“The United States welcomes the reciprocal and fair exchange of cultural programs with PRC officials and the Chinese people, but one-way programs such as these are not mutually beneficial,” Secretary … ( read original story…
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State Department Ends ‘Cultural Exchange’ Programs With China After Enacting Visa Restrictions
U.S. ends exchange programs with China, calling them ‘propaganda’
The U.S. State Department said on Friday it has ended five cultural exchange programs with China, calling them “soft power propaganda tools.” The Department said on its website it had “terminated” … ( read original…
Climate change: China is sowing seeds of industrial and social change to meet Xi Jinping’s carbon neutrality pledge by 2060
The uncertain journey to carbon neutrality – where residual emission is fully offset by amounts captured from the atmosphere – will be a gradual and at times painful process, because it transforms … ( read…
Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 4
Mainland China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 4, unchanged from a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday. ( read original story …)
China has lost its confidence
The China Miracle, unleashed by the liberalization of the late 20th century, is losing its momentum because Beijing has lost its confidence. Yes, confidence. A confident government doesn’t lock up a … ( read original…
Video: Watch As China’s First Driverless RoboTaxis Hit Shenzhen
For the first time, autonomous vehicles are on Chinese roads without human safety drivers or remote operators. ( read original story …)
China wants to weaponize its currency. A digital version could help
China wants to break the US dollar’s stranglehold on the global financial system and gain greater control over how people spend their money. It’s hoping a digital currency could deliver both. After … ( read…
QuVideo — with huge foreign user base — raises $61 million ahead of IPO
Based in Hangzhou, QuVideo makes popular smartphone video apps that help users in the U.S. and Europe to make entertaining videos for TikTok and Instagram. But is it a security threat? ( read original story…
China and Australia: How a Twitter spat quickly escalated
From furious insults to WeChat censorship, a spat between China and Australia over a controversial tweet has escalated into an online tit-for-tat in recent days. The catalyst for the row, posted by a … (…
Is China using its clash with Australia as a warning to the world?
What started as a political dispute has spiralled into a trade spalt and war of words, and observers say that while Canberra should not back down from its core national interests, it can tone down…
Fact check: Strict lockdowns, experimental vaccine helped China recover from COVID-19
Some have taken to Facebook to question whether a vaccine is truly necessary for the nation to recover from COVID-19. As an example, they cite China. ( read original story …)
Most Rank China’s Handling of COVID Pandemic Better Than America’s
Unfavorable views of China are reaching historic highs among other countries, but when it comes to handling the coronavirus pandemic, most rate America as having the worst response to the virus. A new … (…
Kevin Rudd says Scott Morrison’s ‘public relations eggbeater’ is harming relationship with Beijing
Former Labor PM says Morrison puts ‘premium on domestic political messaging’ while ignoring impact on China relationship … ( read original story …)
