President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have held their first phone call since the new commander in chief was inaugurated last month, with Biden noting China’s human rights abuses and … ( read…
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China and India to Pull Back Forces From Disputed Border
The move could help ease monthslong tensions, though the countries are still discussing other points of friction. ( read original story …)
Beijing to invest 1.3 trillion yuan in key projects
Beijing unveiled a plan of 300 key projects with a total investment value of 1.3 trillion yuan (about 201.89 billion U.S. dollars) on Wednesday, according to local authorities. The projects include … ( read original…
China orders Deloitte to investigate whistleblower allegations
China’s government has ordered Big Four accounting firm Deloitte to conduct an internal investigation after an anonymous whistleblower alleged serious violations in relation to audits carried out by … ( read original story …)
Mexico approves China’s CanSino and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines
Mexico has authorized emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac and CanSino COVID-19 vaccines, Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong holds scaled-down Lunar New Year fairs amid COVID-19, China crackdown
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fairs, usually an opportunity to sell creative merchandise critical of the government alongside festive foods and decorations, are subdued this year amid coronavirus … ( read original story …)
India, China agree to pull back troops from disputed Himalayan lake
India and China have agreed to pull back troops from a bitterly contested lake area high in the western Himalayas, the Indian defence minister said on Thursday, in a breakthrough after a months-long … (…
Covid-19: China’s ‘zero corona’ policy frustrates Japanese in Beijing during Lunar New Year celebrations
Workers already separated from family because of the pandemic are up against the Beijing government’s stringent new measures to curb the movement of people. ( read original story …)
Beijing should release Irishman as Chinese New Year ‘gesture’, says TD
EU MEPs write to China’s envoy about continued detention of Richard O’HalloranRead more on ‘Irish Times’ … ( read original story …)
US announces China task force to counter challenges posed by Beijing
China Task Force will provide recommendations on the military strategy to the Department of Defence that will help to counter the growing challenges … ( read original story …)
India, China begin troop withdrawal from contested border
China and India have been pulling back frontline troops along disputed portions of their mountain border where they have been in a standoff for months … ( read original story …)
Travel agents suggest vaccine day trips to Shenzhen
Representatives of the tourism sector are urging the authorities to allow Hongkongers to go to Shenzhen on quarantine-free day trips so they can be … ( read original story …)
China’s ‘zero corona’ policy frustrates Japanese nationals in Beijing
Strict quarantine measures for anyone traveling outside China make home visits incompatible work work demands, while the well-being of family in Japan remains a concern. ( read original story …)
