President Biden’s nominee to lead the C.I.A. pledged during his confirmation hearing on Wednesday to improve spying on China, warned of Russia’s ability to interfere with American affairs and promised … ( read original story…
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China’s bid to stop Wuhan COVID-19 spread cut deaths from other causes: study
The number of deaths in China – excluding the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan – fell slightly during the first three months of 2020, suggesting efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 reduced … ( read…
Beijing records highest winter temperature ever amid heat wave
A sleepy giant panda at Beijing Zoo in Beijing, China, on Feb. 2021 — the day after the capital city saw the high temperature record for winter shattered by 10 degrees. (Reuters) Temperatures have ……
China Poses ‘Biggest Geopolitical Test’ to U.S., C.I.A. Nominee Says
William J. Burns, President Biden’s nominee for C.I.A. director, pledged to increase surveillance of China with an emphasis on technology, and to investigate mysterious attacks that sickened C.I.A. ( read original story …)
CIA nominee calls China an ‘authoritarian adversary,’ vows to intensify competition with Beijing
His confirmation is expected to easily pass with strong bipartisan support similar to the majority of Biden’s national security team. ( read original story …)
China Wants Your Data — And May Already Have It
When COVID hit, a Chinese firm offered to set up testing labs in the U.S., which could have given it access to DNA data. The U.S. says this is part of China’s effort to collect…
WHO team finds China did little to investigate coronavirus origins: report
Internal documents from the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that the Chinese government had done “little” to look into the origins of the coronavirus, … ( read original story …)
The Technology 202: Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns Congress of China’s rise
He says China is only one or two years behind the United States in artificial intelligence, and already ahead in facial recognition. ( read original story …)
China rejects growing Western criticism at U.N. rights forum
China hit back on Wednesday at growing criticism by Western powers of its human rights record in the regions of Xinjiang and Tibet, as well as in the former British colony of Hong Kong. “At…
The Latest: China ponders approving 2 more COVID-19 vaccines
China is moving ahead with two more COVID-19 vaccines in the regulatory process, one from state-owned company Sinopharm and another from a private company CanSino. ( read original story …)
Sinopharm unit, CanSinoBIO apply in China for COVID-19 vaccines’ public use approval
A unit of China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm) and CanSino Biologics Inc (CanSinoBIO) have applied for public use of their COVID-19 vaccines in China, which if granted would mean China has … ( read original…
China’s fight against Covid-19 cut deaths from other illnesses – study
A study conducted by Oxford University and China’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention has found that non-Covid related deaths in China fell during the start of 2020, helped by measures to … ( read…
Coronavirus recovery: China still on course for monetary policy tapering despite new Covid-19 outbreaks
An uptick in Covid-19 cases in January and subsequent restrictions did not derail industrial activity or consumption over the Lunar New Year. With China’s recovery still strong, expect its central … ( read original story…
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