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China to send 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses abroad
China has announced a plan to provide 10 million coronavirus vaccine doses to developing nations through the global COVAX initiative. ( read original story …)
Coup a further complication for tricky Myanmar-China ties
Before Monday’s coup, relations between Myanmar and China already were complicated by Chinese investments in its infrastructure and the Myanmar military’s campaigns along their shared border … ( read original story …)
WHO team heads to China bat lab at the center of coronavirus conspiracies
A team of World Health Organization investigators in Wuhan are visiting a laboratory Wednesday that has been the focus of conspiracies and speculation about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
China to provide 10 million vaccine doses to COVAX initiative
The Chinese foreign ministry said on Wednesday that China will provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX initiative. ( read original story …)
Jack Ma’s uneasy relationship with Beijing casts shadow over Alibaba’s strong earnings and future
Jack Ma appears to have got on the wrong side of the Chinese government, sparking a chain of events that has upped regulatory scrutiny on Alibaba. ( read original story …)
China takes WHO team to Wuhan bat lab at center of coronavirus conspiracies
A team of World Health Organization investigators in Wuhan are visiting a laboratory Wednesday that has been the focus of conspiracies and speculation about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
Asian shares mostly higher, China markets fall back
Asian shares have logged further gains as investors bet on eventual approval of a relatively big version of President Joe Biden’s pandemic relief bill … ( read original story …)
China’s tech hub Shenzhen takes steps to boost supply of rental properties
The city of Shenzhen has issued draft guidelines to aimed at increasing the supply of rental properties in China’s high tech hub. Adds Beijing’s new rules on home leasing firms BEIJING, Feb 2 (Reuters ……
Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games
A coalition of 180 rights group on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities … ( read original story …)
WHO-led COVID-19 probe team in China visits Wuhan virus lab
A team of investigators working on behalf of the World Health Organization visited on Wednesday a major virus research laboratory in China’s central city of Wuhan, seeking clues to the origins of the … (…
Nuclear war with China or Russia a ‘real possibility,’ STRATCOM commander warns
The head of U.S. Strategic Command is calling for reimagining methods of deterring aggressive action from rivals such as China and Russia, including the “real possibility” of nuclear war. ( read original story …)
Biden administration indicates in no hurry to engage China
The Biden administration indicated on Tuesday it is in no hurry to engage with China, a strategic rival it has vowed to out-compete, and said it and would do so once it was in “lockstep”…
