An altar painting of the Dutch scholar Kristofer Schipper in Xuanmiao Temple Suzhou in China. He became a Taoist priest in the course of his work.Credit…Tao Jin By Ian Johnson Early in the afternoon …
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China holds the key to stabilising Myanmar
Sadly, some world powers are ready to co-operate with the junta. Russia, Myanmar’s second biggest weapons supplier after China, sent its deputy foreign minister to the country’s Armed Forces Day late …
WHO investigator responds to allegations of bias in COVID-19 origins report
One of the members of the World Health Organization investigative team who helped create a report that largely rejected a coronavirus lab-leak hypothesis said on Sunday “it makes sense” that he was …
Update: Latest COVID-19 outbreak in SW China’s Ruili likely imported from neighboring Myanmar; ‘unlikely to expand further’
Ruili in Southwest China’s Yunnan Province reported seven locally transmitted cases and five asymptomatic infections as registered on Friday, the fourth day of the latest COVID-19 flare-up in the …
Hong Kong electoral changes: key Beijing loyalists can take up seats on Election Committee aside from ones reserved for them
Some of Beijing’s most trusted loyalists will be handed a direct seat in the occupation-based subsectors in an influential committee that oversees Hong Kong’s key elections, without having to go …
Boeing wants U.S. to keep trade, politics separate with Beijing
CHICAGO, Illinois: Boeing has urged the United States to separate its disputes with China over human rights and other issues from trade relations with Beijing. Boeing also cautioned that its European …
Beijing uncovers 3,000-year-old rammed earth construction base
BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) — Chinese archaeologists have uncovered a rammed earth construction base with a clear structure and layers at a relic site in southwest Beijing, according to the city’s …
China tells women they don’t need to delay pregnancy after being vaccinated
Concerns about Covid-19 vaccinations are not unique to China and scientists around the world have been trying to debunk online rumours that certain types of vaccine will impair fertility or even kill …
Over 136M COVID-19 vaccine doses administered across China
Over 136.67 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered across China as of Saturday, the National Health Commission said Sunday. Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the …
China looks to rein in lending to cool property boom
China’s central bank has asked lenders to rein in credit supply, as the surge of lending that sustained the country’s debt-fuelled coronavirus recovery renewed concerns about asset bubbles and …
Chinese celebrities forced to pick between Beijing and the West over Uyghur abuses
Actors, models and influencers have cut ties with Western brands, lest they fall foul of the Chinese ruling party …
China’s Yunnan reports 10 new local COVID-19 cases
KUNMING, April 4 (Xinhua) — Southwest China’s Yunnan Province reported 10 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and one new asymptomatic case on Saturday, the provincial health commission said on …
China pulls diplomacy out of Beijing to shield city from coronavirus
China is receiving foreign dignitaries outside of Beijing, in a break from pre-pandemic custom, as the country tries to advance its diplomatic agenda while maintaining strict coronavirus measures in …
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