After months of loosened restrictions and almost no local outbreaks, China is battling a surge in coronavirus cases and implementing strict new rules ahead of its busiest holiday season, Lunar New … ( read original…
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China meat assoc calls for exporters to disinfect shipments to prevent COVID-19
Chinese meat importers and processors have called on exporters in countries with COVID-19 outbreaks to step up checks on shipments before they are sent to the world’s biggest market, the country’s top … ( read…
Statement on the trial of the Shenzhen 12
We are deeply concerned that members of the Shenzhen 12 were tried in secret today, having been given just three days’ notice of their trial. Diplomats from Britain and a number of other countries, ……
China’s capital locks down part of district in coronavirus fight
Beijing sealed off 10 areas of its northeastern Shunyi district on Tuesday, the first lockdown in the Chinese capital since the last coronavirus outbreak in the months of June and July. ( read original story…
China hopes to conclude talks on EU investment deal by ‘early date’
China hopes lengthy negotiations for an investment deal with the European Union can wrap up at an “early date”, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Talks have been stuck for years since … (…
Shenzhen court to deliver verdict on Hong Kong fugitives on Wednesday morning
Ten of the 12, all of whom were arrested at sea while attempting to flee to Taiwan in August, reportedly pleaded guilty on Monday. ( read original story …)
Australia’s growth may ‘never return’ to its pre-virus path after trade trouble with China, says economist
Australia’s gross domestic product (GDP) could be hit by as much as 2.8% due to the escalating trade tensions with China, according to Capital Economics. ( read original story …)
US extends China military investment ban to subsidiaries
The US Treasury department said on Monday that an executive order issued by Donald Trump banning investments in Chinese companies with suspected military ties would apply to subsidiaries, embracing a … ( read original story…
China Sentences a Former Lawyer Who Reported on the Coronavirus Outbreak to Four Years
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her…
Wuhan doctor hailed for first reporting coronavirus defends China’s handling of outbreak saying there was no cover-up
Zhang Jixian tells state media that the country ‘certainly did not conceal the relevant data’ from the rest of the world. ( read original story …)
China Covid-19: How state media and censorship took on coronavirus
By the end of 2020, a glance at Chinese state-controlled media shows that both appear to be under control. The BBC’s Kerry Allen and Zhaoyin Feng take a look back at the country’s online government…
Beijing appoints new ‘wolf warrior’ envoy as Liu Xiaoming retires
China’s “wolf warrior” ambassador to Britain is expected to be replaced with an equally aggressive diplomat who has clashed repeatedly with the West over the repression in Hong Kong.Liu Xiaoming, one … ( read original…
Beijing’s Bigger Honey Trap
Eric Swalwell and Hunter Biden are only the tip of the Chinese influence iceberg. ( read original story …)
