Researchers said Chinese authorities have used the coronavirus pandemic as “an excuse for increased repression.” …
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Shenzhen Open missing as WTA announces schedule for first half of 2022
THE Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has confirmed the traditional season-opening Shenzhen Open will not take place in the first half of 2022, with the women’s tour staging events in January in …
UK joins diplomatic boycott of China Winter Olympics
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK will diplomatically boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics, due to be held in February 2022.In a parliamentary statement, Mr Johnson said he typically …
China approves Brii Biosciences’ COVID-19 treatment
China’s medical products regulator said on Wednesday it has approved the use of BRII Biosciences’ neutrialising antibody cocktail for COVID-19, the first treatment of its type against the disease …
‘Terror and Confusion’: On the Ground in Wuhan, China in the Early Days of Covid-19
The Epic Rivalries and Heroic Science Behind the Race to the Coronavirus Vaccine, journalist Brendan Borrell takes us back to January 2020 …
N.China’s Manzhouli urged to plug epidemic prevention loopholes amid COVID-19 flare-ups
A work group dispatched by the State Council has urged Manzhouli, a land port city in North China’s Inner Mongolia – epicenter of this round of epidemic resurgence where 449 confirmed COVID-19 …
China ranks second in frontier science, tech research: reports
A staff member tests samples of the COVID-19 inactivated vaccine at a vaccine production plant of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) in Beijing, capital of China, April 11, 2020.
UK plans diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked in the House …
TechScape: how China became an AI superpower ready to take on the United States
Up for discussion in this week’s newsletter: a mix of state support and entrepreneurial zeal means China is poised to win the next tech revolution – just as a former Google exec predicted …
UK to ‘effectively’ boycott Beijing Winter Olympics
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says no U.K. government minister will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics, calling it “effectively” a diplomatic boycott. Johnson was asked in the House of Commons …
U.S. Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing 2022 Puts American Athletes in a Bind
U.S. Diplomatic Boycott of Beijing 2022 Puts American Athletes in a Bind …
Chinese City Offers $1,500 to Residents Who Report Positive Test for Covid-19
The payments are being offered in an effort to identify covid-19 before it spreads uncontrolled in the city, according to Chinese state media outlet China Daily. Harbin, a city of 5.2 million people …
China’s Zhejiang reports 25 local COVID-19 infections amid latest outbreak
From Sunday to 3 p.m. Wednesday, east China’s Zhejiang province logged 12 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 13 asymptomatic cases in three cities amid the latest resurgence. All local cases were registered …
