U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reported Friday that the Biden Administration has launched the Office of China Coordination to address the «geopolitical challenge» Beijing poses to Washington.
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China to Adjust ‘Excessive’ COVID Policy, But Looks to Avoid ‘Goblin Mode”
“We don’t want to have a goblin mode,” Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said, using Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year.
China Reels From Coronavirus Surge After Relaxing ‘Zero COVID’ Strategy
Officials are no longer tracking asymptomatic COVID-19 infections, leading to a large underestimate of the real surge.
China insists Manchester protester broke into consulate, vows ‘strong’ countermeasures against UK
China has accused the United Kingdom of political manipulation regarding the Manchester consulate incident, promising “strong and forceful countermeasures” if London continues. In a press briefing …
China vows to prop up virus-hit economy
The deaths of two veteran Chinese state journalists from COVID-19 have been reported as officials pledged to support the country’s economy next year.
Coronavirus in China: medical students demand better pay, protection on Covid front line
Students also want to be free to go home for the winter holidays; and for those staying to be paid the same as staff doctors.
COVID-linked deaths seen in Beijing after virus rules eased
Outside a funeral home in eastern Beijing, dozens of people were bundled up in parkas and hats against the freezing temperatures Friday evening as workers in full protective suits wheeled out coffins one by one.
COVID unleashed in Beijing shows rest of China what’s next
Bucking expectations for a managed and gradual transition, China is now allowing the coronavirus to run rampant. As a result, Beijing’s rapidly spreading COVID outbreak has turned the Chinese capital …
If Biden won’t protect us from China, then states like mine need to step up and do what we can
China’s communist government hates America. That may seem overly harsh or simple – but it’s a fact. They want to be the strongest nation on earth, and they see America standing in their way. Unfortunately,…
Shenzhen Holds the 2022 Global Investment Promotion Conference
Shenzhen, a southern Chinese coastal city and high-tech hub, saw 315 projects with a total investment of 879 billion yuan (about 126.31 billion U.S. dollars) inked at a conference on December 9, as …
China agreed to form global sovereign debt ’roundtable’ -IMF chief
Chinese officials have agreed to form a global sovereign debt “roundtable” that would include a wide variety of stakeholders, including private sector creditors, International Monetary Fund chief …
FirstFT: Covid grips Beijing
Evidence of a new wave of Covid-19 deaths is beginning to emerge in Beijing despite official tallies showing no fatalities since an uncontrolled outbreak began sweeping through China’s capital of 22mn inhabitants this week.
China’s COVID case “explosion” not due to relaxed rules, WHO says, as 1st deaths reported since easing
Despite official promises of a vaccine surge and calls for most of those infected to just ride it out, sudden policy changes have left many people nervous.