China expected to travel on Labour Day
Crowds of Chinese holidaymakers flocked to Beijing’s South Railway Station on Saturday, the first day of the Labour Day holidays. (May 1) …
China digital yuan: could backing bitcoin as an investment help promote its sovereign digital currency?
China is tacitly backing bitcoin as an investment vehicle, but not as a currency, as it rolls out its own sovereign digital yuan and looks to harness blockchain technology for its digital economy.
Yangtze storm: Violent winds kill 11 in Nantong, China
At least 11 people are dead and 102 injured in a violent storm that hit eastern China on Friday evening. Those killed were blown into the Yangtze River or hit by falling trees and electricity…
The New Economy Saturday: Maybe China Won’t Beat the U.S. After All
Welcome to New Economy Saturday, formerly Turning Points. As you may have noticed, you are now also receiving a daily newsletter with a briefing on the most important economic issues and ideas from …
