THE US ramped up its combat abilities in recent military exercises, sending its strongest signal yet to China that it is prepared to contest Beijing’s sovereignty claims over the South China Sea. ( read original…
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Has China lifted 100 million people out of poverty?
Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country has reached the ambitious goal set when he assumed office in 2012 of lifting 100 million people out of poverty. But what has China actually achieved? ( read…
Beijing to ramp up military budget as tensions rise in Taiwan and South China Sea
CHINA is expected to reveal a massive increase in defence spending next week amid tensions with US and in Indo-Pacific, as Beijing continues to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
China’s Seniors, Seeking Retirement Homes, Find Scams Instead
Rooms and beds for retirees are in short supply as the population ages, leaving many vulnerable to companies pitching risky investments. ( read original story …)
D-FW man is home after spending months of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China
Warren Lee shares his journey to Wuhan, China back to Dallas, Texas. He watches as the United States continues to battle two viruses: COVID-19 and hate. ( read original story …)
CPAC puts a bullseye on China
Donald Trump loomed large over day one of the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference. Elected Republicans wanting to excite the audience littered their speeches with references to the former … ( read original story …)
Cold War-Era Defense System to Get Upgrade to Counter Russia, China
President Biden asked Canada to ramp up its spending on defense, including an upgrade of Norad, a network of defense satellites and radar in the Arctic, in a bid to counter a growing military presence…
The Latest: Iran expects 250,000 doses of vaccine from China
Iran’s Health Ministry says the country expects to receive 250,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine from China on Saturday. Alireza Raisi, deputy health minister, says … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: apart from Wuhan, China’s death rates didn’t rise at start of pandemic, study finds
In the first three months of 2020, mortality rates in Wuhan were 56 per cent higher than estimates based on average in previous yearsBut elsewhere they were lower than expected, which researchers said … (…
Explainer: What Is Love? Beijing Desires Unconditional Loyalty From Hong Kong
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk past Chinese and Hong Kong flags at the office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in … ( read original…
China Tried to Slow Divorces by Making Couples Wait. Instead, They Rushed.
A new rule requiring a cooling-off period before a divorce could be granted led to an outcry, as well as a surge of applications to beat the deadline. ( read original story …)
NYSE to suspend trading of China’s Cnooc next month
The NYSE on Friday said it would suspend trading in Cnooc’s American depository shares on March 9, after determining that the company was “no longer suitable for listing” following the order that the … (…
I chased the American dream. It brought me back to my father’s deathbed in China.
Whenever I cannot reach my father, now 86, I am convinced the day has come and that he has died alone in his apartment. It was nearly midnight in Shenzhen, China. I tried calling him…
