The European Parliament last month paused the ratification of a new investment pact with China until Beijing lifted sanctions on the EU.
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Countdown to Beijing 2022 | Winter Olympics education reaches deep into Beijing’s schools
Located only 1,000 meters away from the headquarters of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (BOCOG), Dianchang Road Primary School, one of Beijing’s 200 …
Beijing introduces voice-operated ticket machines to its airport subway lines
The seven major subway stations on the Beijing Capital Airport Line and Daxing Airport Line have all recently been equipped with voice-operated ticket machines. Now, commuters wanting to travel from …
China’s wandering elephants becoming international stars
Already famous at home, China’s wandering elephants are now becoming international stars. Major global media are chronicling the herd’s more than yearlong, 500 kilometer (300 mile) trek from their …
Coronavirus live news: China pledges more vaccine support for south-east Asia
Foreign minister says Beijing will help with production and distribution; reports say Canada will loosen 14-day quarantine for vaccinated travellers …
China’s Wolf Warriors Are Turning the World Against Beijing
After China’s top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, lectured his U.S. counterparts on America’s moral failings, including police killings of Black citizens, during bilateral talks in March, national security …
How China’s vaccine diplomacy brought bosom buddy Cambodia even closer
Almost one in every five Cambodians has already received a dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine, catapulting the country well past wealthier, bigger Southeast Asian neighbours. Like the doses, the success …
China pledges further COVID-19 aid to Southeast Asia
China on Tuesday pledged further assistance to Southeast Asian nations in battling the COVID-19 pandemic as it seeks to boost influence with the region where chief geopolitical rival the U.S. is also …
Blinken Slams China’s Lack of Transparency Amid Review of COVID-19 Origins
The United States renewed its call to “get to the bottom of” the origins of COVID-19, singling out China for bending international organizations to its worldview as the U.S. restores its annual …
US to Continue to Press China to Be Transparent and Forthcoming on Covid-19, Says Sullivan
This would be also one of the topics of discussion with foreign leaders as President Joe Biden departs on his maiden overseas trip …
China’s Shenzhen dangles financial incentives to spur satellite sector
China’s southern tech city of Shenzhen said on Monday it would offer up to 300 million yuan ($47 million) in financial incentives per project as part of a push to become an innovation hub for…
South China’s Shenzhen subsidizes up to $47 million to promote innovative satellite development
Shenzhen, South China’s Guangdong Province on Monday released a set of measures, including aid worth up to 300 million yuan ($47 million) to transform the city into an innovation hub for the satellite …
Europe risks falling behind China and US in renewables, warn industry chiefs
Europe risks falling behind the US and China in efforts to decarbonise unless it legislates for a radical expansion of renewable energy, said leaders of the bloc’s chemicals and wind power industries.
