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China reports two new COVID-19 cases vs 10 a day earlier
Mainland China reported two new COVID-19 cases on Sept. 8, down from 10 a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
South China Sea: Beijing begins HUGE military upgrade in face-off with ‘provocative’ US
The new airborne allows China to carry out early warning operations, analysts explained on Monday. The latest upgrade was spotted in a picture recently published by China Military Online, the English … ( read original…
Cheng Lei, Australian anchor detained in Beijing, accused of ‘endangering China’s national security’
Despite being held in detention since last month, Chinese authorities do not know what they will charge Cheng Lei with, according to an associate professor who was himself detained in the country for … (…
South China Sea warning: Indonesia raise alarm as Beijing-Washington tensions soar
TENSIONS in the South China Sea have escalated once again after Indonesia raised the alarm as the “rivalry” between Beijing and Washington intensifies. ( read original story …)
Beijing and Delhi trade accusations over border shootings
No casualties have been reported, but this is first time since 1975 that live ammunition has been used along the disputed border. The two sides have been concentrating troops in Ladakh and Tibet since ……
China, India Aim for Peace But Keep Edging Toward Conflict at Border
“The tranquility of the border areas was for the first time since 1975 pieced through by the gunshots,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said of his country’s latest border encounter … ( read original…
‘Decoupling’ the U.S. from China would backfire
Peter Cowhey, a UCSD dean who chairs this working group, summarized its findings at an online meeting of the UCSD China Forum last week: “The U.S. is in much better shape than t … (…
Two Australian journalists flee China after tense standoff
Friends and colleagues of Bill Birtles, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s correspondent in Beijing, gathered in his apartment last Wednesday for a final round of drinks before his departure … ( read original story …)
Xi praises China’s coronavirus response, voices support for WHO
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday lauded China’s efforts in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, showing support for the World Health Organization (WHO) amid ongoing criticism from the U.S. that the … ( read original story…
China accused of “assault on media freedoms” as Australian journalists leave under pressure
With the departure – after questioning by security services – of the last Australian journalists from the country, there’s fear of an “assault on media freedoms.” … ( read original story …)
China, India trade blame for gunfire in disputed border region
Authorities in China and India are accusing each other of firing gunshots in a tense border region that separates the two nations. ( read original story …)
US must drop China decoupling threats and ‘stop burying its head in the sand’, ex-Beijing trade officials say
China will do whatever it takes to stare down US threats of decoupling and stay connected to the global trade system, two prominent ex-trade officials say. ( read original story …)
