a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics who has been studying Covid-19 vaccine supply chains. The urgency of booster shots is even higher “if you look at China or the …
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Coronavirus Toll At 1100 GMT Tuesday
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 5,053,909 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Tuesday.
Beijing Winter Olympics: Robots help protect people against COVID-19 Beijing Winter Olympics: Robots help protect people against COVID-19
Beijing will host the Winter Olympics next year under unusual circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organizers to come up with new ways to protect people from the virus. And robots are …
Australia Shows the World What Decoupling From China Looks Like
Economically, the two sides have been increasingly intertwined, with Australia providing many of the commodities on which China’s industry relies. But politically, much divides them. Beyond …
US Holocaust Museum says China boosting Uyghur repression
The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum says it has compiled evidence of increasing government repression against Uyghur Muslims in China’s western Xinjiang region .
Trump warns Biden administration taking the wrong approach to China: ‘It shows such weakness’
Former President Trump, in an interview with Fox News, said the Biden administration is taking the wrong approach to China, warning that the current messaging to Beijing shows “such weakness.” …
NE China’s Dalian suspends schools to prevent COVID-19 cluster infections
Photo: VCG Schools in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, were suspended on Tuesday to prevent cluster infections. The city reported 32 new local infections on Tuesday, including five …
The U.S. urges Beijing to release a Chinese citizen journalist who highlighted Covid.
Zhang Zhan, who was imprisoned after exposing the failures of the government’s initial response to the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, is near death, friends and family say.
China Has Overplayed the Outrage Card
In Chinese-speaking communities beyond the reach of Beijing’s censorship regime, the song “Fragile” has been an unexpected hit. With more than 26 million views on YouTube since dropping in mid-October …
Beijing 2022: Polish luger says Beijing barrier crash could have been a ‘tragedy’
Polish luger Mateusz Sochowicz said his accident while training on the Olympic track near Beijing on Monday could have resulted in “tragedy” if he had not taken evasive action to try to avoid a closed…
Beijing Olympics promises beer, shopping inside Games bubble
Organisers of the Beijing Winter Olympics sought to assure participants on Tuesday that the February event would operate nearly as normal, with vendors selling souvenirs, foreign cuisines and beer at …
The Fed warns that China’s property market stress poses a risk to the U.S.
The U.S. central bank voiced concern as China Evergrande’s debt troubles have raised alarm in global financial markets and at home.
US is seeking coexistence with China, not Cold War, says Jake Sullivan
America is not seeking a new Cold War with China, but looking for a system of peaceful coexistence, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said. “The goal here is not containment, it’s not a new…