At the start of the Corona crisis, increased demand and limited arrivals led … Remarkably, ginger is currently very expensive in China and as a result little is shipped to the Netherlands. We do ……
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Beijing student is expelled over tweets from America
A Beijing university has expelled a student for posting derogatory comments about China on Twitter when he was in America.Ji Ziyue was dismissed by the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences … ( read…
New tensions raise prospect of US boycott of Beijing Winter Games
China’s deteriorating relationship with the United States could lead to fresh calls for a boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.The global spread of coronavirus from Wuhan, the new national … ( read original…
Yum China named as sponsor for Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
Yum China Holdings Inc was named as an official retail food services sponsor for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the KFC operator in China said on Monday. ( read original story …)
GOP Senators Introduce Legislation Allowing COVID-19 Victims to Sue China in Federal Court
and Thom Tillis (NC), amends Title 28 and grants federal courts the authority to hear grievances surrounding China’s role in the COVID-19 pandemic. “A foreign state shall not be immune from … ( read original…
Trump’s Covid-19 response shows he has given up on competition with China that doesn’t involve guns and bombs
Opinion: In modern great-power competition, it takes more than military strength to win, and the US is showing it doesn’t have much else to offer. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong third wave: pro-Beijing politicians call for postponement of elections amid coronavirus crisis
Pro-Beijing politicians cited the risk of Covid-19 to call for the postponement of Hong Kong’s Legislative Council elections, a day after the city’s leader said the polls would go ahead as scheduled … ( read…
EU pressured to give results of leak probe into China disinformation
European parliamentarians are concerned that the bloc’s diplomatic service has focused more on how the documents became public than on the substantive question of how it dealt with China’s complaints. ( read original story …)
Pompeo Arrives in UK to Discuss China, 5G and Brexit
“While in London, Secretary Pompeo will meet with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss global priorities, including the COVID-19 economic rec … ( read original story …)
China, U.S. Escalate Forces, Threats in South China Sea
Beijing on Monday threatened further action if the U.S. continues to contest its claims over disputed islands in the contentious region. ( read original story …)
Tough Talk Between the U.S. and China Is Making A Diplomatic Resolution Harder Than Ever
Back in March, as the novel coronavirus started to spread across the U.S., many Americans went shopping for home freezers to help cut down … ( read original story …)
Corona has upset Xi’s crown
China’s banking regulator has advised its banks to be prepared for sharp rises in bad loans once the Corona moratorium period is over. Three Chinese banks have collapsed in the last three years and 15…
GOP bill would allow people to sue China over coronavirus ‘deceit’
A new GOP-led Senate bill would strip the Chinese government of its sovereign immunity and allow U.S. citizens to sue China in federal court for damages over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. ( read…
