Chinese shop in an International supermarket celebrating Valentines Day in downtown Beijing on Sunday, February 14, 2021. Although China has its ‘own’ Valentines Day, much of the country’s younger … ( read original story …)
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The U.S. and Its Allies Must Ensure Taiwan Doesn’t Fall to Beijing
There are growing signs that a military crisis could erupt across the Taiwan Strait this year as China flexes its military muscle to strongarm Taipei into accepting unification. ASPI’s Peter … ( read original story…
Shenzhen: The City With 16,000 Electric Buse & 22,000 Electric Taxis
A spectacular electrification success on a mass scale, which amazes us. While in most of the countries there are not even 1,000 electric buses, in China, there are cities with thousands of electric … (…
Balkans turn to Russia and China for Covid vaccines
Bosnia’s Serb-majority region has received a shipment of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine after Balkan states were left waiting for jabs from the European Union and the World Health … ( read original story…
China says U.S. trying to damage Beijing’s economic sovereignty
China says that the U.S. is attempting to invade Beijing’s economic sovereignty, as tensions between the United States and China escalate amid a trade war. “At the negotiating table, the U.S. ( read original story…
Inside the battle between the BBC and China
China banned BBC World News is from airing in the country, according to a statement China’s National Radio and Television Administration released last week. The BBC says China is doing a disservice to … (…
BBC World News banned in China
BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA). CNN’s Brian Stelter speaks with Jamie Angus of the BBC. ( read original…
Preparations on track for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games: FM
China welcomes delegations from across the world to attend the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games and will definitely make the games worthwhile, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday … ( read original…
U.S. ‘gravely damaged’ coronavirus cooperation, China says as row erupts over WHO probe
The U.S. is “pointing fingers” at other countries who have been supportive of the WHO, Chinese embassy in Washington said in a statement Sunday. ( read original story …)
China Says U.S. ‘Damaged Cooperation’ on COVID Amid Accusations of Withholding Data
“The U.S., acting as if none of this had ever happened, is pointing fingers at other countries who have been faithfully supporting the WHO and at the WHO itself,” the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C…
‘Politics was always in the room.’ WHO mission chief reflects on China trip seeking COVID-19’s origin
Lab accident hypothesis, while ‘extremely unlikely,’ has not been ruled out, says Peter Ben Embarek after returning from 4-week investigation. ( read original story …)
WHO investigator claims China refused to hand over key Covid information
There is growing controversy over a World Health Organization investigation into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic after one of its members said China had refused to hand over key data, and the US ……
UK Says It Shares U.S. Concerns Over WHO COVID-19 Mission to China
British foreign minister Dominic Raab said he shared concerns about the level of access given to a World Health Organisation COVID-19 fact-finding mission to China, echoing criticism from the United … ( read original story…
