Olympic teams were urged Friday by the IOC to request more Chinese vaccines ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, which will be held in the country where the coronavirus outbreak started.
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Iran Joins Expanding Asian Security Body Led by Moscow, Beijing
Iran joined a rapidly expanding central Asian security body led by Russia and China on Friday, calling on the countries in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to help it form a mechanism to avert …
Three Chinese astronauts return to Earth after 90 days on Beijing’s budding space station
They landed in the Gobi Desert. It was China’s longest such mission yet. Astronaut trios are expected to be sent on 90-day missions to the station over the next two years to make it fully…
U.S. nuclear-submarine pact with U.K. and Australia faces criticism from Paris and Beijing as it reshapes Indo-Pacific relations
The U.S., Britain and Australia have announced they’re forming a new security alliance that will help equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.
China Formally Applies to Join Asian Trade Deal That Donald Trump Abandoned
Officials say China’s membership isn’t assured given its trade regime and more central control of its economy.
China’s Xi urges Afghanistan to stamp out terrorism, vows more aid
China’s President Xi Jinping urged “relevant parties” in Afghanistan to eradicate terrorism and promised to provide more help to the war-torn nation, state news agency Xinhua said on Friday.
Milley: Calls to China were `perfectly’ within scope of job
The top U.S. military officer said Friday that calls he made to his Chinese counterpart in the final stormy months of Donald Trump’s presidency were “perfectly within the duties and responsibilities” …
Beijing steers around Biden’s nuclear subs
China has formally applied Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to contest Beijing’s naval assertiveness. It’s cheeky for President Xi Jinping to try to enter a trade pact specifically designed …
Friendless China is powerless to forge alliances like the West’s
In the course of the 21st century China has acquired many of the accoutrements of a great world power. It has what will soon be the world’s largest economy, ten …
Beijing 2022 Games to have rigorous COVID-19 measures-IOC
Winter Olympics will have tight COVID-19 countermeasures in place to ensure the safety of all participants, the International Olympic Committee said on Friday.
China’s Xi says SCO states should help drive smooth Afghan transition
China’s President Xi Jinping said on Friday that member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should help drive a smooth transition in Afghanistan, according to Chinese state media.
China’s request to join transpacific pact will be judged on merit, say US allies
Japan has said China’s “readiness” to join a transpacific trade pact originally designed by Washington to limit Chinese influence in the region would need to be judged on its merits after Beijing …
China administered total of 2.166 bln doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of Sept 16
China administered about 4.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Sep 16, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2.166 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Friday.
