For the first time, our new administration will be testing the waters on many issues with the world’s biggest nation and fastest-growing economy. ( read original story …)
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The Moon: China and Russia team up to explore the moon
Around the globe the race back to the moon is on, and now Russia and China are teaming up to get ahead. Space agencies all around the world are working quickly to expand their lunar…
Breaking Down Crypto Startup Binance’s Recent Regulatory Hire
Early today, crypto giant Binance stated that it hired Max Baucus, a long-time member of the Senate and an ambassador to China. With 37 years of … ( read original story …)
China research team finds 24 new bat coronaviruses within 2km radius
None appeared to be direct ancestor of new coronavirus causing Covid-19 but range of genomic diversity ‘surprising’ to scientists. ( read original story …)
A child screams in Myanmar … and China pretends not to hear
A terrible scream of pain contorts a little girl’s face and tells the story of the army’s brutal crackdown in Myanmar. Shwe Yote Hlwar, five, is standing beside an open coffin containing the body of…
Freestyle skiing: China’s Gu creates history with double gold in worlds
China’s Eileen Gu overcame a fall in training that had shaken her confidence to become the first free-skier to bag two gold medals at the same world championships, winning the women’s slopestyle final … (…
Trade war fallout: how reliant is Australia’s economy on China?
China’s importance to the Australian economy has exploded in recent years – but data shows Australia is not nearly so important to China … ( read original story …)
Australia renews concerns over coal ships stuck off China amid import quota uncertainty
Photograph: Xinhua/Rex/Shutterstock The Morrison government has renewed its concerns with China over delays clearing dozens of ships carrying Australian coal, amid wider uncertainty over import quotas … ( read original story …)
China aims to vaccinate 70-80pct of population, around 1bln people by mid-2022
China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80 percent of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022, the head of the country’s Center for Disease Control said … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong: UK accuses China of breaching joint declaration
Dominic Raab has accused China of breaching the legal deal over the governance of Hong Kong, amid criticisms of Beijing’s attempts to tighten its control over the territory. In a major escalation of … (…
Banned from Bitcoin Posts, WallStreetBets Turns to Crypto Miners
Crypto-linked stocks previously surged during the Bitcoin bubble … Regulatory and political scrutiny is another challenge. For instance, China’s stock market largely missed out on the past year’s … ( read original story …)
Mexico gets shipment of million vaccine doses from China’s Sinovac
Mexico received a shipment of a million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd, the foreign ministry said on Twitter on Saturday. ( read original story …)
China reveals its plan for a great future at the ‘two sessions’, and it includes Hong Kong
Its policy blueprint to sustain growth in the wake of the pandemic and prepare the economy for the next leap is a huge confidence booster. With China on the cusp of great change, Hong Kong…
