Zoonotic expert among white suit-clad visitors to animal centre as inquiry attempts to piece together how the virus transferred from bats to humans. ( read original story …)
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WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday as part of their investigation into the origins of the … ( read original story …)
Beijing lays down a marker in South China Sea
When a group of Chinese warplanes simulated an attack on the US aircraft carrier last week, Beijing was delivering a warning. The USS Theodore Roosevelt was entering the South China Sea, disputed … ( read…
China’s growth is likely to moderate in the next few months, Goldman Sachs says
While China is expected to show “spectacular” GDP numbers in the first quarter this year, there are two big challenges Beijing would need to tackle. ( read original story …)
China warns Biden not to meddle in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, has warned the US not to interfere in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, after senior Biden administration officials criticised Beijing’s policies in both regions. In the first … ( read original…
Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian Diplomat’s T-Shirt Logo Angers China
The logo of the American group is a stylized “W”. Reports of the T-shirt order circulating on China’s Twitter-like Weibo described it as depicting a bat, without mentioning Wu-Tang Clan. Many … ( read original…
COVID-19 conspiracy theories in China are wildly different than in the U.S.
Researchers who study social media examined misinformation about the pandemic on Sina Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter—and found little about Bill Gates, 5G, or ‘Plandemic.’ … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen to promote rental housing market development
China’s high-tech hub of Shenzhen has issued draft guidelines to promote the development of the local residential rental market, in an effort to address increased demand from people moving into the … ( read original…
Balkan nations turn to China and Russia for jabs
But the Balkan state — a candidate to join the bloc — is not using jabs manufactured in the west. Serbia instead has turned to China’s Sinopharm, becoming the first European country to use the…
US concerned by Beijing’s attempts to intimidate neighbours, closely monitoring India-China border row, says WH
National Security Council (NSC) of the White House said the US is closely monitoring the situation along the India-China border. The United States is concerned by Beijing’s pattern of ongoing attempts … ( read original…
Alibaba Q3 earnings: Company prepares to face investors as crackdown in China intensifies
Alibaba is coming off what was likely a big quarter for its e-commerce business. But China’s most famous tech firm is still poised to face nervous investors on Tuesday as a regulatory crackdown in ……
WHO-Led COVID-19 Probe Team in China Visits Animal Health Facility
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived on Tuesday at an animal health facility in China’s central city of Wuhan in the search for clues about the origins of the…
AP PHOTOS: Virus uncertainty for China’s Year of Ox vendors
This is the first time in 20 years of business that I’ve been in this situation,” said the seller of Lunar New Year decorations. At 60, she is contemplating retirement if the economy doesn’t pick…
