Human rights groups and some in Congress say a U.S.-led boycott would send a forceful signal to China about America’s commitment to democratic freedom … ( read original story …)
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Sino-US cooperation on COVID-19 critical: China Daily editorial
Wang’s call for vaccine cooperation was general and in principle with no mention of specific partners. But besides China, the United States stands out among all other countries as being capable of … ( read…
Xi and Li Arrive at a NPC Session in Beijing, China
Chinese President Xi Jinping (Front-R) and Premier Li Keqiang (Front-L) arrive at the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on … (…
Chinese Delegates Arrive at a NPC Session in Beijing, China
Chinese military delegates arrive at the Fourth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday, March 8, 2021. China will speed up ……
China turned on Chloé Zhao, the Beijing-born Golden Globe winner, and censored her film after people found old interviews where she slammed China
Chloé Zhao – the first Asian woman to win a Golden Globe – said in 2013 China was “a place where there are lies everywhere.” … ( read original story …)
28 public servants in NE China held accountable for failing to perform duties in COVID-19 fight
Disinfection in the public area were conducted as a COVID-19 prevention and control measure in preparation for work resumption. (Xinhua/Xu Chang) In Harbin, the capital of Northeast China’s … ( read original story …)
China-developed COVID-19 vaccine safe and effective, says Uzbek ministry official
The Uzbek Minister of Innovative Development Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov said that a China-developed recombinant protein vaccine against COVID-19 is safe and effective. In a recent interview with Xinhua, … ( read original story …)
China says manufacturing ‘greatness’ still 30 years away
China is at least 30 years away from becoming a manufacturing nation of “great power”, a government advisor told party delegates on Sunday. Many observers already see China as the “world’s factory” … ( read…
‘Nomadland’ director Chloe Zhao faces censorship in China after nationalist backlash
Now a leading Oscar contender, “Nomadland” director Chloe Zhao finds her success overshadowed by a nationalist backlash regarding her citizenship. ( read original story …)
‘Just spend’ and ‘just borrow,’ Jack Ma told China’s youth. Then came the bill
Many of China’s young generation — the ‘ants’ born since the 1990s — have grown suspicious of capitalism and the inequality it spawns. ( read original story …)
China to push legislation to fight ‘long-arm’ foreign pressure
China will speed up lawmaking aimed at countering foreign sanctions and “long-arm jurisdiction”, its parliament said on Monday, amid increasing pressure from Western countries over issues ranging from … ( read original story …)
India seeks Quad funding to match China’s Covid-19 vaccine exports
India has urged the United States, Japan and Australia to invest in its vaccine production capacity, an Indian government source told Reuters, as the so-called Quad alliance tries to counter China’s … ( read original…
‘Cherry freedom’ sweeps China despite virus fears — and the thrill is infectious
A collapse in prices for the fruit, caused by worries about coronavirus on imported food, has led adventurous eaters to revel in the middle-class status symbol. ( read original story …)
