Among the measures are a weeklong stay-at-home order for the cities of Shijiazhuang and Xingtai. A spate of outbreaks in the Hebei province has raised concern for the nearby capital of Beijing. ( read original…
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New coronavirus cases in China double, mainly in Hebei province
Mainland China reported 69 new COVID-19 cases on Jan. 9, more than double the 33 reported cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
We can no longer turn a blind eye to belligerent Beijing
Nowhere will events in Washington have been watched with more interest, and glee, than in Beijing. The assault on Congress and the reputational damage suffered by America and its president will have … ( read…
China launches measures to protect companies from US sanctions
China has implemented new rules designed to shield its companies from “unjustified” sanctions, as it seeks to counter a flurry of punitive measures issued by US President Donald Trump over recent … ( read original…
Why the West Isn’t Confronting China Over Coronavirus
The lack of consensus across the West about the threat that China poses to the international order is likely to remain the most intractable problem for NATO and transatlantic relations going forward. ( read original…
Pompeo calls restrictions on official contacts with Taiwan ‘null and void’, in swipe at Beijing
The US government will lift its internal restrictions on how American officials may interact with their Taiwanese government counterparts, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Saturday, the … ( read original story …)
US risks enraging China by easing limits on Taiwan relations
Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, has lifted longstanding restrictions that limit US diplomatic relations with Taiwan, in a move that is likely to incense China days before the Biden administration … ( read original…
Brutal, criminal and inhumane: Tory report’s devastating verdict on the Beijing regime as party’s grandees urge Boris Johnson to face down China
An alliance of Tories will step up pressure on the Government over how it deals with the Chinese regime. It comes after Tory Party report condemns ‘brutality, inhumanity, and criminality’ in Beijing. ( read original…
Man Walks Past International Trade Market in Beijing, China
A Chinese man walks past an international goods market in Beijing on Saturday, January 9, 2021. China’s Ministry of Commerce published Saturday new rules for countering “unjustified” laws and … ( read original story …)
Police Officer Gets in Car at Police Station in Beijing, China
A police officer gets in his car parked outside a major police station in Beijing on Saturday, January 9, 2021. China has set January 10 as Chinese People’s Police Day, a holiday designed to “give…
China imposes strict lockdowns on city of 11M amid rise in COVID-19 infections
China has imposed a strict lockdown in Shijiazhuang, the largest metropolis in northern China’s Hebei Province, barring its 11 million residents from leaving the city after it reported 63 coronavirus … ( read original story…
Beijing goes on coronavirus alert mode
Beijing has gone on an alert mode following a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring Hebei province while China has administered nine million coronavirus vaccines so far in a stepped-up … ( read…
11 million locked down in China’s Hebei province to prevent spread of new coronavirus outbreak
The lockdown is like preparing “for a protracted war,” said Shi Mo, a graduate student in the city of Shijiazhuang. ( read original story …)
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