Europe has finalized an investment agreement with China that is designed to rebalance trade with the world’s second largest economy, despite US concerns that the deal could be counterproductive. ( read original story …)
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Europe strikes major investment deal with China despite US concerns
China Military Assets ‘Fully Deployed’ on Disputed Border, India Air Chief Says
Indian and Chinese forces have been locked in a stalemate along the 2,100-mile Line of Actual Control since deadly skirmishes claimed the lives of at least 20 soldiers in the summer. ( read original story…
China and E.U. Leaders Strike Investment Deal, but Political Hurdles Await
The agreement, which would roll back restrictions on investment, faces some opposition in Europe and objections from the Biden camp. ( read original story …)
Nuns arrested as Beijing turns up heat on Church in Hong Kong
Clerics see arrests as a sign China wants to shut Hong Kong’s unofficial Vatican mission, where nuns work. The diocese has also moved to curb activist voices. ( read original story …)
China-EU investment deal: Beijing relents on human rights but will it shift on trade unions?
China will pursue the ratification of key global human rights conventions starting next year as a compromise on a forced labour controversy that once stalled investment deal talks with the European … ( read original…
Amid virus fears, China urges workers to skip holiday travel
China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during next February’s Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further spread of the coronavirus … ( read original story …)
China’s COVID Whistleblower Doctor First Reported Patients One Year Ago
Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was given an official reprimand for “spreading false rumors.” The Chinese government exonerated him after his death. ( read original story …)
Ukraine signs up for China’s Sinovac vaccine, with doses expected soon
Ukraine has signed contract to buy 1.8 million doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, the presidential office said on Wednesday, with the shots expected in “the shortest possible time”.”We … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong boat activists: China jails group for up to three years
Ten Hong Kong activists arrested at sea as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat have been jailed by China for between seven months and three years. Two minors in the group have been…
Diplomats Weigh In On the Path Forward for Canada-China Relations
Once the fate of one Chinese and two Canadian detainees has been resolved, Ottawa will need a more pragmatic policy toward Beijing, two ex-diplomats say. ( read original story …)
China-EU investment deal: Beijing appears to comply on human rights clauses but will it shift on trade unions?
The European Union sees the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment as a tool to help eradicate forced labour in China. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: people in China ‘the most willing among 15 countries to take a vaccine’
World Economic Forum-Ipsos survey finds side-effect concern and perception of being at low risk of Covid-19 among reasons for vaccine hesitancy. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Hong Kong Fables Have Unhappy Endings
Beijing’s Hong Kong Fables Have Unhappy En… Hong Kong’s freedoms and international stature have taken a dramatic hit this year. In the last two decades, Beijing and the global financial community … ( read original…
