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When Will the Rest of the World Call Out China’s Insanely Implausible Covid-19 Statistics?
Meanwhile, the Chinese official health statistics are insanely implausible. Even if we want to give Chinese policies of city-wide lockdowns and quarantining people by wielding apartment doors shut the …
Chinese Oil Refiners in Limbo as Beijing Delays Releasing Quotas
It’s an anxious end to the year for many Chinese oil refiners as they wait for Beijing to announce crude import and fuel export quotas.
WHO: Omicron, Delta variants driving ‘tsunami’ of COVID-19 cases
I am highly concerned that Omicron being more transmissible, circulating at the same time as Delta, is leading to a tsunami of case,” says World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom …
In wake of Wang Leehom scandal, Beijing urges Taiwanese artists to pursue excellence and integrity
The mainland’s Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman did not directly refer to Taiwanese-American star Wang Leehom’s ugly public divorce but said artists should work to build a good social image.
How China dismantled Hong Kong’s democracy in 2021
Again and again throughout 2021, the Hong Kong authorities and the central government in Beijing stamped out nearly everything the pro-democracy movement had stood for.
Asian American groups call on Biden to end controversial China Initiative
Feng “Franklin” Tao and his family have been driven to the cusp of bankruptcy as they try to prove he isn’t a tech spy for the Chinese …
China cries foul on returned Delta flight over COVID entry requirements: ‘not consistent with the facts’
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman on Wednesday pushed back against crew member claims that pandemic-related cleaning requirements forced a Delta Air Lines flight to reverse course were.
COVID-19 situation remains critical in China’s Xi’an despite lockdown
Health situation in China’s Xi’an city remains critical as daily COVID-19 case count remains high even after six-day lockdown imposed recently.
Beijing raises NEV quota in 2022 new car plate allocation
Beijing Municipality will raise the quota of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in the new car license plate allocation next year, authorities announced Wednesday. The city will allocate 100,000 new car …
NHL players vent frustration over being barred from Beijing Olympics
Brad Marchand is not happy. Neither is Vladimir Tarasenko. And they are not alone. A handful of NHL players are voicing their frustration over the league’s decision barring them from participating in …
China: Public shaming returns amid Covid-19 fears
Police in southern China have been captured on camera parading four alleged offenders through the streets in a public shaming exercise. The four men were accused of smuggling people across China’s …
Together with the global community, China builds a Great Wall against COVID-19
In June 2020, a “Great Wall” squad of experts from China National Biotec Group traveled to the UAE to conduct clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine the company had developed. It’s a gift from China…
