Their family members in Northern Virginia — one of the largest diasporas of Uyghurs in the United States — are largely powerless to help them. Speaking out, even from here, can carry grave risks of…
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President Biden is attempting to reconfigure the frayed U.S. relationship with China to be both competitive and cooperative. His administration is off to a rocky start. In two days of talks concluding … ( read…
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Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are set to conclude their talks in Alaska on Friday after a dramatic opening round laid bare the depth of tensions between the world’s two largest economies at the ……
China controls Uighur minority through family separations, reports say
The human rights watchdog said in a new report parents are being systemically cut off from their children since 2017 across international borders, when China escalated its surveillance and detention … ( read original story…
China Fears Tesla Cars Could Be Sending Secret Locations to U.S.
Tesla vehicles will reportedly be restricted at government agencies, military facilities and some state-owned businesses. ( read original story …)
Chinese Soldiers Stand in Formation in Beijing, China
Chinese soldiers stand in formation as they wait to march back to their barracks in Beijing on Friday, March 19, 2021. China’s foreign ministry says the government would not make concessions to the … (…
How Close Are China and Germany? Consider ‘Little Swabia.’
The city of Taicang illustrates the tight ties between the countries — and how difficult it could be for President Biden to win allies in his campaign to isolate Beijing. ( read original story …)
Video of China’s Put Down of U.S. During Tense Meeting Goes Viral
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken engaged in a strongly worded exchange with China’s top diplomat on Thursday during a two-day summit in Alaska. An edited video of the exchange, which has been … (…
Coronavirus started circulating in China in October 2019, study claims
The first case of a human infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus which causes Covid-19, may have occurred in China’s Hubei province as early as October 7, 2019. Only in mid-December, two months later, … (…
Beijing blames U.S. for ‘explosive’ Alaska meeting
The first high-level U.S.-China meeting of the Biden administration got off to a fiery start on Thursday (March 19) in Achorage with both sides levelling sharp rebukes of the others’ policies in a … (…
5 things to know for March 19: Covid-19, China, spa shootings, Cuomo, abortion
After the difficult year we’ve all seen, this year’s list of the world’s happiest countries feels even more relevant. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed … ( read original story…
Shenzhen’s second-hand home market cools down amid policy curbs
This photo shows a view of Shenzhen at night on Sept 16, 2020. The special economic zone serves as a model of China’s economic growth. [CHEN YEHUA/XINHUA] Over a month after Shenzhen became the first…
Sparks fly in the 1st direct, high-level U.S.-China talks of the Biden era
Top U.S. and Chinese officials offered sharply different views of each other and the world as they met face-to-face for the first time since President Biden took office. ( read original story …)
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