A coalition of human-rights groups has met with the International Olympic Committee over calls to pull the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing. ( read original story …)
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How China sees the U.S. policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ in the Taiwan Strait
The 1992 consensus refers to the understanding between Beijing and Taipei that there is one China, but they can have different interpretations of whether the one China means the P … ( read original story…
A millennials love affair: China’s second-hand luxury goods market booms
China’s love for luxury is spilling over into the once shunned second-hand goods sector, with online stores surfing a wave of pent-up demand from shoppers, led by millennials, who have been forced … ( read…
China Wants to Screen You for Coronavirus—and Your Frozen Fish
Many countries around the world are screening people at their borders for the coronavirus. China is also inspecting incoming frozen fish, making it an outlier in this area. ( read original story …)
China’s Economic Squeeze on Australia Extends to Cotton
China’s top economic-planning body is targeting Australian cotton, Australian industry groups say, the latest escalation in the countries’ diplomatic and trade row. ( read original story …)
How the pandemic made China’s tough college entrance exam even more stressful — and inequitable
If you think taking the SAT and ACT exams amid the coronavirus pandemic is stressful, take a look at how it made China’s ordinarily tough college entrance exams even more stressful — and inequitable. (…
City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found
Still, residents have been asked to remain at home, flights to Beijing have been canceled and travelers from Qingdao to other parts of China must quarantine. All 13 cases were traced back to a Qingdao…
China’s Qingdao Covid cluster traced back to two dock workers, officials say
A coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Qingdao, which prompted mass testing of millions of residents, has been traced back to two dock workers, authorities said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Australia says it’s ready to talk to China about their trade dispute
Two Australian cotton industry groups said that China has started discouraging its spinning mills from using cotton imported from Down Under. ( read original story …)
China’s Qingdao city says coronavirus cluster traced to two dock workers
The cause of an outbreak of the novel coronavirus at a hospital in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao was traced to two infected dock workers, authorities said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Blockchain And Big Tech in China’s Countryside
Big tech companies in China are revitalizing rural areas with blockchain chicken farms and e-commerce villages. ( read original story …)
Interview: Shenzhen a successful symbol of China’s reform, opening-up, says Argentine academic
The success of China’s Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has demonstrated the effectiveness of the country’s reform and opening-up, Argentine academic Patricio Giusto said on Thursday. “Shenzhen is … ( read original story …)
What China gains if Trump wins
Even before the pandemic hit, there was a view in China that the United States was a waning power. Now, officials in Beijing see what’s unfolding in America as part of an acceleration of American…
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