The arrests of democracy advocates in Hong Kong presents the incoming Biden administration with limited options and an early test of its promised hard-nosed stance with China. ( read original story …)
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City Near Beijing Locked Down Amid Outbreak of Around 200 Cases
A city of 11 million people near China’s capital has been locked down after the emergence of some 200 virus cases, the worst outbreak in about two months in the country which has largely contained…
Fact check: China’s Haier purchased GE’s appliance business in 2016
General Electric’s appliance division was acquired by Haier for $5.4 billion in 2016, not recently, as claimed by some social media users. ( read original story …)
China stalls WHO mission to investigate origins of coronavirus
UN body says scientists were due to be deployed to country on Tuesday, but China says negotiations ongoing … ( read original story …)
China’s Shijiazhuang city bans all residents from leaving
Shijiazhuang, the capital of China’s Hebei province, has banned all residents from leaving the city as part of COVID-related curbs, a city official said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
US threatens sanctions over Hong Kong arrests, angering Beijing
Mike Pompeo says the US will consider sanctions against officials involved in the arrest of 53 people in Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Great walls of China: Beijing’s burgeoning graffiti scene – in pictures
A thriving graffiti culture has been brewing for decades in Beijing, featuring Chinese characters, animals of the zodiac … and complaints about the price of pork … ( read original story …)
2 convicted of defamation in blow to China’s #MeToo movement
In a potential blow to the #MeToo movement in China, a young man and woman were convicted of defaming a prominent Chinese journalist for publishing an account accusing him … ( read original story …)
China compares U.S. Capitol riots with Hong Kong protests
In response to the U.S. riots, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying compared the mobs on Capitol Hill with protests in Hong Kong in 2019. ( read original story …)
Record U.S. Deaths; Chinese City Partly Shut Off: Virus Update
The U.S. reported a record 3,844 deaths from Covid-19, while confirmed cases globally climbed by an all-time high of 776,435 to more than 87 million. ( read original story …)
Beijing freezes as temperature hits five decade lows
Temperatures in the Chinese capital plunged to their lowest for more than five decades on Thursday, as Beijing was hit by gale-force winds and bitter conditions. Beijing regularly battles dry, bitter … ( read original…
China Draws Comparison Between Storming of U.S. Capitol, HK Protests
China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year’s often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that … ( read original…
China is having a field day with U.S. Capitol chaos
Beijing has found the chaos incited by Trump a convenient defense for its authoritarian policies and iron-fisted suppression of dissent. “We hope that the American people can enjoy peace, stability … ( read original story…
