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Analysis: U.S. efforts on Huawei executive case may save Canada’s stalled China policy
Canada could see the end of a nasty diplomatic dispute with China if the United States reaches a deal to release a Huawei executive from house arrest in Vancouver, but the affair shows that without…
China Celebrates Surpassing US in Trade with EU for the First Time
Trade statistics sent to Newsweek by the European Union showed growth in Chinese imports and a significant decline in both U.S. imports and exports even as Washington sought to discourage global … ( read original…
China plants its flag on the moon as lunar probe heads back to Earth
China has become the second country in history to put its flag on the moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted the Stars and Stripes. Pictures from the country’s National Space ……
Beijing set a trap for Scott Morrison and he walked right in
When it published its inflammatory propaganda – the old Soviet communist party term “agitprop” best describes it, a combination of agitation and propaganda – it set a trap for Scott Morrison. He … ( read…
Trudeau won’t comment on possible release of Huawei CFO, says priority is Canadians held in China
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday declined to comment on talks between the U.S. Justice Department and lawyers that could lead to the release of a senior Huawei executive who is under … (…
China conducting biological tests to create super soldiers, US spy chief says
Intelligence director John Ratcliffe claims human testing aims to develop soldiers with ‘biologically enhanced capabilities’ … ( read original story …)
As China nears a coronavirus vaccine, bribery cloud hangs over drugmaker Sinovac
CEO gave cash bribes to a Chinese drug regulatory official for nine years, aiding the company’s climb to the top of the country’s vaccine industry, court records show. ( read original story …)
China’s ‘Vaccine Diplomacy’ Begins as Shots to Be Rolled Out in Turkey, Latin America
A Chinese coronavirus vaccine is set to be rolled out in Turkey later this month, with some Latin American country also in line to receive COVID-19 shots developed in the East Asian nation over the…
China becomes second nation to plant flag on the Moon
China has planted its flag on the Moon, more than 50 years after the US first planted the Stars and Stripes there. The pictures from China’s National Space Administration show the five-starred Red … (…
China’s CNOOC says ‘shocked, regretful’ over being added to U.S. blacklist
China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) said on Friday it was “shocked and regretful” to learn it had been added to a U.S. blacklist of companies with alleged ties to the Chinese military by the…
Intelligence chief Ratcliffe: No proof yet of election interference; China now biggest U.S. threat
U.S. Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe says American spy agencies have not yet found evidence of foreign entities changing votes and altering the recent election. Senior investigative … ( read original story …)
Exclusive: China comfortable with yuan rises for now as economy recovers, sources say
Chinese policymakers are comfortable with the yuan’s rise to two-and-a-half-year highs as a rebound in the world’s second-biggest economy accelerates and the central bank gives the market greater … ( read original story …)
