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U.S. President Biden discusses China, Myanmar coup on call with Australian PM Morrison
U.S. President Joe Biden on a call with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison discussed how they can work together to address global and regional challenges, including dealing with China. ( read original story …)
Beijing 2022: 180 human rights groups call for Winter Olympics boycott
More than 180 organisations want countries to skip event as a way of demonstrating their opposition to China’s rights record … ( read original story …)
U.S. Signals No Plans to Boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics After Genocide Designation
U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling it currently has no plans to bar American athletes’ participation in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, despite mounting calls for the Games to be … ( read original…
Beijing Won’t Let America ‘Compartmentalize’ Climate Change
Biden officials’ urgency about emissions makes them likely to sacrifice more important goals. ( read original story …)
Netflix is doubling down on Asia with K-dramas and mobile-only deals. But China remains elusive
Netflix has amassed some 200 million subscribers and cemented its status as the king of streaming video. Now it’s looking to run up the score with a big push into Asia, its fastest-growing region. (…
US ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of systematic rape in China’s Xinjiang camps
State department says ‘atrocities’ against detained Uighur and Muslim women in region must be ‘met with serious consequences’ … ( read original story …)
US-China investment flows belie geopolitical trade tensions
Instead of decoupling financially, the US and China now have one of the largest and fastest growing bilateral investment relationships in the world,” said Nicholas Borst at Seafarer Capital Partners, … ( read original story…
Coronavirus vaccine: Russia moves a step ahead of China with clinical trial data release
Developer publishes results of phase 3 trials in peer-reviewed journal, bolstering credibility of shots, experts say. ( read original story …)
No plans to bar U.S. athletes from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after genocide designation -White House
US-OLYMPICS-2022-BEIJING-USA:No plans to bar U.S. athletes from 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after genocide designation -White House … ( read original story …)
China reserve shows off 10 panda cubs to mark Lunar New Year
Ten panda cubs made their public debut in China’s leading panda reserve Wednesday morning to mark the coming Lunar New Year. One appeared shy and covered its face with … ( read original story …)
West concerned by closer Russia-China ties, top NATO general says
The United States and its Western allies are increasingly concerned about growing cooperation between Russia and China in areas of common interest, NATO’s top general said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
China finds traces of coronavirus on Russian poultry packaging – Russian watchdog
Russia’s food safety watchdog said on Wednesday the Chinese customs office had found coronavirus traces on the packaging of 13 batches of poultry products from companies in three different Russian … ( read original story…
