Indonesian diplomats and Muslim clerics stepped off a plane in China. While the diplomats were there to finalize deals to ensure millions of doses reached Indonesian citizens, the clerics had a much … ( read…
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Coronavirus, China, climate and global crises: where Australia’s foreign relations attention will be in 2021
Most of us can’t wait to see the back of 2020, a year that has been memorable for all the wrong reasons. But all the signs are that 2021 will be just as complex, writes…
EU should bide its time on China investment deal
Negotiations on a long-awaited treaty on investment between the EU and China appear to be reaching a conclusion. The EU market is one of the most open in the world to foreign investment while China’s…
Ian Easton On Taiwan: Slowing Beijing’s revanchist roll
The regime responsible for covering up the COVID-19 outbreak has its sights set on conquering Taiwan and then the world. What new steps might Washington and Taipei take in 2021 to keep Beijing at bay?…
U.S. lawmakers to back $1.9 billion to replace telecom equipment from China’s Huawei, ZTE – source
U.S. lawmakers are expected to endorse $1.9 billion to fund a program to remove telecom network equipment that the U.S. government says pose national security risks as part of a year-end spending bill … (…
Booker’s 31 points spearhead Shenzhen to edge Guangzhou
Askia Booker (L) of Shenzhen Aviators competes against Guangzhou Loong Lions at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. ( read original story …)
CBA Roundup: Qingdao shocks Beijing, Shenzhen edges Guangzhou
Fang Shuo (2nd R) of Beijing Ducks in the game against Qingdao Eagles at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 20, 2020 … (…
Nepal Falls Into Political Turmoil. China and India Are Watching.
The prime minister dissolved the lower house of Parliament, throwing into doubt the political fortunes of the Himalayan country, which has long swung between Beijing and New Delhi. ( read original story …)
Op-Ed: China’s Xi Jinping seeks advantage over Biden with ground-breaking EU investment deal
It’s clear that President Xi regards 2021, the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, as perhaps the most important year since he came to power in 2013. ( read original story …)
Hackers leak documents revealing China’s coronavirus censorship
The documents reveal that China’s censorship on information about the outbreak began in early January, before coronavirus had even been decisively identified … ( read original story …)
China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests
China’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei suggested that China could restrict the number of banks a single fintech platform can partner with, to prevent any platform from gaining too much market share … ( read…
China tails US warship as it sails through Taiwan Strait
Chinese warplanes and naval ships “tailed and monitored” an American destroyer as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait Saturday. The US Navy said the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin had conducted … ( read original…
Cyberattack: Pompeo says ‘clearly’ Russia; Trump tweets ‘China’
In his first comments on the matter, Mr. Trump scoffed at the focus on the Kremlin and downplayed the cyberattack, which the nation’s cybersecurity agency has warned posed a “grave” risk. ( read original story…
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