China is encouraging tens of millions of migrant workers not to travel home during next February’s Lunar New Year holiday to prevent further spread of the coronavirus … ( read original story …)
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China’s COVID Whistleblower Doctor First Reported Patients One Year Ago
Ophthalmologist Li Wenliang was given an official reprimand for “spreading false rumors.” The Chinese government exonerated him after his death. ( read original story …)
Ukraine signs up for China’s Sinovac vaccine, with doses expected soon
Ukraine has signed contract to buy 1.8 million doses of China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, the presidential office said on Wednesday, with the shots expected in “the shortest possible time”.”We … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong boat activists: China jails group for up to three years
Ten Hong Kong activists arrested at sea as they tried to flee to Taiwan by speedboat have been jailed by China for between seven months and three years. Two minors in the group have been…
Diplomats Weigh In On the Path Forward for Canada-China Relations
Once the fate of one Chinese and two Canadian detainees has been resolved, Ottawa will need a more pragmatic policy toward Beijing, two ex-diplomats say. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: people in China ‘the most willing among 15 countries to take a vaccine’
World Economic Forum-Ipsos survey finds side-effect concern and perception of being at low risk of Covid-19 among reasons for vaccine hesitancy. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Hong Kong Fables Have Unhappy Endings
Beijing’s Hong Kong Fables Have Unhappy En… Hong Kong’s freedoms and international stature have taken a dramatic hit this year. In the last two decades, Beijing and the global financial community … ( read original…
25 Days That Changed the World: How Covid-19 Slipped China’s Grasp
Moving a Covid-19 victim in Wuhan, China, in February.Credit…CHINATOPIX, via Associated Press Supported by Beijing acted against the coronavirus with stunning force, as its official narratives … ( read original story …)
Sinopharm’s COVID-19 vaccine 79% effective, seeks approval in China
An affiliate of China’s state-owned drug maker Sinopharm said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine showed 79.34% efficacy and it has requested regulatory approval of the shot, moving a step closer to … ( read original…
China’s Fosun to set up JV with BioNTech to make COVID-19 vaccines-Caixin
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group will set up a joint venture with Germany’s BioNTech to produce COVID-19 vaccines in China, financial magazine Caixin reported on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
China-EU investment deal: draft text shows Beijing to broadly open market to European firms, but some sectors remain off limits
An imminent investment treaty will crack open large swathes of the Chinese economy to European firms, but a recent version of the negotiating text suggests that Beijing intends to ensure some … ( read original…
China sentences HK activists to up to 3 years in jail for border crossing
A Chinese court sentenced 10 Hong Kong activists to between seven months and three years in jail on Wednesday for illegally crossing the border, in a case that has drawn international attention and … (…
China enlists coronavirus prevention squad for hospitals to help beat next wave
With infection from medical facilities a serious problem, this Chinese team aims to create better prevention policy, assess risks and establish an alarm system. ( read original story …)
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