Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Friday becomes the first foreign leader to meet the new U.S. president in person, a distinction Japan has trumpeted. But political and business leaders in Tokyo are …
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U.S. Delegation Lands in Taipei As Beijing Protests Joe Biden’s ‘Personal Signal’
Chen Chien-jen, Taiwan’s former ambassador to Washington from 2000 to 2004, said he expected the delegation to carry a message intended for both Taipei and Beijing. The U.S. wants China to stop …
China condemns U.S. officials’ visit to Taiwan
China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Wednesday, hours before the arrival of senior former U.S. officials in Taipei on a trip to signal President Joe Biden’s …
Twisting Gao Fu’s remark shows spite against China’s COVID-19 vaccines
The goal is wholly political. An article published by the Japan Times on December 29, 2020, mixed China’s COVID-19 management with sovereignty issues like Hong Kong and Xinjiang, saying China “sparred …
Beijing confirms Chinese climate envoy to hold talks with Kerry on COP 26
BEIJING — China’s special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua, will meet with his U.S. counterpart John Kerry in Shanghai this week and exchange views on a key United Nations climate conference, the foreign …
Reviewing China’s overseas vaccination program one month in
On March 7, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a press conference that China would launch a “spring sprout” vaccination program to help and secure COVID-19 vaccines for its …
Biden Sends Unofficial Delegation to Taiwan as Beijing Ramps Up Pressure
A former U.S. senator and two former U.S. deputy secretaries of state are traveling to Taiwan, leading the first unofficial delegation dispatched by the Biden administration.
China-drafted electoral reform bill introduced in Hong Kong
The bill is part of efforts to rein in political protests and opposition in Hong Kong, which is part of China but has had a more liberal political system since the 1997 handover from Britain.
China’s CanSinoBIO says no blood clots reported from its COVID-19 shot
(Reuters) -China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday that no serious blood clot cases had been reported so far in people who were injected with its COVID-19 vaccine Ad5-nCoV. The announcement …
China instructs six cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen to build more public rental flats for low-income groups, young people
Ni Hong, the country’s deputy housing minister, told officials in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Fuzhou and Nanning that the development of affordable rental housing was a major policy …
Beijing hints at truce in war on Jack Ma’s business empire
The contours of a possible truce between Beijing and Jack Ma’s internet empire are beginning to take shape, with the Chinese billionaire’s ecommerce flagship Alibaba faring better than its sister …
Ahead of U.S. visit, China terms Taiwan exercises ‘combat drills’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China described its military exercises near Taiwan as “combat drills” on Tuesday, hours before the arrival of senior former U.S. officials in Taipei on a trip to signal President …
‘We Face Very Tough Challenges.’ How Mongolia Typifies the Problems Posed to Small Countries by China’s Rise
“It was really great,” Elbegdorj tells TIME in an exclusive interview. “Later, [Xi] delivered a big speech in our parliament saying that China will respect your way of life, Mongolia’s independence, …
