More than 30 countries use UN human rights session to call on Australia to raise age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14 … ( read original story …)
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Beijing Fills the Mideast Vacuum
China’s projection of power isn’t only a regional concern. It will eventually pose a threat to the U.S. ( read original story …)
Brazil lacks timeline on when coronavirus vaccines will arrive from India and China
Brazil’s foreign minister, Ernesto Araujo, said on Wednesday he still could not provide a timeline when new coronavirus vaccine doses would arrive from India and China, raising concern in a country … ( read original…
Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces Backlash Online for Calling Biden President of ‘Communist China’
On the day of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene tweeted that “Communist China has their President … China Joe.” … ( read original story …)
Birding is cool in China and the birds in Beijing are more varied than you’d believe
Birding, or birdwatching, in China has become seen as a modern and fun hobby, nowhere more so than in Beijing, which boasts a startling diversity of birds. ( read original story …)
China Imposes Sanctions on Pompeo, Other Trump Administration Figures
China accused the former officials of undermining Beijing’s “national sovereignty, security and development interests.” … ( read original story …)
Shipping costs quadruple to record highs on China-Europe ‘bottleneck’
The cost of shipping goods from China to Europe has more than quadrupled in the past eight weeks, hitting record highs as a shortage of empty containers stemming from the pandemic disrupts global … (…
China revives conspiracy theory of US army link to Covid
Suspicions about army lab spread on social media after official’s tit-for-tat response to US claim … ( read original story …)
China imposes partial lockdown in Beijing over new corona cases
All 1.6 million residents of Daxing must not leave Beijing unless they have received special permission from the authorities and tested negative for Covid-19 in the past three days, the district said. ( read original…
China GDP: economy ends coronavirus-ravaged year with strong growth surge
China’s coronavirus-hit economy expanded by 2.3 per cent in 2020, but its recovery from the coronavirus was highlighted by a growth rate of 6.5 per cent in the fourth quarter. ( read original story …)
China’s capital steps up COVID-19 measures as outbreak persists
China’s capital Beijing said it will investigate all individuals who entered the city from abroad from Dec. 10 and it shut down a subway station after reporting the biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 ……
Beijing sanctions Pompeo, Trump officials for violating ‘sovereignty’
China is sanctioning more than two dozen officials and members of former President Donald Trump’s cabinet, including his secretary of state Mike Pompeo, for violating the country’s “sovereignty” … ( read original story …)
China sanctions Trump officials including Mike Pompeo
The Chinese government has sanctioned several former Trump administration officials, including the outgoing Mike Pompeo, accusing them of having “seriously violated” China’s sovereignty. Beijing took … ( read original story …)
