As Joe Biden prepared to be sworn-in as President, both the outgoing Trump administration and Beijing made a last minute play to shape his future China policy — and provide the first major foreign ……
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Oil prices fall as China’s surging COVID-19 cases trigger clampdowns
Oil prices dropped on Friday, retreating further from 11-month highs hit last week, weighed down by worries that new pandemic restrictions in China will curb fuel demand in the world’s biggest oil … ( read…
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians to be vaccinated before city residents
Beijing politicians in Hong Kong is set to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in mainland China, ahead of the rest of the city’s population, in order to attend the Chinese Communist party’s premier … ( read…
Asian stocks sink after China coronavirus resurgence
Asian stock markets retreated Friday after a resurgence of coronavirus infections in China and a rise in cases in Southeast Asia. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Tokyo and … ( read original story …)
China imposes sanctions on Trump officials including Mike Pompeo
Beijing has imposed sanctions on several former Trump administration officials, including ex-US secretary of state Mike Pompeo, accusing them of having “seriously violated” China’s sovereignty. China … ( read original story …)
Free Crypto: Shenzhen Plans Third Digital Yuan Pilot, Giving Away $3 Million
Shenzhen will be continuing China’s digital yuan pilot program by issuing 20 million digital yuan (about $3.1 million) to citizens via a lottery. ( read original story …)
Pro-Beijing Hong Kong politicians to be vaccinated in mainland
Beijing’s politicians in Hong Kong is set to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in mainland China, ahead of the rest of the city’s population, in order to attend the Chinese Communist party’s premier … ( read…
Beijing launches mass testing as China reports slight drop in daily COVID cases
Beijing launched mass COVID-19 testing in parts of city on Friday, while Shanghai was testing all hospital staff, as China battles the worst outbreak since March 2020. ( read original story …)
Newspapers Feature Stories on Biden in Beijing, China
China’s main, state-controlled newspapers, featuring front page stories on President Joseph Biden’s inauguration, are sold at a news kiosk in Beijing on Thursday, January 21, 2021. China sees the … ( read original story …)
Expert says Biden’s presidency creates opportunity for China and U.S. to reengage with each other
The Biden administration has inherited a complicated and, at times, tense relationship with China. In recent years, the two world powers have clashed over a range of issues from trade to the origins … (…
China revives conspiracy theory that links coronavirus with US army lab Fort Detrick as Beijing’s state TV suggests ‘something fishy’ was going on there
China’s state broadcaster CCTV told its millions of viewers that ‘something fishy’ was going on at the Fort Detrick lab, reviving the rumour that the contagion could have come from there. ( read original story …)
Will Biden ease the sky-high tension between the U.S. and China?
The chasm between the two superpowers deepened considerably over the last 4 years, but one veteran Chinese analyst sees clear opportunities “to reengage.” … ( read original story …)
Biden admin blasts China for ‘cynical’ Inauguration Day sanctions on Trump officials
Speaking after the rebuke from Washington, China’s foreign ministry said Thursday that “if both countries work together, better angels in the U.S.-China relations could defeat evil forces.” … ( read original story …)
