The EU is investing billions of euros into what it believes are fundamental and core technologies as part of an effort to boost its tech sovereignty. ( read original story …)
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China and Russia agree to build joint lunar space station
China and Russia have agreed to jointly construct a lunar space station that will be “open to all countries,” the China National Space Administration said in a statement on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Top Commander Fears Taiwan Could Be Invaded Within 6 Years After China Sends U.S. Warning
Admiral Phillip Davidson, leader of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said Tuesday that China could invade Taiwan by 2027 before moving to “supplant the United States and our leadership role in the rules … ( read…
China Stocks Up After Intervention; Xi Addresses PLA: NPC Update
China’s stock market staged a modest recovery Wednesday, following heavy losses over the past month. One of the questions on traders’ minds now is whether authorities will do more to calm sentiment … ( read…
Wuhan Lab Theory a Dark Cloud on China
The WHO’s inability to divorce itself from Beijing’s propaganda doesn’t help. ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Capital Calls: China Telecom’s homecoming glory
China Telecom looks set to get a strong reception in Shanghai. On Tuesday the state-owned wireless carrier announced plans to sell up to 12 billion shares, equivalent to 13% of the enlarged capital, … (…
Former Hong Kong anti-Beijing lawmaker moves to Australia
Hong Kong-based Australian lawyer Antony Dapiran said Hui’s move to Australia would be welcomed by Hong Kong dissidents and condemned by Beijing. Dapiran, who is not representing Hui, said the … ( read original story…
China travel: Americans and other Westerners are increasingly scared of traveling there as threat of detention rises
As President Xi breeds a culture of nationalism and forges increasingly hostile relations with Western governments, some fear that if a diplomatic spat between their government and Beijing occurred … ( read original story …)
China reports five new coronavirus cases on mainland, from eight a day earlier
China reported five new mainland COVID-19 cases on March 9, down from eight a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday. The National Health Commission said all of the new … (…
Beijing summons UK envoy Dame Caroline Wilson for defending ‘fake news’
Beijing delivered a public dressing down to the British ambassador yesterday in protest at an article she posted on Chinese social media supporting the role of a free press.The Foreign Ministry … ( read original…
Calling out Beijing’s genocide of Uighurs
Beijing is guilty of violating every single provision in the UN Genocide Convention in its abuse against the Muslim-minority Uighurs in the far-west region of Xinjiang, report a group of 50 global … ( read…
Has the risk of arbitrary detention made China unsafe to travel to for foreigners?
Jeff Wasserstrom is a self-proclaimed China specialist who is seriously considering never returning to China — at least, he says, not while President Xi Jinping is in power. ( read original story …)
China issues ‘world-first’ COVID-19 vaccine passport in boost for travel
To reboot the international travel industry, China has issued the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine passport, which shows a user’s vaccination status, recent coronavirus test results and antibody test … ( read original story …)
