China has signed up to a deal to ensure future Covid-19 vaccines are distributed to developing countries, the biggest economy yet to join the World Health Organization-led bid to control the pandemic. ( read original…
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China says joins COVAX vaccine facility for COVID-19
China said on Friday it has formally joined the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, becoming the biggest economy to back the initiative to date. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua … ( read original…
China Joins WHO’s Global Coronavirus Vaccine Program
China joined the World Health Organization-backed Covax program Oct. 8, the Foreign Ministry says in statement Friday. ( read original story …)
Japan stocks set to trade mixed; private survey of China’s services activity ahead
China’s Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index is expected to be out at around 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN. The data could provide more clues on the state of China’s economic recovery from the … ( read original…
Mainland China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases vs 11 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases on Oct. 8, up from 11 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Friday. ( read original story …)
Is Beijing trying to exhaust Taiwan’s air force?
Mainland China’s repeated military incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone are meant to drain the island’s air force and establish the PLA as a regular presence in the area, observers said. The … ( read…
Coronavirus: Beijing holds fire on Trump threat ‘to make China pay’
Beijing does not want to add to tension with the US and be dragged into a presidential election already overshadowed by the pandemic. In a video posted on Twitter on Wednesday, Trump, who returned to…
Trump Is Demanding China Pay ‘Big Price’ For Covid-19
President Donald Trump has repeatedly promised this week that China will “pay a big price” for its role in the coronavirus pandemic, a vague but aggressive threat from a president who has frequently … (…
Where did Los Angeles’ first COVID-19 cases come from? Genetic researchers say not China
Local researchers have discovered a surprising finding as they tracked the start of the coronavirus outbreak in Los Angeles. ( read original story …)
China and the U.S. Draw Unfavorable Views From Abroad
China attracts historically high negative views while the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic is seen as worse than Beijing’s. ( read original story …)
Despite a Strong COVID-19 Rebound, China Isn’t Going Back to Normal Anytime Soon
You might think 2020 had been a pretty good year for China, at least when compared with the West. Though COVID-19 began its global march there, China’s recovery has been remarkable. The … ( read…
During debate, Harris raised Trump’s low global rating compared with China’s Xi. Here’s what polls show.
During Wednesday’s vice-presidential debate, the candidates squared off over which administration would take a tougher stance on China. “The Trump administration’s perspective and approach to China … ( read original story …)
China’s experimental coronavirus vaccine appears safe — study
China has inoculated hundreds of thousands of essential workers and other groups considered at high risk with other vaccines, even as clinical trials had not been fully completed, raising safety … ( read original story…
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