The men – plus one teenager living overseas – were targeted for allegedly posting ‘defamatory’ material about soldiers who died in clashes last year … ( read original story …)
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China Calls for a Reset, but U.S. Says Beijing Trying to ‘Avert Blame’
Wang, a Chinese state councillor and foreign minister, said Beijing stood ready to reopen constructive dialogue after ties sank to their lowest in decades under former president Donald Trump. But he … ( read original…
Beijing ‘Has No Real Friends,’ Says Mike Pompeo’s Top China Adviser
After Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi listed Beijing’s demands for a reset of U.S.-China relations, former Trump administration adviser Miles Yu called the remarks “inappropriate” and “illogical.” … ( read original story …)
Corporate Sponsors Face Growing Pressure to Boycott 2022 Beijing Olympic Games
Uighur rights groups are urging multinational corporations that have agreed to sponsor the Beijing Winter Olympics, to boycott what they call the “Genocide Games” and use their platforms instead to … ( read original story…
EU Calls on China to Allow ‘Meaningful Access’ to Xinjiang
Borrell, addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, said: “Once again, we urge China to allow meaningful access to Xinjiang for independent observers, including High Commissioner Bachelet. ( read original story …)
China Faces European Obstacles as Some Countries Heed U.S. Pressure
Some European countries are starting to block Chinese involvement in their economies, drawing closer to positions advocated by the U.S. amid growing anxiety in Europe over China’s increasingly … ( read original story …)
China’s 2nd protein subunit COVID-19 vaccine to enter clinical trial, easy to mass produce
VCG. China’s COVID-19 protein subunit vaccines have reported encouraging progress as a leading Chinese vaccine producer, Sinopharm, plans to b … ( read original story …)
China is exporting COVID-19 vaccines to 27 countries
Wang told a press briefing that vaccine aid from China has arrived in Pakistan, Cambodia, Laos, Equatorial Guinea, Zimbabwe, Mongolia and Belarus, and that vaccine exports from China have arrived in … ( read original…
Senegal begins vaccinating against coronavirus with doses from China
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal began its coronavirus vaccination campaign on Tuesday with 200,000 doses that it purchased from China’s Sinopharm, which it received last week. The first shots were given to … ( read original…
House Republican calls on Biden to boycott Beijing Olympics
The leading Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee wants President Biden to boycott next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing. ( read original story …)
China Arrests Six for Disputing Regime’s Account of India Border Clash
One of the men held is a blogger with 2.5 million followers on social media site Weibo, which has suspended his accounts for a year. ( read original story …)
Indian pharma firms go local seeking to end reliance on China
Indian drug companies are looking to local makers of so-called active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) or trying to make them in-house in a bid to end their reliance on China as ties between the two ……
China’s patriot games sweep aside last vestige of democracy in Hong Kong
Local-level officials face disqualification as Beijing reshapes the electoral system and requires candidates to swear allegiance to the Communist Party. ( read original story …)
