Chinese state media outlets launched campaigns criticising the Nike and H&M. Various celebrities including Wang Yibo, Huang Xuan and Victoria Song released statements saying that they were severing … ( read original story …)
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Biden must confront North Korea via Beijing
North Korea’s first ballistic-missiles launches during Joe Biden’s presidency triggered the usual flurry of speculation about Kim Jong Un’s intentions, Biden’s possible responses, and whether to … ( read original story …)
WHO-China study says animal transmission, not lab leak, most likely cause of COVID-19
The report’s release has been repeatedly delayed, raising questions about whether the Chinese side was trying to skew the conclusions to avoid blame for the pandemic. ( read original story …)
Autonomous vehicles could take to the streets in Shenzhen
Authorities in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, might allow driverless vehicles to hit public roads for business purposes. It is the latest attempt in China to speed up the sector’s commercialization. A … ( read original story…
WHO and China: A Healthy Relationship?
The World Health Organization’s relationship with China has been under the spotlight since day one of the pandemic; faces more scrutiny now. ( read original story …)
China hoist with its own petard when warning Philippine fighter aircraft in the Bien Dong Sea South China Sea
The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the Bien Dong Sea (internationally called South China Sea). Chinese experts said … ( read original…
China: Cherry import season was “challenging for everyone”
China’s cherry import season has been a challenge for all stakeholders along the supply chain, an importer and marketer has said. ( read original story …)
China administers 106.61 million COVID-19 vaccines as of March 28
BEIJING (Reuters) – China carried out about 4.20 million vaccinations against COVID-19 on March 28, bringing the total number administered to 106.61 million, according to data released by the … ( read original story …)
WHO-China draft report on COVID-19 origins says Wuhan lab leak ‘extremely unlikely’
The report from the World Health Organization and China on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic will conclude that the most likely genesis of the new coronavirus was transmission to humans from bats … (…
New Abu Dhabi plant to make COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinopharm
A new factory in Abu Dhabi will start manufacturing a COVID-19 vaccine from Chinese pharmaceutical giant Sinopharm later this year under a joint venture between Sinopharm and Abu Dhabi-based … ( read original story …)
Not lab leak but animals likely source of Corona: WHO report
A joint WHO-China study on the origins of Corona says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is extremely unlikely,’…
Draft of WHO-China report obtained by AP says the coronavirus likely spread from animals to humans, lab leak unlikely
Draft of WHO-China report obtained by AP says the coronavirus likely spread from animals to humans, lab leak unlikely. ( read original story …)
China retail Full Year 2020: Changan (+26.8%), Toyota (+7.6%) headline market down -7.5%
Toyota sales are up 7.6% in 2020, partly thanks to the new RAV4. We’re catching up on lost time today with full monthly September to December 2020 China retail sales data available as well as…