Chinese read public newspaper boards, many featuring the landing of the Chang’e-5 lunar probe, in Beijing on Thursday, December 17, 2020. China celebrated the safe landing of if its first lunar probe … ( read…
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Did Beijing miss its soft power moment?
To others, it may look like Beijing just missed its soft power moment. NEW EPISODES OF THE GLOBAL TRANSLATIONS PODCAST: Our Global Translations podcast, presented by Citi, examines the long-term costs … ( read original…
U.S. Stood Up by China at Military Safety Meeting
The U.S. military accused China’s People’s Liberation Army of skipping a scheduled bilateral discussion, a rare snub that comes at a sensitive moment in the soured Washington-Beijing relationship. ( read original story …)
RTG Consulting Group Announces New Win with The Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MOCAUP)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — RTG Consulting Group (RTG), has been appointed by Shenzhen Museum of Contemporary Art and Urban Planning (MOCAUP) as their official brand strategy partner. The … ( read original story…
EU and China revive hopes of investment deal this year
China and the EU are rushing to meet a year-end deadline to seal a long-awaited investment deal, in a sign of the bloc’s push to build strategic ties with Beijing, even as it re ……
WHO says China welcomes Covid-19 investigators, but unclear if they will go to Wuhan
It was unclear whether the WHO investigators will travel to the city of Wuhan where the virus was first detected. ( read original story …)
Moon rocks in hand, China prepares for future moon missions
Following the successful return of moon rocks by its Chang’e 5 robotic probe, China is preparing for future missions that could set the stage for an eventual lunar base to host human explorers … (…
The most important company you’ve never heard of is being dragged into the U.S.-China rivalry
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. makes chips for iPhones, video game consoles and fighter jets. Now it’s being forced to choose sides. ( read original story …)
China moon mission returns to Earth, vaulting nation into ranks of space powers
The Chang’e-5 capsule touched down safely, stirring national pride and fulfilling a step toward leader Xi Jinping’s “space dream.” … ( read original story …)
Prosecution of illegal border crossing suspects in Shenzhen a ‘decisive warning shot’ to Hong Kong secessionists
Twelve Hong Kong residents who had been detained in August for illegally entering into the mainland waters since they wanted to escape to the island of Taiwan to avoid being charged for their acts ……
Australia-China trade dispute could be a ‘lose-lose’ situation, says professor
China could also really hurt its own economy and environmental sustainability by imposing trade tariffs on Australia, says Tim Harcourt of the University of New South Wales. ( read original story …)
China Welcomes WHO-Led Trip to Investigate COVID-19, WHO Official Says
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that China had welcomed an international team of investigators into COVID-19 expected to travel to the country in early January. Babatunde Olowokure, the … ( read original story…
Exclusive: WHO-led team expected in China in January to probe COVID-19 origins – experts
An international mission led by the World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the COVID-19 pandemic, ……
