Beijing hosted a series of events on Thursday to celebrate China’s Cultural and Natural Heritage Day. The Zhoukoudian site in Fangshan district in the southwest of the city is the main venue for the …
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Shenzhen sets development goals for 2025 and beyond
Shenzhen published its 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for National Economic and Social Development as well as its Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. The two documents also established a …
China rushes through law to counter US and EU sanctions
Foreigners could be placed on an anti-sanctions list and denied entry into China or expelled from the country …
China invites Taiwanese to come to get vaccinated against COVID-19
China’s government said on Friday that it welcomed Taiwanese to come and get vaccinated against COVID-19 and called on Taiwan to remove obstacles and allow its people to receive the “highly effective” …
China to stop subsidise new solar power stations, onshore wind projects in 2021
China will no longer grant subsidies for new solar power stations, distributed solar projects by commercial users or onshore wind projects from the central government budget in 2021, the state planner …
BlackRock gets license to start China mutual fund business
BlackRock has become the first global asset manager allowed to start a wholly-owned onshore mutual fund business in China, as Beijing accelerates opening of the $3.5 trillion industry. BlackRock …
Cold war or uneasy peace: does defining US-China competition matter?
Many are beginning to fear the world may soon be caught in the crossfire between Beijing and Washington …
When Kissinger went to China
At the time China was isolated from the outside world amidst the chaos of the Cultural Revolution. America was looking for a way out of the Vietnam war. Both countries had had no contact for…
China’s Huawei aims to reach driverless car technology in 2025
China’s Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) aims to develop driverless passenger car technology by 2025, an executive said on Thursday, as the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker diversifies …
Joe Biden, Boris Johnson call for further Covid-19 origins investigation in China
The two leaders want ‘timely, transparent and evidence-based independent process for the next phase of the WHO-convened Covid-19 origins study’.
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga angers China after he describes Taiwan as a country
Mainland China has never renounced the use of force to regain control over Taiwan and Tokyo’s recent shows of support for the island have already hit relations.
EU adds to pressure on China and calls for full investigation into origins of Covid
The European Union has called for an investigation into the origins of Covid-19, adding pressure on China, which is already facing a barrage of calls for renewed probe into the pandemic.European …
China to study using CanSinoBIO COVID shots as a booster
Chinese researchers plan to study using a COVID-19 vaccine from CanSino Biologics as a booster shot for people who have already been inoculated with other vaccines, clinical trial registration data …
