Global deaths from Covid-19 passed 1.8 million. Cities that had gone weeks without new infections, including Beijing and Melbourne, are now reporting clusters, and cases of the new, highly … ( read original story …)
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China-EU investment deal: Joe Biden repeats call for ‘coordinated approach’ to handle Beijing
US President-elect Joe Biden called for a “coordinated approach” with the European Union against China on Wednesday, shortly after Brussels and Beijing finished negotiations aimed at concluding a … ( read original story …)
China to Visit Africa First for 30th Year in Row, Signaling Priority in Ties
“Playing a central role in the implementation of China’s foreign policy objectives, China has witnessed remarkable growth in its trade and investment in many African countries since the turn of the … ( read original…
Trump was briefed that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan
President Donald Trump received information earlier this month that China sought to pay non-state actors to attack American forces in Afghanistan, a senior administration official said. ( read original story …)
China clamping down on research into origins of COVID-19 pandemic
More than a year after the first known COVID-19 cases broke out in China, Beijing is clamping down on research into the pandemic’s origins, while actively promoting fringe theories that it could have … (…
E.U. and China agree to investment pact despite concern about forced labor, objections from U.S.
The European Union and China reached an agreement in principle Wednesday on a long-stalled investment pact, a diplomatic victory for China and a snub to the incoming Biden administration, which had … ( read original…
EU, China leaders seal long-awaited investment deal
Top European Union officials and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a business investment deal Wednesday that will open big opportunities to European companies, but has … ( read original story …)
The U.S. General Who Steered China Right
Driving on the left had the mark of British imperialism—and it was bad for Detroit. ( read original story …)
Wuhan, the pandemic’s first epicenter, may have had 10 times as many COVID-19 cases as were reported, a study from China’s CDC suggests
Official numbers put infections in Wuhan at 50,000, but a report from China’s CDC suggested 480,000 people in the city have coronavirus antibodies. ( read original story …)
China’s foreign minister wants Beijing’s relationship with Australia
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi has hinted at a possible truce in the bitter year-long trade war between Beijing and Australia. ( read original story …)
China clamps down lid of secrecy on quest to find coronavirus origins
More than a year since the first known person was infected with the coronavirus, an AP investigation shows the Chinese government is strictly controlling all research into its origins, clamping down … ( read original…
Xi’s China Crafts Campaign to Boost Youth Patriotism
Under the Chinese president, patriotic education has become sharper and more widespread. Slick videos on social media with a nationalistic message are notching millions of views. ( read original story …)
China Looks To Cartoons, Social Media To Form A Patriotic Generation
Efforts to instill patriotism in China’s youth have gotten smarter, reaching outward through social media and cartoons. ( read original story …)
