Harassment of foreign correspondents and their sources has become increasingly common in China amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China. The Beijing-based … ( read original story …)
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Scepticism over China’s Sinovac jab as Philippines rolls out coronavirus vaccination programme
The Philippines began its long-stalled coronavirus vaccination programme on Monday, amid a spike in infections and public resistance to the use of a Chinese developed vaccine. Images of the head of … ( read original…
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The second batch of mainland-made COVID-19 vaccines are delivered to the Macao Special Administrative Region on Feb. 28, 2021. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) … ( read original story …)
Americans Hold Record-Low Opinion of China, Russia As Joe Biden Takes Both On
A new Gallup poll found that only 20 percent of Americans now feel favorably towards China, with 22 percent feeling the same towards Russia, … ( read original story …)
Deep ‘psychological pain’: Japan urges China to stop subjecting its citizens to Covid-19 ANAL SWABS
Tokyo has requested Beijing stop subjecting Japanese nationals in China to anal swab testing for Covid-19, urging it use alternative methods instead. The procedure is said to inflict “great … ( read original story …)
China’s spending on research and development hits a record $378 billion
China’s National Bureau of Statistics said that R&D spend accounted for 2.4% of China’s gross domestic product in 2020. ( read original story …)
Analysis of dynamic contact network of patients with COVID-19 in Shaanxi Province of China
The spread of COVID-19 is closely related to the structure of human social networks. Based on 237 cases, by using epidemiological retrospective statistics, data visualization, and social network … ( read original story …)
China set to deliver 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Afghanistan
China has pledged to deliver 400,000 doses of Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine to Afghanistan, Afghan officials said on Monday, in a boost for an immunization … ( read original story …)
Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens
Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday. ( read original story …)
More Beijing departments to move by 2024
In 2019, many parts of Beijing’s municipal departments and agencies moved into Tongzhou, about a 40-minute drive from the capital’s downtown area. During the 14th Five-Year-Plan period (2021-25), the … ( read original story …)
China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency
The electronic Chinese yuan is now being tested in cities such as Shenzhen, Shanghai and Beijing. No other major power is as far along with a homegrown digital currency. ( read original story …)
China’s furtive bitcoin trade heats up again, worrying regulators
Bitcoin’s 300% price surge since October has revived China’s grey market in cryptocurrency trading, putting regulators on alert over financial risks and capital outflows as volatility spikes. China … ( read original story …)
China is using coronavirus to block journalists’ freedom: Media group
It has also been alleged that China has been regularly using coronavirus restrictions as a way to threaten journalists and block access to media … ( read original story …)
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