The audio app hosted discussions on sensitive topics such as Taiwan and Uighurs before it was removed from the App Store. Some users have found workarounds. ( read original story …)
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China’s Covid-19 Vaccine Makers Struggle to Meet Demand
Chinese vaccine makers are racing to meet the needs of China and a growing list of countries Beijing has pledged to supply, but there are signs that inoculations are going slower than planned. ( read…
Warning that boycott of Beijing 2022 could be met with Chinese sanctions
Chinese state-run newspaper Global Times has suggested a boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games would result in trade sanctions. ( read original story …)
As WHO coronavirus mission leaves empty-handed, China claims propaganda win
The trip yielded scant new information on the pandemic’s origins but plenty of ammunition for Beijing, which has spread the view that the virus came from elsewhere. ( read original story …)
China’s Technological Predation Threatens U.S. Security | Opinion
The case for prudence is obvious, but the measures that have been taken are not optimal or especially effective. ( read original story …)
China’s CanSinoBIO says Mexico approves COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
China’s CanSino Biologics Inc said on Wednesday its COVID-19 vaccine was approved in Mexico for emergency use for people of 18 years of age or older. ( read original story …)
South China Sea: US and allies apply pressure on Beijing but ‘they’re unlikely to go all out’
American aircraft carrier strike groups and a French nuclear submarine carried out separate operations in the disputed waterway this week. ( read original story …)
China urges Canada to end ‘Cold War mentality & stop unprovoked smear attacks’ after it claims Beijing is national security threat
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has slammed comments made by Canada’s intelligence director after he said Beijing was doing everything in its power to threaten Canada’s national security and sovereignty. ( read original story …)
WHO’s Wuhan probe ends, U.S.-China bickering over COVID continues
China called on the United States on Wednesday to invite the World Health Organization to investigate origins of the COVID-19 outbreak there, as sparring over the pandemic continued after the WHO … ( read original…
China’s coronavirus anxiety super-charges testing business in holiday season
With millions of Chinese facing mandatory coronavirus tests to travel during the Lunar New Year holiday, some enterprising private firms are eyeing a potential boon from more personalised but pricier … ( read original story…
Southeast Asia’s China anxieties are rising despite coronavirus aid, most would side with US: study
Almost nine in 10 regional elites are worried about Beijing’s rising influence, and more than six in 10 now say the bloc should side with the US over China if forced to pick, study finds.…
Beijing 2022: UK, US and Canadian politicians push boycott as Cold War 2.0 chess piece, but decision comes down to athletes
Politicians from UK, US and Canada are kicking up chatter about boycotting Winter Olympics over China’s treatment of Uygur Muslims in Xinjiang. ( read original story …)
Africa’s miners and winemakers toast China’s row with Australia
For South African winemaker Vergenoegd Löw, the pandemic could have been a disaster but a bitter trade war between China and Australia has thrown the 325-year-old estate a lifeline. ( read original story …)
