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The Daily 202: Trump imagined a ‘Beijing Biden.’ That person doesn’t exist.
Welcome to The Daily 202 newsletter! Today, we chew on President Biden’s early moves regarding China. But don’t miss the latest on Biden’s nominations, and how drinking in D.C. may be about to change. (…
Linda Thomas-Greenfield Says She Regrets Positive China Speech in Senate Grilling
The veteran diplomat, who joined the service in 1982, said she regretted having been associated with the Chinese government-funded Confucius Institute because of her 2019 speech in Georgia. ( read original story …)
China health authority and WHO discuss cooperation for coronavirus origin investigation
China’s National Health Commission head Ma Xiaowei discussed cooperation on coronavirus origin tracing with the World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom in a phone call on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
China And Russia Want To Be Vaccine Leaders. How’s That Going?
The two countries are vying for a role in ending the pandemic by offering their vaccines to countries that can’t afford or obtain other vaccines. But vaccine experts have a few concerns. ( read original…
China Warns Taiwan ‘Independence Means War,’ Ramps up Military Presence Around Island
The Chinese defense ministry also called on President Joe Biden to reset U.S.-China relations after “grave difficulties” under the Trump administration. ( read original story …)
Covid: WHO probe team in China exits Wuhan quarantine
A World Health Organization (WHO) team has come out of quarantine and will start on-the-ground investigations into the origins of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The scientists will … ( read original…
WHO team studying COVID-19 origins in China out of quarantine
A team of experts with the World Health Organization on Thursday completed their two-week quarantine in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where they’re to investigate the origins of the coronavirus … ( read original…
U.K. Offers Help to EU, WHO to Start China Visits: Virus Update
The U.K. signaled it may provide assistance to the European Union as the bloc weighs options to safeguard Covid-19 vaccine supplies amid a severe disruption from AstraZeneca Plc. ( read original story …)
China Should Let Covid-19 Investigators Do Their Work
This week, nearly a year after the World Health Organization first declared Covid-19 a public-health emergency, a team of international researchers dispatched to China will emerge from quarantine to … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Risky Assault on China’s Most Famous Billionaire
Jack Ma’s experience may have a chilling effect on innovation if Chinese entrepreneurs come to believe a political squeeze is the price of commercial success, … ( read original story …)
Top US diplomat backs Philippines in dispute with Beijing over South China Sea maritime claims
The United States rejects China’s internationally disputed maritime claims in the South China Sea and will support Southeast Asian nations facing pressure from Beijing, Antony Blinken, the new … ( read original story …)
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe. A World Health Organization team of researchers emerged from their hotel Thursday for the first time since … ( read original story …)
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