As the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan shook the international community, regional powers Russia, China, Iran and Pakistan have all maintained their embassies in Kabul.
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China conducts live-fire drills near Taiwan as Chinese media warns island that US ‘won’t come to help’ in a war
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Thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards, some from China, seized by US Customs
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has seized thousands of fake COVID-19 vaccine cards in dozens of shipments this fiscal year, including one most recently from China.
China faces threat in volatile borderlands after Afghanistan falls to the Taliban
Sean Roberts, a George Washington University professor who studies the Xinjiang region, said developments in Afghanistan in the coming months may test China’s self-proclaimed st …
Global Supply Chain Hit as China Impacted by Delta Covid, Flooding and Typhoons
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China embraces high-stakes Taliban relationship as US exits
When the Taliban took over Afghanistan the first time in 1996, China refused to recognize their rule and left its embassy shut for years. This time around, Beijing has been among the first to embrace…
C China’s Hubei Echeng district to include people who do not receive COVID-19 vaccine without reason in personal credit record
The COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control command in Echeng district in Ezhou, Central China’s Hubei Province, launched on Sunday the implementation of the COVID-19 vaccination “zero clearing” …
Beijing’s Row With Lithuania Sets The Stage For Shaky New Era of Europe-China Ties
A diplomatic spat between Lithuania and China over Taiwan could have ripple effects across the region for how EU countries — from the Baltic states to Hungary and Romania — deal with Beijing.
White House pushes back on China amid propaganda strike in wake of Afghanistan’s collapse
The White House Tuesday pushed back against a Chinese propaganda campaign attacking the United States and Taiwan after the collapse of .
China and Russia are already playing the new Great Game
Victory for the Taliban is redrawing the strategic map in central Asia. The West risks being left behind by its rivals, writes Catherine Philp …
Contact tracing is key to suppressing COVID-19
The emergence of the delta variant and continued vaccine hesitancy have caused many health and government officials to revisit the need for non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) like social …
Shorting Chinese stocks is the third most crowded trade in wake of Beijing’s crackdown, fund managers tell BofA
Fund managers said they thought bets against Chinese stocks had risen sharply in August, after barely registering in July.
