The trending of the theory, which occurred shortly before the US president-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, could indicate the future uphill battle the new administration faces when it comes to … ( read original story …)
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Coronavirus: China calls for revisions to reports at WHO, defends early response
Two expert reviews suggested shortcomings in Beijing’s actions after health authorities reported first cases in Wuhan. ( read original story …)
Chinese Leave the Forbidden City in Beijing, China
Chinese leave the Forbidden City, which has drastically restricted visits to the famous tourist attraction, as fears of the return of the coronavirus hits Beijing on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. China … ( read original…
China Escalates Efforts to Beat Back Its Worst Covid-19 Resurgence
Northern cities have built temporary quarantine facilities, imposed lockdown measures on millions of residents and rolled out mass testing. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: China grapples with ‘mini Wuhan’ as cases rise in the north
We haven’t identified all the infections in the three villages where most cases came from. The report of confirmed cases has not passed two incubation periods. We can only sa … ( read original story…
America’s big China question
Resetting relations will be near the top of President Biden’s inbox. Three new books point to the scale of the challenge ahead — and how to master it … ( read original story …)
Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’
On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has hit China with new sanctions by declaring that China’s policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in western Xinjiang Province constitute a … (…
Shenzhen to issue 20 million digital yuan in Spring Festival red envelopes
China’s southern boomtown of Shenzhen will issue digital currency worth 20 million yuan (about 3.1 million U.S. dollars) as part of a pilot program to promote the application of the new form of … (…
Jack Ma appears in public for the first time since challenging Beijing.
Mr. Ma, the co-founder of the retailing giant Alibaba, had disappeared after criticizing Chinese regulators late last year. ( read original story …)
Lockdown is imposed on five Beijing neighbourhoods
China has been reporting over 100 cases each day for more than a week, the highest number since the initial outbreak in Wuhan in March, putting the country on high-alert ahead of Chinese New Year.…
China labels Pompeo ‘doomsday clown’ over genocide claims
China’s Foreign Ministry is describing outgoing U_S_ Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as a “doomsday clown” and says his designation of China as a perpetrator of genocide and crimes against humanity is … ( read…
China turbocharges bid to discredit Western vaccines, spread virus conspiracy theories
With a WHO team in the country probing the pandemic’s origins, officials have gone into overdrive to propagate the fringe view that the virus came from elsewhere. ( read original story …)
Irresistible? Pension funds plot move on China’s $16 trillion bond market
China’s $16 trillion bond market is the proverbial elephant in the investment room. But it’s becoming too big to ignore, even for the most risk-averse Western investors. ( read original story …)
