Here, we highlight some of the key moments in the earliest days of the outbreak. Mid-December, 2019 People begin turning up at hospitals in Wuhan with strange white spots on their lung scans. Many of…
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AutoX shares a video of its autonomous RoboTaxi in action in Shenzhen, China
Alibaba-backed RoboTaxi company AutoX announced the commencement of test-run exercises for its driverless taxis in China. Just a few days ago, the company also disclosed that it will be running a … ( read original…
China accused of trying to indoctrinate American children
Critics say Beijing is trying to indoctrinate U.S. students into liking the communist system. “What we see from the Chinese Communist Party is they found a loophole,” charges Tennessee Republican … ( read original story…
Coup Puts Myanmar at the Center of U.S.-China Clash
President Biden said he would reach out to partners in the region for help, testing his promise to marshal the world’s democracies against authoritarian states … ( read original story …)
In South China Sea, Philippines fights itself over Beijing’s coastguard law
Discord amid silence from Duterte suggests confusion in Manila’s response to a law critics fear will be used to enforce Beijing’s territorial claims. ( read original story …)
U.S. urges Beijing to cease military, diplomatic, economic pressure against Taiwan: State Dept. official
U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday that Beijing should to cease military, diplomatic, economic pressure against Taiwan, after China’s top diplomat called for improvements in U.S … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen’s foreign trade up 2.4 percent in 2020
Shenzhen’s foreign trade grew by 2.4 percent, year on year, to reach 3.05 trillion yuan (about 473 billion U.S. dollars) last year, local customs said on Tuesday. Exports rose by 1.5 percent, year on ……
Beijing says the US should ‘stay transparent like China’ and invite WHO to investigate the origins of COVID-19 pandemic in America
China has called on the US to invite WHO experts to investigate the origins of the novel coronavirus there as Beijing pushes on with the theory that COVID-19 may have come from America. ( read…
Containing China is not a feasible option
But is this really a feasible policy? I believe the answer is: no. Such an essentially zero-sum view of the US-China relationship is contained in The World Turned Upside Down by Clyde Prestowitz. He ……
The Modern Central Business District Emerges in Beijing, China
The capital’s rapidly modernizing central business district (background) is slowly threatening ‘old China’ as it grows in Beijing on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Chinese officials have set up a task … ( read original story…
Why China Stands to Gain from the Coup in Myanmar
“Beijing is happy to do business with anyone in power in Myanmar, but the Western retreat will be welcome news.” … ( read original story …)
U.S.-Taiwan Ties Boosted by Military Teamwork in South China Sea
A Taiwan Air Force spokesperson told Newsweek it started publishing U.S. aircraft activity near the island in order to make developments in the Taiwan Strait “more transparent.” … ( read original story …)
After Myanmar coup, China is muted while U.S. condemns military takeover
Within hours of the coup in Myanmar, Washington and its allies issued condemnation and exuded “concern.” Beijing carefully “noted.” Monday’s military takeover not only risks democratic backsliding for … ( read original story …)
