Taiwan is yet to receive an invite to a key World Health Organization (WHO) meeting this week expected to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic due to “obstruction” from China, the island’s foreign ministry … (…
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China reports 33 new COVID-19 cases vs 28 a day earlier
China reported 33 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 8, up from 28 cases a day earlier, the national health authority reported on Monday. ( read original story …)
Drink up — and help to foil Beijing’s bullying
Twenty tonnes of live lobsters facing death at Shanghai airport are the first casualties. But far more is at stake. The Chinese Communist Party wants to punish resistance and quell criticism … ( read original…
China Extends Reach in the Caribbean, Unsettling the U.S.
The region has strategic importance as a hub for logistics, banking and commerce. It is also very close to the United States. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: public education key to China’s fight, disease expert says
China has done a better job than other countries to educate the public about disease prevention, helping to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control within its borders, according to top Chinese … ( read original…
China Evergrande ends four-year pursuit of Shenzhen rival, to repay some of US$19.7 billion raised from investors
China Evergrande has ended a plan to engineer a back-door listing for its property development unit in Shenzhen, ending a costly four-year pursuit of one of its biggest rivals in the city. ( read original…
Beijing noodle restaurant remembers Biden’s 2011 visit
The Yaoji Chaogan noodle restaurant beneath Beijing’s 600-year-old Drum Tower knows Joe Biden. Management has hung up photos of the U.S. president-elect from when, as … ( read original story …)
China’s Tianjin to Test Cold Storage Food Sites After Confirmed Coronavirus Case
China’s northern port city of Tianjin said on Sunday it plans to carry out tests on some cold storage facilities and their staff after a confirmed coronavirus case involving a worker who had handled ……
What Stanley Black & Decker’s Shenzhen Departure Tells Us
Looking closely at the story, it appears Stanley Black & Decker’s decision was not the result of falling out of place in the brave new Shenzhen – but rather of the same old China problems,…
A U.S.-China detente under Biden? Beijing isn’t betting on it.
While Biden could ease off Beijing in certain respects after Inauguration Day, many Chinese have adopted a fatalistic view of the post-Trump world: U.S.-China relations are likely to be fraught for … ( read original…
Almost £1BILLION of British taxpayers’ cash has been spent on coronavirus PPE from China
The Government signed almost 90 contracts worth £900million with China as ministers scrambled to adapt to the lightning-fast spread of the virus earlier this year, analysis has revealed. ( read original story …)
China’s state-run news media reacts to Biden’s victory with cautious optimism.
China’s state news media reacted with cautious optimism to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory in the United States’ presidential election, expressing hope that he would stabilize the … ( read original story…
Carrie Lam meets leaders of Guangdong, Shenzhen
Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with leaders of Guangdong province and Shenzhen on Saturday to discuss ways to jointly take forward the … ( read original…