Beijing’s Hong Kong Fables Have Unhappy En… Hong Kong’s freedoms and international stature have taken a dramatic hit this year. In the last two decades, Beijing and the global financial community … ( read original…
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25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp
Moving a Covid-19 victim in Wuhan, China, in February.Credit…CHINATOPIX, via Associated Press Supported by Beijing acted against the coronavirus with stunning force, as its official narratives … ( read original story …)
Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, seeks approval in China
An affiliate of China’s state-owned drug maker Sinopharm said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine showed 79.34% efficacy and it has requested regulatory approval of the shot, moving a step closer to … ( read original…
China’s Fosun to set up JV with BioNTech to make COVID-19 vaccines-Caixin
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group will set up a joint venture with Germany’s BioNTech to produce COVID-19 vaccines in China, financial magazine Caixin reported on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
China-EU investment deal: draft text shows Beijing to broadly open market to European firms, but some sectors remain off limits
An imminent investment treaty will crack open large swathes of the Chinese economy to European firms, but a recent version of the negotiating text suggests that Beijing intends to ensure some … ( read original…
China sentences HK activists to up to 3 years in jail for border crossing
A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists to between seven months and three years in jail on Wednesday for illegally crossing the border, in a case that has drawn international attention and … (…
China enlists coronavirus prevention squad for hospitals to help beat next wave
With infection from medical facilities a serious problem, this Chinese team aims to create better prevention policy, assess risks and establish an alarm system. ( read original story …)
China plots ‘rectification’ drive to bring Jack Ma’s Ant Group to heel
Beijing is accelerating plans to bring Jack Ma’s Ant Group more closely under its control as part of a “rectification” drive that would make it difficult for one of China’s richest men to fully ……
Ten Hong Kong fugitives captured at sea jailed up to three years by Shenzhen court as underage suspects turned over to city’s police
Tang Kai-yin and Quinn Moon, convicted of organising the illegal border crossing, sentenced to three and two years, respectively. ( read original story …)
Shenzhen authorities return 2 minor fugitives to HK, no prosecution
Shenzhen authorities announced Wednesday they had decided not to prosecute two minors among 12 Hong Kong fugitives detained by the Chinese mainland coastguard in August for illegal border crossing. ( read original story …)
Taiwan escape attempt: 10 HK fugitives jailed in Shenzhen
Ten Hong Kong fugitives who were caught at sea when fleeing Hong Kong were sentenced to seven months to three years in jail for illegal border crossing or organizing the illegal crossing, Yantian … (…
China Has All It Needs to Vaccinate Millions, Except Any Approved Vaccines
Across the country, local governments plan to inoculate 50 million people against the coronavirus by early next year. But the vaccines have not officially been approved. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong protesters captured at sea are sentenced to prison in China
A Chinese court on Wednesday sentenced 10 young Hong Kongers caught at sea while attempting to flee the crackdown in their city to time in prison, sending a warning shot to other pro-democracy … (…
