The investment and security pact would vastly extend China’s influence in the Middle East, throwing Iran an economic lifeline and creating new flash points with the United States. ( read original story …)
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Is too much trade at stake for Britain to stand up to Beijing?
Boris Johnson’s defence of democracy in Hong Kong has put at risk both exports and Chinese investment in UK infrastructure … ( read original story …)
State Dept. warns Americans in China of risk of detention, interrogation: report
The State Department is warning Americans to use “increased caution” in China over what it says is an increased risk of “prolonged interrogations and extended detention” amid increased tensions … ( read original story …)
China’s CanSino in talks for COVID vaccine Phase III trial overseas
Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday. ( read original story…
China’s Southern Jiangxi Declares Highest Flood Alert
The Jiangxi government raised its flood-control response level to I from II, the People’s Daily said, the top level on China’s four-tier scale, signalling disasters such as dam collapses or … ( read original story…
Beijing, Delhi should be partners and not rivals: Chinese Ambassador amid border tensions
This comes in the backdrop of India cutting its import dependence on China by half in the last financial year and also banning 59 Chinese apps including TikTok in a diplomatic response to the ……
China’s Xinjiang Policy: Less About Births, More About Control
For years, when I was giving talks or discussing my reporting on China’s one-child policy, well-meaning audience members would inevitably ask a question that I had come to expect: “Of course forced … ( read…
Beijing reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases for 5th consecutive day
A vehicle driven by a man who finished quarantine leaves the Xinfadi market in Beijing, capital of China, July 7, 2020. From Tuesday, people at high risk of exposure to the Xinfadi market, will ……
China reports two new coronavirus cases in mainland
Reuters/Thomas Peter Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing . BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported two new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 10, compa … ( read original story …)
WHO advance team heads to China to set up probe into coronavirus origin
A two-member advance team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus behind a pandemic that has killed more … ( read…
Humanitarian aid to Syrians threatened as Russia and China veto proposals at U.N.
The possible cutoff in food and medical supplies came as the first coronavirus case surfaced in northwest Syria, where millions of displaced Syrians have massed. ( read original story …)
Beijing shouldn’t blame Australia for measured moves on Hong Kong. It forced Morrison’s hand
I feel sorry for Chinese foreign ministry officials, with whom I have had many good conversations over the years. They have been pushed to lambast Australia and other Western democracies with such … ( read…
China Suspends Imports of Ecuador Shrimp on Coronavirus Risk
China’s customs authority said on Friday it was suspending imports from three shrimp producers in Ecuador after detecting the new coronavirus in recent shipments. ( read original story …)
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