Factories across China are falling silent and office workers are being forced to climb the stairs of high-rise buildings as a ban on Australian coal worsens a power shortage that is hitting everything … (…
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China has opened a new front in its criminal war against Muslims in western China
This disturbing practice is disclosed in a new report from Adrian Zenz, who earlier helped bring to light the construction of an archipelago of involuntary internment centers for ethnic Uighurs, … ( read original story…
China reports 23 new COVID-19 cases vs 23 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Mainland China recorded 23 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 20, the same number of cases from the previous day, said the country’s health authority on Monday. The National Health … ( read…
Box Office: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Sputters in China, Grosses $38.5 Million Overseas
Wonder Woman 1984” opened to a less than heroic $18.8 million in China over the weekend and a disappointing $38.5 million overseas. That’s far less than the $38 million that the first “Wonder Woman” ……
Coronavirus, China and climate: where Australia’s foreign relations attention will be in 2021
Which countries emerge best from the pandemic, and how the world tackles the climate crisis, will be among the defining features of global politics in the coming year. ( read original story …)
China Used Paid Trolls To Manipulate Online Discourse On COVID-19: Report
Confidential directives from Chinese authorities to local propaganda workers and new outlets revealed that officials paid trolls to manipulate social media discourse on Covid-19, according to a report … ( read original story …)
Racism Targets Asian Food, Business During COVID-19 Pandemic
Bigotry toward Asian Americans and Asian food has spread steadily alongside the coronavirus in the United States. Distorted information about the virus that first appeared in China has led to a … ( read original…
Concern among Muslims over halal status of COVID-19 vaccine
Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much … ( read…
Coronavirus, China, climate and global crises: where Australia’s foreign relations attention will be in 2021
Most of us can’t wait to see the back of 2020, a year that has been memorable for all the wrong reasons. But all the signs are that 2021 will be just as complex, writes…
EU should bide its time on China investment deal
Negotiations on a long-awaited treaty on investment between the EU and China appear to be reaching a conclusion. The EU market is one of the most open in the world to foreign investment while China’s…
Ian Easton On Taiwan: Slowing Beijing’s revanchist roll
The regime responsible for covering up the COVID-19 outbreak has its sights set on conquering Taiwan and then the world. What new steps might Washington and Taipei take in 2021 to keep Beijing at bay?…
U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China’s Huawei, ZTE – source
U.S. lawmakers are expected to endorse $1.9 billion to fund a program to remove telecom network equipment that the U.S. government says pose national security risks as part of a year-end spending bill … (…
Booker’s 31 points spearhead Shenzhen to edge Guangzhou
Askia Booker (L) of Shenzhen Aviators competes against Guangzhou Loong Lions at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. ( read original story …)
