China is using the coronavirus as a cover to push territorial claims in the South China Sea through a surge in naval activity meant to intimidate other countries that claim the waters, the commander ……
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Sweden Puts Ex-envoy On Trial Over China Dissident Negotiations
Sweden’s former ambassador to China went on trial in Stockholm on Friday accused of overstepping her mandate and risking national security by trying to negotiate the release of a dissident. Anna … ( read original…
Beijing City Government to Further Cut COVID-19 Emergency Response Level
Beijing’s municipal government said on Friday it will lower its COVID-19 emergency response from level II to level III effective from Saturday, state media reported. The change removes quarantine … ( read original story …)
China says social media firms should not selectively create obstacles for media
China said on Friday that social media companies should not selectively create obstacles for media agencies, responding to Facebook Inc’s decision to start labeling state-controlled media … ( read original story …)
India is finding ways to put pressure on China’s rising global influence, says expert
India and China are clashing increasingly as both countries continue to grow their global power, and rising tensions could inevitably lead India to get closer to the U.S., says James Crabtree, … ( read original…
Yuanyuan Gao shows up at Beijing airport by wearing black knitwear, confidently said: “I’ve always looked beautiful”
Yuanyuan Gao shows up at Beijing airport by wearing black knitwear. The cute bun makes her look youthful. To take care of the newborn baby, Yuanyuan did not have new works recently. Some people said…
Going for green: Beijing’s 2022 Winter Olympics
The plan outlines Beijing’s goal of a low-carbon Games, with newly built venues constructed according to green standards and run on power sourced from renewables. The Games have a budget of about $4bn … (…
China says forcing Chinese firms off U.S. exchanges will harm U.S.
China said on Friday that forcing Chinese firms to retreat from U.S. stock exchanges would severely harm U.S. interests. © Reuters/POOL New FILE PHOTO: U.S an … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong’s Free Media Fears Being Silenced by China’s National Security Law
Lai and some other members of the media fear the new legislation – which has not yet been set out in detail – will make Hong Kong more like mainland China, where the ruling Commun…
Asia Today: 39 new cases in S. Korea; China defends record
South Korea on Friday reported 39 new cases of the coronavirus as infections continued to spike after rigid social distancing rules were relaxed. ( read original story …)
As coronavirus sinks global demand, China’s exporters go online to tap domestic market
At this time of the year, Deng Jinling would normally be welcoming foreign buyers to her vacuum flask showroom or cramming her goods into containers to be shipped to customers in the United States. (…
Sweden’s Ex-ambassador To China Goes On Trial
Lindstedt — a veteran envoy who had previously represented Sweden in both Vietnam and Mexico, and acted as Sweden’s chief negotiator at the 2015 climate summit in Paris — has denied the charges … (…
Beijing’s military adventurism in the Himalayas is risky. The world is big enough for the rise of India and China
Last month saw several face-offs between the Indian Army and China’s People’s Liberation Army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), their long-disputed shared border, high in the Himalayas. ( read original story …)
