About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country’s emergency use programme, its chief … ( read original story …)
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Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China’s Wuhan touts recovery
The Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, believed by many to be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is sealed behind a blue perimeter fence. A large team of security staff chases…
Experts warn China-India standoff risks unintentional war
As a monthslong military standoff between India and China along their disputed mountain border protracts, experts warn that the nuclear-armed countries — which already have engaged in their bloodiest … ( read original story …)
China tries to flip the pandemic script, starring a ‘reborn’ Wuhan
China is recasting Wuhan as a heroic coronavirus victim and trying to throw doubt on the pandemic’s origin story as it aims to seize the narrative at a time of growing global distrust of Beijing.…
Russian Ex-Gulag Town On China’s Doorstep Eyes Rebirth
The remote Russian town of Svobodny has languished in misery for decades but the launch of new mega-projects with their sights set on nearby China is expected to give it a new lease on life.…
Mainland China reports 10 new Covid-19 cases, unchanged from a day earlier
Mainland China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 5, unchanged from a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday. The National Health Commission said in a statement that … ( read…
Beijing May Be More Addicted to Coal Than Oil
There’s one surprise entrant in the group of oil companies announcing plans this year for how they’ll reduce emissions: PetroChina Co.China’s oil companies, unlike their peers in the U.S. and … ( read original story …)
‘He’s been set up’: the American whose life may depend on US-China relations
Sentenced to death in China, American Mark Swidan hopes for a permanent reprieve but his fate may hinge on an easing of diplomatic tensions … ( read original story …)
How China’s new language policy sparked rare backlash in Inner Mongolia
Ethnic Mongolian students and parents in northern China have staged mass school boycotts and petitions over a new curriculum that would scale back education in their mother tongue, a rare public … ( read original…
India and China agree to ease tension on border
India and China said on Saturday they had agreed to work towards reducing tensions along their contested border, following a meeting of the defence ministers of the nuclear-armed Asian giants. Both si … ( read…
China unveils tighter coronavirus testing rules for travellers from the US
Passengers must have a nucleic acid test and submit the results for review to a Chinese embassy or consulate within three days of the flight. ( read original story …)
U.S. considers blacklisting China’s largest chipmaker as tech tensions escalate
The Trump administration’s move is part of a continued effort to put pressure on China’s technology firms and marks a major escalation in the tech battle between the U.S. and China. ( read original story…
U.S. considers cutting trade with China’s biggest semiconductor manufacturer
The Defense Department said it is working with other agencies to determine whether the “actions” of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, or SMIC, warrant adding the company to the so … ( read original story …)
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