The U.K. signaled it may provide assistance to the European Union as the bloc weighs options to safeguard Covid-19 vaccine supplies amid a severe disruption from AstraZeneca Plc. ( read original story …)
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China Should Let Covid-19 Investigators Do Their Work
This week, nearly a year after the World Health Organization first declared Covid-19 a public-health emergency, a team of international researchers dispatched to China will emerge from quarantine to … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Risky Assault on China’s Most Famous Billionaire
Jack Ma’s experience may have a chilling effect on innovation if Chinese entrepreneurs come to believe a political squeeze is the price of commercial success, … ( read original story …)
Top US diplomat backs Philippines in dispute with Beijing over South China Sea maritime claims
The United States rejects China’s internationally disputed maritime claims in the South China Sea and will support Southeast Asian nations facing pressure from Beijing, Antony Blinken, the new … ( read original story …)
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe. A World Health Organization team of researchers emerged from their hotel Thursday for the first time since … ( read original story …)
To Avoid an Outbreak, China Cancels Lunar New Year for Millions of Migrants
China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300 million migrant workers from going home for the … ( read original…
Antony Blinken Says U.S. Will Defend the Philippines From Attacks in South China Sea
The call between Blinken and his counterpart in Manila comes in the wake of the Philippines’ filing of a diplomatic complaint against a new Chinese coast guard law. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: WHO investigation team members leave hotel quarantine in China
They’ve spent the first two weeks of their mission looking into origins of Covid-19 in video meetings with Chinese scientists. Several posted photos on Twitter celebrating the end of the isolation … ( read original…
China warns that Taiwan independence ‘means war’
China’s Defence Ministry said on Thursday that recent military activities in the Taiwan Strait were a response to interference by foreign forces and provocations by forces supporting Taiwan’s … ( read original story …)
WHO China Mission Set To Begin As US Demands ‘Robust’ Virus Origin Probe
World Health Organization experts emerged from quarantine in China Thursday to begin a long-awaited investigation into the origins of the devastating coronavirus pandemic, which has shown no signs of … ( read original story …)
Chinese state media tells Australia to follow New Zealand lead in dealing with Beijing
The Chinese government is upgrading its free trade agreement with Wellington as relations with Canberra remain frozen … ( read original story …)
China’s IQiyi to Offer Free Movies, TV Over Holiday After Beijing’s Urging
BEIJING (Reuters) – iQiyi, China’s answer to Netflix, will offer free movies and television shows in some areas over the Lunar New Year holiday, after Beijing urged platforms to drop their paywalls … ( read…
EU-Astra Feud Escalates; Beijing Tightens Entry: Virus Update
The European Union failed to resolve its dispute with AstraZeneca Plc over vaccine supplies, raising the risk of additional delays to inoculations. The quarrel could add another thorn to the … ( read original story…
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