GENEVA (AP) — Activists protesting the 2022 Beijing Olympics hoped China’s record on human rights would get on the agenda this week at a major IOC gathering. The International Olympic Committee was … ( read…
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pledged to work together to counter China’s rising influence in the Indo-Pacific and cooperate on COVID-19 and climate. The leaders discussed challenges posed by China and focused on pressing global … ( read original story…
IOC is no ‘super world government’ to solve China issues, says Bach
(Reuters) – The International Olympic Committee said on Friday it is not a “super world government” that can resolve political issues in China ahead of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games even though … ( read…
IOC president believes boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics would achieve nothing
An athlete boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics over China’s human rights abuses would not achieve anything, the president of the International Olympic Committee has said. China has been criticised … ( read original story…
China plans million-dollar fine against Alibaba, Jack Ma’s company: the Wall Street Journal
Jack Ma, one of China’s richest men, criticized his country’s banking system during an event in Shanghai. Since then, the Chinese government has been more aware of its business than ever. For months … (…
WHO origins investigator defends Wuhan lab and blames lack of access on ‘anti-China political rhetoric’
A key member of the World Health Organization team that investigated COVID-19’s origins in China in early 2021 defended a Wuhan lab’s removal of a viral sample database from public view and said it ……
China slams US criticism of Hong Kong election changes, questions America’s ‘moral capital’
A statement from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned what it called China’s “continuing assault on democratic institutions in Hong Kong.” It followed Thursday’s approval by China’s rubber … ( read original story …)
Why Authoritarian China Loves Woke U.S.
You can’t blame China for exploiting divisions and self-doubt in its primary competitor for global supremacy. ( read original story …)
China Unicom ends 2020 with 70.8 million 5G customers
The Chinese operator revealed its 5G user numbers for the first time since the telco launched this technology in October 2019 … ( read original story …)
U.S.-China meeting to touch on Hong Kong, technology concerns: Sullivan
U.S. officials will also address issues raised Friday by Asian allies about China’s “coercion of Australia” and its “aggression on the border with India,” Sullivan said. Trade would not play a central … ( read…
White House says Biden discussed China challenges with leaders from India, Japan, Australia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden discussed challenges posed by China with leaders from India, Japan and Australia in a meeting on Friday, White House national security adviser Jake … ( read original story…
After Biden stimulus, US economic growth could rival China’s for the first time in decades
For decades, China’s economy has grown much faster than America’s. That trend is likely to be broken in 2021 as the US recovery from the pandemic gains momentum. ( read original story …)
