CHINA has “escalated an already very dangerous situation” in the South China Sea, amid fears that a new Beijing law could spark an all-out conflict with the US. ( read original story …)
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China pushes conspiracy theories on COVID origin, vaccines
China is trying to spread doubt about the effectiveness of Western vaccines and the origin of the coronavirus as a World Health Organization-selected team of scientists is in the city where the pandem … (…
Ethereum-Based ConsenSys Quorum Partners with China’s BSN Blockchain
ConsenSys has partnered with the Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) to bring its enterprise ledger to the China’s blockchain project. ( read original story …)
ConsenSys partners with China’s Blockchain Service Network
ConsenSys announced a partnership with the Chinese Blockchain-based Service Network to make blockchain more accessible for enterprises and government organizations. ( read original story …)
China’s Xi calls for unity in fighting virus, climate change
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for cooperation in fighting the twin challenges of the pandemic and climate change in an address to the World Economic Forum … ( read original story …)
China pushes fringe theories on COVID-19 pandemic origins, vaccines
Some worry that when the state pushes fringe theories, it encourages poor public health policy by fostering skepticism about the virus. ( read original story …)
This Wuhan man criticized China’s handling of COVID-19. A year later, he’s still isolated
A year after Wuhan brought the coronavirus to the world’s attention, resident Zhu Tao, a critic of the Chinese government, is more isolated than ever. ( read original story …)
Zimbabwe, beset by soaring COVID-19 cases, gets vaccine offers from Russia, China
Russia and China have approached Zimbabwe about supplying vaccines to tackle its escalating COVID-19 outbreak amid concern about Harare’s ability to afford the shots, with plans for meetings with … ( read original story …)
Has China Done Too Well Against Covid-19?
Within weeks of the new coronavirus’s emergence last year, China began to report a dramatic drop in the number of confirmed cases. Then it put in place a “zero-infections” policy: The detection of … (…
Soldiers injured in fresh border skirmish between India and China
India and China share an unofficial frontier that stretches 2,200 miles. Last June, the deadliest border conflict between the two countries in five decades killed 20 Indian soldiers and caused an … ( read original…
China Overtakes U.S. as Top Destination for Foreign Investment: Live Updates
The tit-for-tat trade restrictions between China and the United States under the Trump administration, coupled with the coronavirus pandemic, have given China a surprising edge. China has for the … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s ominous Taiwan ‘signal’ to Biden administration
Beijing has sent a none too subtle “signal” to the new Biden administration to take a step back from former President Donald Trump’s hard ball tactics against China. ( read original story …)
China’s Xi calls for unity in first remarks of Biden era, warns against ‘arrogant isolation’
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s comments come less than a week after the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. ( read original story …)