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Fact check: Image of Buddhist temple in China has been altered
An image of a Buddhist temple in China has been digitally altered to show a giant mountain topped with clouds in the background.
January iPhone shipments much higher than average in China, data suggests
which was recently released by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. Shipments of international devices in the country, which are mostly made up of Apple iPhones …
China’s New ‘Robotic Yak’ Will Support Ground Troops, But Its Abilities Appear to Be Overhyped
China has unveiled a four-legged robo-yak that can supposedly carry as much cargo as two real yaks, according to a tabloid linked to the Chinese Communist Party. Upon closer inspection of the …
Texas businessman in slave labor in China’s ‘black box’ jail system for past nine years
A U.S. businessman from Houston is languishing in a Chinese prison and facing execution on dubious charges even as the Biden administration boycotts the Beijing Olympics for humanitarian reasons.
Reduced public health measures contribute to deadly COVID-19 surge in Americas: health agency
Over the last week, the Americas reported 3.3 million new cases and more than 34,000 COVID-19-related deaths. In North America, the United States recorded the highest number of 17,000 deaths in the …
US Says China Remains Global Top Source of Counterfeit Goods
China continues to be the top global source of counterfeit … notorious-markets list released Thursday by the office of the U.S. trade representative. The coronavirus pandemic, with its resulting …
Beijing 2022 organisers claim stories of Xinjiang human rights abuses are ‘lies’
Olympics have plunged been into further controversy after Beijing 2022 spokesperson Yan Jiarong dismissed human rights violations among the Uyghur muslim population as ‘lies’ …
Starbucks angers consumers in China with latest price hike, alleged police incident
Starbucks has found itself in hot water in China after an increase in prices “sparked an online uproar,” The Wall Street Journal reports. It’s just the latest setback for the major corporation in its …
The longer Trump’s China tariffs are in place, the greater the harm to America
Yet, more than a year into the Biden administration, tariffs on Chinese goods, first imposed in 2018, are still in place on over $350 billion of imports from China. It is past time for …
For the Beijing Olympics, Medal Leaders Reflect World CBDC Leaders
An Update to the Global CBDC Race and How the International Debut of the Digital Yuan at the Winter Games is Pure Olympic Gold …
In China’s Zhejiang, college graduates showered with loans to start businesses
BEIJING: Enterprising Chinese college graduates will be able to borrow up to 500,000 yuan (US$78,900) in the wealthy province of Zhejiang to start a business, and if it goes belly-up, the government …
Hong Kong hospitals hit 90% capacity as Covid-19 cases surge
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has ordered the central government to provide Hong Kong with resources to stabilize the outbreak, including rapid antigen tests, medical expertise and supplies.
