The body that handles most lawmaking for China’s top legislative body has closed its latest meeting with no mention of passing a highly controversial national security law for Hong Kong … ( read original story…
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Nuclear powers, a disputed border and an uneasy truce: Explaining the India-China conflict
A border clash between the two nuclear armed neighbors has drawn the world’s gaze to a disputed region in the Himalayas. ( read original story …)
Beijing sees drop in virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
China’s capital recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures while Brazil surpassed more than 1 million confirmed infections, second only to the United States. ( read original story …)
China claims disputed valley where Chinese, Indian troops engaged in a deadly brawl
The confrontation in the Galwan Valley, part of the disputed region along the Himalayan frontier, was the deadliest in 45 years. ( read original story …)
Fighting The Elements, Not The Enemy, On India’s China Border
There is constant danger,” said retired Lt. General DS Hooda, who until 2016 headed India’s Northern Command. “You’re talking about 14-15,000 feet (4,300-4,600 metres). It takes a huge toll on your … ( read original…
Beijing sees drop is virus cases as Brazil passes 1 million
China’s capital has recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures while Brazil surpassed more than 1 million confirmed infections, second only to the United States … ( read original story …)
Galwan Valley: China accuses India of ‘deliberate provocation’
Mr Modi vowed that India would defend its border with military force if necessary. Twenty Indian soldiers were killed in the clash in the Galwan Valley. India has said that both sides suffered losses ……
Beijing’s latest outbreak ‘came from Europe’ as numbers soar worldwide
China’s capital recorded a further drop in coronavirus cases amid tightened containment measures while Brazil surpassed more than 1 million confirmed infections. ( read original story …)
China claims valley where Indian, Chinese soldiers brawled
China says the disputed border region where Chinese and Indian troops engaged in a deadly brawl this week falls entirely within China … ( read original story …)
China Moves Ahead With Law Tightening Grip on Hong Kong
A draft of the legislation, which many fear will be used to suppress dissent, was deliberated by lawmakers in Beijing, but reports said a vote would come later. ( read original story …)
U.K. Contact Tracing, India-China Tensions, Stolen Van Gogh: Your Friday Briefing
The announcement was an embarrassing turnaround after the government said contact tracing would be publicly available by May, our correspondents wrote. Now, the app is aimed for w … ( read original story …)
New Cases in Beijing, Australia Tightens Rules: Virus Update
China’s capital reported another 22 coronavirus infections bringing the number of cases in Beijing’s fresh outbreak to at least 205. The Australian state of Victoria moved to tighten restrictions … ( read original story …)
Beijing tests food, parcel couriers for coronavirus as city checks widen
Officials in Beijing are carrying out nucleic acid tests on all food and parcel delivery personnel as they ramp up efforts to rein in an outbreak of the coronavirus in the Chinese capital, … (…
