Former lawmaker from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy opposition Ted Hui speaks to the media as he leaves the Western Police Station in Hong Kong on November 18, 2020. (Anthony Wallace / AFP via ) I n…
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World Leisure Congress concludes in Beijing’s Pinggu district
The 16th World Leisure Congress concluded on April 18, 2021, in Beijing’s Pinggu district. The two-day event, themed “Leisure Makes Life Better,” explored the future of the global leisure industry, …
China administered total of 195.02 mln COVID-19 vaccines as of April 19 – data
China carried out about 2.9 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on April 19, bringing the total number administered to 195.02 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on …
China plans to approve first foreign COVID-19 vaccine: media
China is planning to approve its first foreign COVID-19 vaccine before July, according to people privy to the matter, U.S. media reported. The clinical-trial data of the vaccine made by Germany’s …
Beijing to build commercial aerospace industrial base
Aerospace will become a new driving force for Beijing’s economic growth, with the launch of a 40-hectare commercial aerospace industrial base in the capital’s Daxing District on Sunday. About 12 km …
Netizen detained in East China for spreading rumors about COVID-19 vaccines causing death
A Nanjing netizen in East China’s Jiangsu Province was detained by the local police for seven days after the netizen spread rumors that COVID-19 vaccines have caused death, which aroused panic in the …
Digital yuan: China’s currency pilot could include visitors to 2022 Beijing Olympics
China is pushing forward with its experiment in creating a digital version of the yuan and may give foreign athletes and visitors a chance to use it at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.
Xi Jinping’s culture war comes to China’s campuses as Communist Party prepares to mark 100 years
When it comes to making history, Beijing’s universities have played an outsized role: they were the source of the demonstrations which kicked off the May Fourth Movement, to which the Chinese …
Xi says China ‘will never seek hegemony’ no matter how strong it becomes
Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country will not pursue hegemony regardless of how powerful it becomes. Xi also promoted China as a champion for globalization and the multilateral trading system …
Amid US strains, China’s Xi warns against ‘unilateralism’
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for more equitable management of global affairs and, in an implicit rejection of U.S. dominance, said governments shouldn’t …
China to recognize Western shots for its vaccine passports, as it seeks to reopen
The Chinese embassy in Washington said records of Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccination will be considered in travel applications.
Oppression of journalists in China ‘may have been factor in Covid pandemic’
China placed 177th in Press Freedom Index, with warning that persecution of reporters can have international impact …
Beijing Pushing for Vaccine Passport for Those Inoculated with Chinese Vaccines
After exporting COVID-19 vaccines to almost 70 countries, China is gearing up to push for its own vaccine passport to ease entry to foreigners and foreign residents of China inoculated with China-made …
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