The Agricultural Bank of China, one of the biggest banks in the country, has recently kicked off the testing of ATMs that would allow customers to convert their cash into digital yuans, according to a…
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U.S. Navy releases 10-year plan to compete with China, Russia
A 10-year “navigation plan” by the U.S. Navy’s chief of naval operations to counter Russian and Chinese threats was released on Monday. ( read original story …)
China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 5 months
Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in over five months, the country’s health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei province surrounding Beijing continued to … ( read original…
WHO travels to China to investigate origins of COVID-19
Scientists with the World Health Organization plan to visit China this week for its first on-the-ground investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. So far, all research by local … ( read original story…
China slams U.S. decision on Taiwan as ‘violation’
China accused the United States of violating the “one-China principle” after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Saturday past guidelines on U.S.-Taiwan relations are “null and void.” Beijing’s … ( read original story …)
zaha hadid architects to build ‘tower C’ at shenzhen bay super headquarters base
(ZHA) has been announced as the winner of a competition to build ‘tower C’ at shenzhen bay super headquarters base — an important business and financial center serving the greater bay area of … (…
Controversial call gives Shenzhen dramatic win over Beijing
As Askia Booker’s 3-pointer attempt inflicted an unsportsmanlike foul in the final seconds, the Shenzhen Aviators nosed out the Beijing Ducks 95-92 for an eight-game winning streak in the 2020-21 … ( read original story…
China: WHO experts tracing pandemic’s origins to arrive this week
A World Health Organization team probing the origins of the coronavirus pandemic will arrive in China this week to officially begin their work, Chinese officials said Monday. ( read original story …)
China faces backlash for tweet claiming crackdown on Muslims has “emancipated” women’s minds
Twitter removed a post by China’s D.C. envoy claiming Beijing’s “process of eradicating extremism” in a Muslim region meant women were “no longer baby-making machines.” … ( read original story …)
Liberal voices in China fall silent after coronavirus
Activists fear for future as Chinese people increasingly find Western-style liberalism unconvincing, even irrelevant. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus in China: Hebei legislature postpones annual session amid surge in cases
A total of 265 local cases were being treated in hospitals, with 203 asymptomatic carriers under medical observation in the province as of Sunday, health authorities said. The worsening situation … ( read original story…
The World Cannot Ignore Beijing’s Assault on Uighurs and Christians | Opinion
At the outset of 2021, few Americans understand the disturbing degree to which Christians and Uighur Muslims in China are persecuted. ( read original story …)
China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over five months
Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID-19 cases in more than five months, the country’s national health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei province surrounding … ( read original story…