A leading analyst warned that the US and China are heading towards a major military conflict over Taiwan, claiming “the drivers of war” are escalating. ( read original story …)
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Beijing’s move to disbar lawyers in Hong Kong fugitives case sends a chill through mainland human rights circles
Judicial officials turned up at their law firms with letters saying the two human rights lawyers’ practising licences were being revoked. The news alarmed their clients and the mainland’s human rights … ( read original…
Heartbreak and anger as China discourages travel for Lunar New Year
Normally at this time of year, hundreds of millions of Chinese people would be packing highways, trains and planes on homebound trips to celebrate the Lunar New Year with their family. ( read original story…
China’s Covid-19 vaccine drive is falling behind US, Europe
China quelled the coronavirus by deploying its authoritarian system to get things done: from building hospitals in days, to blitz-testing entire cities and basically sealing off its vast border.. Read … ( read original story…
China Ambassador Cui Tiankai suggests WHO investigate coronavirus origins in US in CNN interview
China’s ambassador to the United States suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the World Health Organization should investigate whether the coronavirus outbreak began somewhere in America … ( read original story …)
Canadian MPs, lawmakers call for relocation of 2022 Beijing Olympics over Uighur abuse
Canadian Olympic team won’t join boycott of Beijing games More than a dozen federal lawmakers from all parties are calling for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved outside China, citing a “genocidal … (…
Antony Blinken called for China to end ‘abuses of the international system’ in first Beijing call, following threats of a new cold war
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a hard line on human rights abuses in China on his first call with his counterpart in Beijing. ( read original story …)
Biden warns China of face ‘extreme competition’ from US
President Joe Biden said China would face “extreme competition” from the US, in the latest sign of Sino-US tensions after his administration said it would hold Beijing accountable for its “abuses” and … ( read…
Biden Hints at ‘Extreme Competition’ With China, Says There’s No Need for Conflict
Biden will return to multilateral foreign policy to combat the growing global threat of China, he said in a CBS Evening News interview airing in full Sunday evening. ( read original story …)
Biden says he will not handle U.S-China relations ‘the way Trump did’
Biden also said he would not lift sanctions on Iran until it committed to stop enriching uranium, according to his first network interview since taking office. ( read original story …)
Biden: China should expect `extreme competition’ from US
President Joe Biden says China is in for “extreme competition” from the U.S. under his administration, but that the new relationship he wants to forge need not be one … ( read original story …)
From Lightbulbs to 5G, China Battles West for Control of Vital Technology Standards
Whoever has control of industrial norms for telecommunications, electricity transmission and artificial intelligence is in a position to dominate. For years, Western countries had the whip hand. Not … ( read original story …)
President Biden won’t lift sanctions on Iran to get new nuke deal; predicts ‘extreme competition’ with China
The president poured cold water on the idea of the U.S. lifting sanctions on Iran as part of negotiations for a new nuclear weapons program freeze. ( read original story …)
