A US study has dealt a killer blow to claims that the coronavirus emerged from a livestock market in Wuhan last winter, as global evidence proves the virus had spread across the world before then.…
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Beijing is China’s only shining northern city as centre of economic gravity moves south
All Chinese cities north of the Yangtze River, except Beijing, are in relative decline as the centre of economic gravity in the world’s second biggest economy quickly shifts southward. The capital is … ( read…
WA museum ‘buckles’ to Beijing and removes any reference to China as COVID-19 source
A Western Australian museum has removed references to China being the source of the coronavirus in an exhibit after the consul-general demanded it change “factual errors”. ( read original story …)
China continuing to outpace the U.S. economy, CFO survey reveals
China’s economic gains place it ahead of the U.S. and other regions in achieving growth after the pandemic, according to the Q4 CNBC Global CFO Council Survey. ( read original story …)
China’s Ant considers Paytm stake sale amid tensions with India — sources
Paytm, which is also backed by SoftBank Group Corp among others, was valued at about $16 billion during its latest private fundraising round a year ago. ( read original story …)
China’s Covid-19 Comeback Lifts Iron Ore
Iron ore climbed to $133.05 a metric ton on Tuesday, notching up its strongest price in seven years, according to data from S&P Global Platts. The value of steel’s main ingredient, one of the world’s…
zaha hadid architects unveils future shenzhen science and technology museum
(ZHA) has revealed its design for the future ‘shenzhen science and technology museum’, a landmark building that intends to showcase and strengthen the city’s global position as a leading center of … ( read original…
Australia is out of recession. Now it needs to avoid a trade war with China
Australia’s economy is growing again after the coronavirus pandemic pushed it into its first recession in three decades. ( read original story …)
China Will Be Able to Fight Foreign Wars Within 15 Years, Report to Congress Warns
China Economic and Security Review Commission’s latest report comes after a year of deteriorating American-Chinese relations. ( read original story …)
China MeToo movement gets its moment in court as sexual harassment case begins
Zhou Xiaoxuan sparked a storm in 2018 when she accused a TV personality of groping and forcibly kissing her when she was an intern … ( read original story …)
State Department: China trying to ‘undo sanctions’ against N. Korea
China is trying to “undo the U.N. sanctions regime” against North Korea and is delaying the secretive state’s move toward denuclearization, a State Department official said. ( read original story …)
Biden would not immediately remove Phase 1 trade agreement with China: NYT
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has said that he will not immediately act to remove the Phase 1 trade agreement, which President Donald Trump inked with China, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. ( read…
Mainland China reports nine new COVID-19 cases, down from 12 a day earlier
Mainland China reported nine new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 1, down from 12 cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
