Dubbed a horizontal skyscraper, The Crystal stretches 350 meters across six of the eight skyscrapers that make up Raffles City Chongqing, a multi-use riverside complex in the southwest China megacity. ( read original story …)
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China Urges Students To Be ‘Cautious’ In Australia As Row Escalates
The advisory was the latest in an escalating spat, ignited by Australia’s call for an independent inquiry into the origin and handling of the coronavirus in central China last year. Beijing reacted … ( read…
Sens. Cotton and Blackburn: Stop depending on China — here’s how we end this threat
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed China’s ability to wreak havoc on the global economy and cut off our access to essential supplies. ( read original story …)
China warns students to reconsider travel to Australia for study
Students advised to conduct a ‘risk assessment’ before going to Australia due to ‘multiple incidents of discrimination’ targeting people of Asian descent … ( read original story …)
Harvard analysis suggests virus was circulating in China as early as Fall 2019
Luke Denne The coronavirus could have been circulating in Wuhan, China as early as late summer or fall 2019, according to researchers at Harvard University. The global pandemic had previously been … ( read original story…
China puts rising star in command of forces in border face-off against India
A rising star of the People’s Liberation Army has been sent to oversee the ground forces of the Western Theatre Command, where tensions are rising between China and India over border disputes.Xu … ( read…
Defeated China-Friendly Taiwan Mayor Says He Won’t Contest Loss
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A high-profile, China-friendly Taiwan mayor who lost a recall election last week said on Tuesday he would not contest the vote in the courts, smoothing the way for an election for ……
The border spat between India and China is turning into an all-out media war
China and India’s latest border dispute may have mainly involved scuffles and troop maneuvers on the ground, but it has been all-out war in the respective countries’ media. ( read original story …)
Novel coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August, Harvard research indicates
The novel coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August 2019, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine … ( read original…
Tragic Yarn: India-China Border Spat Hits Global Cashmere Production
Wool from pashmina goats, reared by nomads in the inhospitable high-altitude cold desert region of Ladakh, is the most expensive and coveted cashmere in the world. But the shaggy creatures that … ( read original…
No ware to sell: Beijing’s street vendors back on the run
Clad in black, Beijing’s city inspectors descended on street vendors this week and ordered them to clear out, just days after the Chinese premier had sparked a rush to set up curbside stalls by ……
Mainland China reports three new confirmed, 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported three confirmed and 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of Monday, the National Health Commission said. ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Street-vendor snub hampers China’s poverty fight
It has been a poor showing from China for its impoverished masses. Some cities started letting noodle and knick-knack stalls back onto roadsides in recent weeks after Premier Li Keqiang endorsed the … ( read…
