Beijing has offered others tens of millions of doses as part of a “vaccine diplomacy” competition with Washington, though reports have emerged of people turning down available Sinovac shots.
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Merkel’s heir apparent warns against cold war with China
Armin Laschet, frontrunner to become Germany’s next chancellor, has warned of the dangers of a new cold war against China, agreeing with Angela Merkel that Beijing was as much a partner as a systemic …
Shenzhen Tightens Travel Rules; Toyota Gives Shots: Virus Update
China will risk international isolation if it fails to allow a “real” investigation on its territory into the origins of the virus that caused the pandemic, U.S. National Security Adviser Jake …
China administers more than 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses
More than one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in China by Saturday, as the country pushes ahead with the largest vaccination drive in the history of New China. It took the …
What is driving China towards its coronavirus vaccination targets?
This is the fifth in a series about China’s plans to reopen its borders to the world amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, Zhuang Pinghui explores how the goal of inoculating 560 million people by the…
Western powers reignite Beijing anger after G7 and Nato warnings
But on June 15, a day after US president Joe Biden and other Nato leaders issued a statement condemning China’s “stated ambitions and assertive behaviour”, 20 PLA fighter jets, four nuclear-capable …
China wants to build up its wine country into one that could rival France’s Bordeaux
Beijing has laid out a 15-year plan to make the region of Ningxia “a window” for China’s wine to “integrate with the world.” …
China ‘risks international isolation’ over investigation into coronavirus origin, says Joe Biden’s security adviser
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the US will ‘get to the bottom of how this virus came into the world and who has accountability for that.’ …
Hong Kong paper Apple Daily faces closure for constant criticism of Beijing
A Hong Kong newspaper that has been the territory’s fiercest critic of Beijing is set to close within weeks after executives were arrested in a raid by security police and its assets frozen.Despite …
Jinping and Beijing’s image enhancement
China’s communist party leader Xi Jinping addressed his senior party leaders a few days back asking them to build a ‘loveable’ image of China. He urged Chinese officials to enlarge the country’s …
China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses
China has administered more than 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses, an astonishing milestone that comes as the country rolls out an unrivaled inoculation drive.
White House won’t ‘simply accept China saying no’ on probe in Covid origin, says national security adviser
Joe Biden’s national security adviser says the United States is not going “to simply accept China saying no” to a full Covid-19 investigation.But Jake Sullivan told CNN’s State of the Union that the …
Rubio pushes for new China sanctions amid questions over coronavirus lab leak theory
Fla., is preparing to introduce a bill that would place new sanctions on China unless it allows “a transparent international investigation of suspect laboratories in Wuhan.” …
