China launched a digital health certificate program that will detail a person’s COVID-19 vaccination history in order to facilitate international travel as more people get inoculated. Officials … ( read original story …)
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U.S and China Engage, Tentatively, on Climate Change
As the world’s two largest economies clash on human rights and trade, Washington and Beijing are inching towards cooperation on shared climate concerns through a G-20 committee. ( read original story …)
China launches ‘virus passport’
China has launched a health certificate programme for Chinese citizens travelling internationally, one of the first countries in the world to issue a “virus passport”. The digital certificate, which … ( read original story …)
Ukraine approves China’s Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine: ministry
Ukraine has approved the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac, Ukraine’s health ministry said on Tuesday. Ukrainian pharmaceutical company Lekhim said last month it had submitted documents to … ( read original story …)
U.S. Has Bigger Responsibility Than China To Heal Ties: Beijing Official
The Chinese foreign ministry says the onus is on Washington to take the initiative and help fix troubled U.S.-China relations. ( read original story …)
Book pulped after backlash to ‘China virus’ claim from diplomats, parents
A German publisher has pulped copies of a children’s book that said that the coronavirus originated in China, following a barrage of criticism from Chinese diplomats and parents. ( read original story …)
China’s treatment of Uighurs breaches UN genocide convention, finds landmark report
The Chinese government has breached every single article of the UN genocide convention in its treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang, and bears responsibility for committing genocide, according to a … ( read original story …)
China is falling short on its climate pledge
China’s pledge last September to become carbon-neutral by 2060 was one of the most striking advances in the climate change battle over the past year. The world had been waiting to see how its next…
Compulsory romance lessons among proposals at China’s political conference
“Romance and marriage lessons” in schools, using the social credit system to penalise people who abandon their pets, and ending compulsory English lessons are among the proposals made on the sidelines … ( read original…
Report: China’s treatment of Uighurs breaches every provision of U.N. genocide convention
China’s treatment of its Uighur population in Xinjiang region violates each provision of the United Nations’ genocide convention, according to a new damning report published Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus digest: China issues vaccine passport
The identification for Chinese citizens is said to be the world’s first “coronavirus passport.” Meanwhile, the US is easing restrictions. DW has the latest. ( read original story …)
‘Coronavirus can’t kill the industry’: China cruise market here to stay, analysts say
Just six years ago, the largest cruise companies in the world were racing each other to China, lured by the country’s growing middle class. The ships, some custom-built for Chinese taste, docked full … (…
The outlook of U.S. firms in China changed dramatically after Biden’s election
American businesses operating in China believe that U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration may help stabilize relations between the world’s two largest economies. The American Chamber of … ( read original story …)
