Scientists debated the origins of COVID-19 on Tuesday, trading barbs over whether the bulk of evidence available points to a natural spillover event from a wild animal or a virus designed in a lab and…
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Germany’s Habeck says China ties more complex ahead of Beijing trip
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Wednesday that relations with China had become more complex but that the country was an important partner in all fields.
U.S. delegation visits Dalai Lama after passing bill urging Tibet, China to settle dispute
A delegation of high-level U.S. lawmakers visited the Dalai Lama after Congress last week passed a bill urging China to open dialogue to end its longstanding dispute with Tibet. The delegation, led by House Foreign…
Chinese Carmakers Urge Beijing To Increase Tariffs On EU Gasoline Cars In Retaliation For EV Tariffs: Report
Chinese carmakers have reportedly called upon Beijing to raise tariffs on European gasoline-powered cars. This move is seen as a retaliatory measure EU restrictions.
China is the true power in Putin and Kim’s budding friendship
More importantly, Russia and North Korea did not prioritise their relationship for decades. When he was friendly with the West, Mr Putin sanctioned Pyongyang twice and even joined the US, China, South Korea and Japan…
Philippines tells Beijing its words must match actions in South China Sea
The Philippines urged China on Wednesday to avoid actions that endanger sailors and vessels in the South China Sea, saying peace could not be achieved if China’s words did not match its behaviour in the…
Over a Third of China’s Paris Olympics Swimming Roster Tied to Doping Scandal
Eleven of 31 swimmers on China’s Olympic roster were controversially cleared after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs in 2020.
Pelosi and other U.S. lawmakers meet with Dalai Lama, a move likely to anger China
A group of U.S. lawmakers met with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in India on Wednesday, a move likely to anger China.The visit came as President Joe Biden appears poised to sign a bill…
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links
HONG KONG, June 19 (Reuters) – China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia. In…
China cultivated high-rolling crime families before turning on them
For the scion of a crime family linked to human trafficking and enslavement, money laundering and global cyberscams, Wei Qingtao was brazenly public. His Douyin account, the Chinese-language version …
Philippines blames China for ‘personnel injury and vessel damage’ in South China Sea collision
Manila has accused China of injuring Filipino personnel and damaging Philippine vessels during a South China Sea collision earlier this week, as tensions simmer over territorial disputes in the …
China’s central bank chief warns of weaker credit growth as property lending declines
Official data on “total social financing”, a broad gauge of credit growth, has also shown signs of weakness this year. It showed a rare credit contraction in April, its first decline since comparable …
Numbers as before Corona, but Chinese “missing”
Hallstatt and Chinese tourists – before Corona, they were inextricably linked. One pandemic later, the picture has changed somewhat. Crowds of …
