The sudden stop of the global economy in 2020 has brought to everyone’s attention the interconnectedness of supply chains across countries and continents. Add to this the mounting tensions between the … ( read original…
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Bacterial outbreak infects thousands after factory leak in China
Several thousand people in northwest China have tested positive for a bacterial disease, authorities said on Tuesday, in an outbreak caused by a leak at a biopharmaceutical company last year. ( read original story …)
Global report: China locks down border city in response to two Covid cases
China has locked down a city on its border with Myanmar and launched a campaign to test the city’s entire population of more than 200,000 people. Officials in Ruili in Yunnan province said the city…
‘Whistleblower’ Claiming China Created Covid-19 Coronavirus Has Ties To Steve Bannon
Lack of real scientific evidence has been the big hole in ongoing conspiracy theories that claim that the Covid-19 coronavirus was actually manufactured by China. As I wrote previously for Forbes, … ( read original…
China’s Sinovac to test coronavirus vaccine candidate in teenagers, children
Chinese vaccine maker Sinovac Biotech plans to start a clinical trial of its experimental coronavirus vaccine with children and adolescents later this month, widening its test on a shot that’s already … ( read original…
China remains ‘hugely important’ to the global economy, says Standard Life Aberdeen chairman
Geopolitical tensions between China and other countries can present new challenges for businesses, but the Asian giant’s role in the world has not diminished, said Douglas Flint, chairman of Standard … ( read original story…
Mainland China Reports Nine New COVID-19 Cases Versus 12 a Day Earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mainland China reported nine new COVID-19 cases as of Sept. 16, down from 12 reported a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health … ( read…
American stuck in China during coronavirus pandemic is back home months later
American Kurt Mitenbuler left for what he thought would be a typical vacation to China last December, but didn’t make it home until nine months later. He was planning to travel for a … (…
Western journalists are getting squeezed out of China by superpower tensions
As the government detains, expels and denies visas to reporters, top news outlets lack eyes and ears in China. ( read original story …)
China debt dogs Maldives’ ‘bridge to prosperity’
And the single mother of two teenagers has China to thank. A 2.1km (1.3-mile), four-lane bridge built with $200m (£148m) from Beijing means Male’s taxi drivers can now pick up passengers right from … (…
U.S. accuses China of harboring hackers who targeted video game firms, universities and other companies
The Justice Department has charged five Chinese nationals in separate global hacking schemes targeting more than 100 video game firms, universities and other victims, officials said Wednesday while … ( read original story …)
Journalists get caught in the middle of souring U.S.-China relations
Like many Western news organizations, The Post has been caught in the middle of tensions between two superpowers that is already limiting the flow of independent news and information from the country … ( read…
China-Backed Hackers Broke Into 100 Firms and Agencies, U.S. Says
In indictments against five Chinese nationals, the Justice Department described sophisticated attacks to hijack networks and extort universities, businesses and nonprofits. ( read original story …)
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