Robert Redfield, the former CDC director (left) offered help to China in January 2020 to rule out the Wuhan lab (right) as a source of the COVID-19 pandemic. They twice rejected his offer.
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Traffic Heads Toward Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China
Traffic heads toward Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Thursday, June 3, 2021. China’s Communist Party continues to deny the events of June 4, 1989. Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI …
China tech policy: Shenzhen’s new data law another signal of intent to rein in Big Tech
The draft makes it clear that a person has the right to say no to data collection requests and has the right to know, copy, correct and delete personal data held online.
Hearings in London aim to assess allegations of genocide in China
A series of hearings begins in London on Friday aiming to gather evidence on whether the Chinese government’s alleged human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region constitute a genocide. An eight-member …
Banks bulk up in Hong Kong as China business overshadows politics
Some global banks, funds and other financial services providers say they are stepping up hiring in Hong Kong, in a sign the city’s unique position as a financial gateway to China is outweighing …
Boeing CEO warns of airline supply constraints, U.S.-China trade
Chief Executive Dave Calhoun on Thursday pointed to potential “supply constraints” beginning in the summer after a “more robust” recovery from the coronavirus-related downturn than he had imagined.
Vaccines, China, Cicadas: Your Thursday Evening Briefing
Besieged with requests to share coronavirus vaccines, the Biden administration said it would distribute 25 million doses across a “wide range of countries.” The vaccines — which will be sent to Latin …
A more ‘loveable’ China? Xi hints at a charm offensive to ‘expand’ Beijing’s ‘circle of friends’
China watchers are intrigued by a speech delivered this week by China’s supreme leader Xi Jinping — one that appeared to extend a large and unexpected olive branch to the world. But there’s little …
Morphosis completes its first supertall tower in Shenzhen, China
The Hanking Tower Center is Morphosis’s first completed supertall tower and is located in Shenzhen, China, and stuns with its detached core …
China, Pakistan Partner in Afghanistan Against Foe U.S. Denies Exists
Pakistan ambassador to the United Nations Munir Akram told Newsweek that the East Turkestan Islamic Movement was among “the real threats to regional international terrorism that exist in Afghanistan,” …
China pushes ahead with aggressive vaccination effort after slow start
China has fully mobilized its COVID-19 vaccination efforts after overcoming a series of hurdles, with 100 million shots administered in five days last month.
Rand Paul, Who Sparred With Fauci Over COVID Origins, Slams Him as ‘Naive’ for Trusting China
Dr. Anthony Fauci acknowledged there are no guarantees that the Wuhan Institute of Virology wasn’t using a grant for gain-of-function research, but has said he trusts Chinese scientists.
The Latest: US OKs vaccine materials for more companies
White House officials say U.S. producers of vaccine materials and ingredients will no longer have to prioritize orders from three companies …
