China plans to impose strict COVID testing requirements during the Lunar New Year holiday season, when tens of millions of people are expected to travel, as it battles the worst wave of new infections ……
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China deal damages EU’s human rights credibility, MEPs to say
Transatlantic tensions over how to handle China will come into the open next week when MEPs condemn the European commission for rushing to sign a controversial investment agreement with China that … ( read original…
Coronavirus: is China ready for the mRNA vaccine revolution?
The focus at home has been on the well-established path of inactivated formulas to fight Covid-19 but some companies are heeding the call to investigate the potential of a whole new kind of technology ……
Vaccines become latest frontline in China’s campaign to win hearts of Taiwanese
Beijing is touting a state programme that gives Taiwanese in China priority for COVID-19 vaccines, prompting concern within Taiwan’s government which sees it as the latest Chinese tool to win over the … ( read…
The World Deserves Answers From China
That is why a team from the World Health Organization last week arrived in Wuhan, China, where the coronavirus was first identified. Alas, the Chinese Communist Party has consistently demonstrated … ( read original story…
China sanctions Mike Pompeo and high-ranking Trump administration officials after Biden takes office
The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former United States President Donald Trump, accusing them of … ( read original story …)
Trapped worker dies as rescuers try to save 21 in China mine
Chinese state media say a worker trapped in a gold mine for more than a week has died as rescuers are trying to clear debris and improve ventilation to save 21 others … ( read…
Beijing sanctions high-ranking Trump administration officials after Biden takes office
The Chinese government has announced sanctions against outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other high-ranking officials under former United States President Donald Trump, accusing them of … ( read original story …)
China sees rise in new COVID-19 cases despite curbs
China reported a rise in new COVID-19 cases despite a flurry of recent measures to contain the latest outbreak in the northeast, with Heilongjiang province recording its biggest daily increase in new … ( read…
No question the Biden administration has to appear ‘very tough’ on China, former Singapore diplomat says
There’s also an understanding that the administration needs to work with rest of East Asia and China on global issues, said Kishore Mahbubani. ( read original story …)
Beijing locks down 1.6m after new Covid-19 variant found
Beijing has ordered 1.6 million inhabitants to take coronavirus tests and locked down parts of the city after cases of a new, more infectious variant were detected.Seven cases were reported overnight … ( read original…
China attacks Australia at UN over ‘baseless charges’ as Canberra criticised for keeping children in detention
More than 30 countries use UN human rights session to call on Australia to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 … ( read original story …)
Beijing Fills the Mideast Vacuum
China’s projection of power isn’t only a regional concern. It will eventually pose a threat to the U.S. ( read original story …)
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