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China Vows Retaliation, India Boosts Defenses as Both Claim Border Incursions
Both the Chinese and Indian militaries have accused the other of violating border agreements at the disputed Line of Actual Control, leading to a new flare in tensions between the nuclear-armed Asian … ( read…
India and China Face Off Again at Border as Troops Move In
After months of efforts to defuse tensions, soldiers rushed to shout in each others’ faces again. Though the confrontation wasn’t bloody, where it happened was significant. ( read original story …)
White House Trade Adviser Says It’s ‘Critical’ for Americans Not to Use Apps Made in China
Peter Navarro told Fox Business the data collected from app users “will be used to surveil, monitor and track you.” … ( read original story …)
Taiwan says China still lacks ability for full assault on island
China’s armed forces are growing in their prowess but still lack the capability to launch a full assault on Taiwan, the island’s defense ministry said on Monday. ( read original story …)
Trump’s Tariffs? Coronavirus? China’s Exports Are Surging Anyway
Chinese companies are taking a greater share of goods sold abroad, showing their tremendous strength despite mounting challenges. ( read original story …)
What China’s new export rules mean for TikTok’s US sale
Chinese regulators cast doubt over ByteDance’s planned sale of the US operations of its short-video subsidiary TikTok, by expanding the country’s list of controlled exports to include the algorithms … ( read original story …)
Curbs on Mongolian Language Teaching Prompt Large Protests in China
Mongolian is our mother language,” the students shouted. Rights activists say the demonstrations are the biggest in the northern region since 2011. ( read original story …)
What Happens If China Gets the Covid-19 Vaccine First
U.S. prestige could falter, the administration could take deadly risks, the world will have to rethink its alliances — and those are just a few of the possibilities. ( read original story …)
Chinese corona patient recovers after 111-day hospital stay
A Covid-19 patient from China has left the hospital after the longest-ever stay on a controversial life support machine, a report said on Monday. The 62-year-old man spent 111 days on an … ( read…
India says China’s military made moves near disputed border
India said Monday its soldiers thwarted “provocative” movements by China’s military near a disputed border in the Ladakh region. ( read original story …)
Australian citizen detained in China amid tensions between Canberra and Beijing
The foreign minister, Marise Payne, says the Australian government was notified in mid-August that Cheng Lei had been detained … ( read original story …)
Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China
High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a common cold virus that many people have been exposed to, potentially limiting their … ( read original story…
