Admiral Phillip Davidson, leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday that China could invade Taiwan by 2027 before moving to “supplant the United States and our leadership role in the rules … ( read…
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China Stocks Up After Intervention; Xi Addresses PLA: NPC Update
China’s stock market staged a modest recovery Wednesday, following heavy losses over the past month. One of the questions on traders’ minds now is whether authorities will do more to calm sentiment … ( read…
Wuhan Lab Theory a Dark Cloud on China
The WHO’s inability to divorce itself from Beijing’s propaganda doesn’t help. ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: China Telecom’s homecoming glory
China Telecom looks set to get a strong reception in Shanghai. On Tuesday the state-owned wireless carrier announced plans to sell up to 12 billion shares, equivalent to 13% of the enlarged capital, … (…
Former Hong Kong anti-Beijing lawmaker moves to Australia
Hong Kong-based Australian lawyer Antony Dapiran said Hui’s move to Australia would be welcomed by Hong Kong dissidents and condemned by Beijing. Dapiran, who is not representing Hui, said the … ( read original story…
China travel: Americans and other Westerners are increasingly scared of traveling there as threat of detention rises
As President Xi breeds a culture of nationalism and forges increasingly hostile relations with Western governments, some fear that if a diplomatic spat between their government and Beijing occurred … ( read original story …)
China reports five new coronavirus cases on mainland, from eight a day earlier
China reported five new mainland COVID-19 cases on March 9, down from eight a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commission said all of the new … (…
Beijing summons UK envoy Dame Caroline Wilson for defending ‘fake news’
Beijing delivered a public dressing down to the British ambassador yesterday in protest at an article she posted on Chinese social media supporting the role of a free press.The Foreign Ministry … ( read original…
Calling out Beijing’s genocide of Uighurs
Beijing is guilty of violating every single provision in the UN Genocide Convention in its abuse against the Muslim-minority Uighurs in the far-west region of Xinjiang, report a group of 50 global … ( read…
Has the risk of arbitrary detention made China unsafe to travel to for foreigners?
Jeff Wasserstrom is a self-proclaimed China specialist who is seriously considering never returning to China — at least, he says, not while President Xi Jinping is in power. ( read original story …)
China issues ‘world-first’ COVID-19 vaccine passport in boost for travel
To reboot the international travel industry, China has issued the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine passport, which shows a user’s vaccination status, recent coronavirus test results and antibody test … ( read original story …)
Beijing denies Uyghur genocide claims. Hear report’s author react
CNN’s Becky Anderson speaks with Yonah Diamond, who worked with more than 50 global experts in human rights, war crimes and international law on an independent report which claims that the Chinese … ( read…
China breaching every act in genocide convention, says legal report on Uighurs
Thinktank publishes first non-governmental legal examination of China’s actions in Xinjiang … ( read original story …)
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