Argentina is expected to export about 870,000 tonnes of beef to China this year, the main destination for the South American country’s renowned red meat, matching last year’s exports despite the … ( read original…
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Energy Security and Economic Fears Drive China’s Return to Coal
China had just over 1,000 GW of coal-fired power last year, but it also had 759 GW of renewable energy – almost three times more than the United States and equivalent to the Unite ……
China’s sabre-rattling over Taiwan rises as US tensions grow
Taiwanese and US officials say it is the worst escalation of military activity in more than two decades. The military pressure on Taiwan is rising alongside China’s growing tensions with the US. As … (…
During the Covid-19 pandemic in China
A woman poses for a photo in front of a flower display dedicated to frontline healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in celebration for the upcoming National Day of the People’s Republic of … (…
China’s extraordinary coronavirus arrogance
After all, what started as an epidemic in Wuhan city was only able to become a global pandemic because China failed to contain the outbreak. Beijing lied about the early transmission data, then had ……
House GOP China task force to release report on combating Chinese Communist Party: ‘US must act decisively’
House Republicans Wednesday will release the results of their monthslong probe into the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and how the U.S. can turnaround a “failed” engagement strategy that has put … ( read original story …)
China Signals It Will Put 12 Fleeing Hong Kong Residents on Trial
Chinese authorities said they have formally arrested 12 Hong Kong residents who were caught fleeing the city in an ill-fated effort to escape to Taiwan, paving the way for them to be tried on the…
Intelligence panel warns China will eclipse U.S. absent renewed focus on disease, climate, other ‘soft’ threats
A new report follows two years of study involving strategic and emerging threats from China, and how the U.S. is positioned to respond to them. ( read original story …)
China Signals It Will Try 12 Hong Kong Residents Caught Fleeing to Taiwan
Chinese authorities said they have formally arrested 12 Hong Kong residents who were caught fleeing the city in an ill-fated escape to Taiwan, paving the way for them to be tried on the mainland. (…
China Greenlights Another Covid-19 Vaccine for Human Testing
A Chinese drugmaker, which is collaborating with AstraZeneca PLC on production of a coronavirus vaccine, has won approval from Chinese regulators to start testing one of its own vaccine candidates at … ( read original…
China’s economic growth to be 2 per cent in 2020 but coronavirus to keep Asia’s growth at lowest since 1967, World Bank warns
The coronavirus pandemic is expected to lead to the slowest growth in more than 50 years in East Asia and the Pacific as well as China, while up to 38 million people are set to…
Hong Kong, Beijing authorities ramp up calls for patriotic education, warn against National Day protests
Beijing and Hong Kong authorities ramped up calls for patriotic education and warnings against banned anti-governments protests over the mid-autumn festive season, as police made more arrests on the … ( read original story …)
U.S. intel agencies failing to counter threat from China, says House Intelligence Committee report
“Absent a significant realignment, [the] intelligence community will fail [to enable] U.S. competition with China on the global stage,” says the report. ( read original story …)
