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In an extraordinary press conference in Beijing, Yan Jiarong, a spokeswoman for the Olympic organising committee, dismissed the notion of “so-called forced labour” in Xinjiang and insisted that Taiwan …
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‘Pick a Side’: Eileen Gu Has Many U.S. Critics for Choosing China
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Japanese beer and beverage maker Kirin is selling its China soft drinks joint venture to a Chinese investment fund, Plateau Consumer, for $994 million to enhance its pharmaceutical business. The sale …
Chasing Gold 🥇: Devastating day for figure skater, skiing stars and US women’s hockey team at Beijing Olympics
Emotions are high as the 2022 Beijing Olympics wind down this week. The U.S. women’s hockey team was defeated by Canada Thursday in the gold-medal game, and Mikaela Shiffrin’s frustration at the …
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Coronavirus: first batch of supplies from mainland China arrives in Hong Kong as top Beijing official calls for efforts to be sped up
William Zheng is a veteran journalist who has served and led major Hong Kong and Singaporean media organisations in his 20-year career, covering greater China. He is now a senior correspondent on the …
