China aims to test more than nine million residents of the port city of Qingdao within five days following a minor outbreak of the coronavirus, health officials said Monday, the first mass testing in ……
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Taiwanese man held in China ‘confesses’ on TV to filming troops on Hong Kong border
Lee Meng-chu is accused of filming Chinese troops gathering at the border with Hong Kong during protests in 2019 … ( read original story …)
Canadian detained in China ‘astonished’ to learn about scale of Covid pandemic
Michael Kovrig had his first contact with diplomats since January, saying he was determined to come home … ( read original story …)
China’s Qingdao orders 9 million COVID-19 tests following outbreak
COVID-19 infections in mainland China have fallen drastically from peaks early this year, but the country remains on high alert. ( read original story …)
Donald Trump says he defeated ‘China virus’, claims he’s now ‘immune’ to coronavirus
US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) said that he has defeated the “China virus”, and claimed that he was now ‘immune’ to the virus. “The president is in very good shape to fight…
China’s Qingdao orders city-wide COVID-19 testing following new infections
China’s Qingdao city said on Monday it will conduct COVID-19 tests for the entire population of more than 9 million people over five days after new cases appeared linked to a hospital treating … (…
China’s Xi to Deliver Speech in Shenzhen Marking Its 40th Anniversary – State Media
On Sunday, the central government announced measures that will give Shenzhen greater control over land use and are intended to encourage foreign investment in the technology sector, while reducing … ( read original story …)
South China Sea: Beijing stages all-out Taiwan INVASION in horror military drill
Saturday saw China’s simulated attack use drones, special forces and airborne troops in a staged exercise to prepare for an invasion of Taiwan. The horrific drills were reported by Chinese state … ( read original…
Mainland China reports 21 new COVID-19 cases, same as day earlier
BEIJING, Oct 12 (Reuters) – Mainland China reported 21 new COVID-19 cases for Oct. 11, matching the number of new cases a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Monday. The National … (…
The Times view on China’s return to the United Nations: Hostile Makeover
This week countries will gather at the United Nations headquarters to elect next year’s representatives to the organisation’s top human rights body. The UN Human Rights Council’s utility has long been … ( read original…
How Australia-China relations have hit ‘lowest ebb in decades’
China relationship is unravelling at a pace that could not have been contemplated just six months ago,” academic James Laurenceson wrote recently. Take the escalation in recent weeks alone. Chinese … ( read original story…
Chinese visit a temple for New Years in Beijing
Chinese pray at a temple as China celebrates the Lunar New Year in Beijing January 29, 2009. Tens of millions of Chinese around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year, one of the most important…
Tory critic dismisses China’s pandemic ‘excuse’ barring access to Kovrig, Spavor
Conservative foreign affairs critic Michael Chong says Canada’s recent virtual consular visits to Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor should have happened much sooner. ( read original story …)
