Last week, nine high-profile Hong Kong democracy activists went on trial on charges related to the 2019 mass protest movement there.Why it matters: The trial is another step in Beijing’s heavy-handed … ( read original…
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China did “little” to investigate COVID-19 origins in early months: report
China did “little” to investigate the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan during the first eight months of the pandemic, according to an internal World Health Organization report from August that was … ( read original…
For Covid-19 Vaccines, Latin America Turns to China and Russia
Instead of looking to the U.S. for help with vaccines, countries across Latin America are so far relying on Washington’s global rivals, China and Russia. ( read original story …)
Macau Lifts Coronavirus Travel Restrictions From Mainland China, Boosting Casino Stocks
Shares of casino stocks rallied Tuesday after it was announced that visitors from mainland China would no longer be required to quarantine upon entering the popular tourist island of Macau. What … ( read original…
Chinese men work in Beijing
Migrant Chinese men work at an impromptu pawn shop and trash deposit site next to a new luxury housing estate in Beijing on March 23, 2013. China recorded its widest rural-urban income gap last year…
Housing fair is held in Beijing
Potential home owners visit a major housing fair, along with property developers and financiers, in downtown Beijing April 6, 2012. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said last month that home prices remain … ( read original…
Biden’s C.I.A. Pick Warns of China and Russia at Amicable Confirmation Hearing
President Biden’s nominee to lead the C.I.A. pledged during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday to improve spying on China, warned of Russia’s ability to interfere with American affairs and promised … ( read original story…
China’s bid to stop Wuhan COVID-19 spread cut deaths from other causes: study
The number of deaths in China – excluding the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan – fell slightly during the first three months of 2020, suggesting efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 reduced … ( read…
Beijing records highest winter temperature ever amid heat wave
A sleepy giant panda at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, on Feb. 2021 — the day after the capital city saw the high temperature record for winter shattered by 10 degrees. (Reuters) Temperatures have ……
China Poses ‘Biggest Geopolitical Test’ to U.S., C.I.A. Nominee Says
William J. Burns, President Biden’s nominee for C.I.A. director, pledged to increase surveillance of China with an emphasis on technology, and to investigate mysterious attacks that sickened C.I.A. ( read original story …)
CIA nominee calls China an ‘authoritarian adversary,’ vows to intensify competition with Beijing
His confirmation is expected to easily pass with strong bipartisan support similar to the majority of Biden’s national security team. ( read original story …)
China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It
When COVID hit, a Chinese firm offered to set up testing labs in the U.S., which could have given it access to DNA data. The U.S. says this is part of China’s effort to collect…
WHO team finds China did little to investigate coronavirus origins: report
Internal documents from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Chinese government had done “little” to look into the origins of the coronavirus, … ( read original story …)
