The president pressed human rights concerns such as Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xinjiang, which Beijing sees as nonnegotiable issues of sovereignty. ( read original story …)
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Mayor of Prague: Beijing’s influence is ‘overestimated’
Zdeněk Hřib targeted for having twinned with Taipei and supporting Tibetan dissidents. “No cost” for my commitment to Taiwan and Tibet. China is an “unreliable” trading partn … ( read original story …)
China, India agree to pull back troops from disputed Himalayan border
Tensions erupted in June, during which 20 Indian soldiers were killed and China suffered an unspecified number of casualties. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus live news: US could have prevented 40% of deaths; new China cases at five-month low
Lancet commission review condemns Trump’s virus response; Two masks ‘substantially reduce expose US CDC says; cheap asthma drug appears to reduce risk of severe illness. Follow latest updates … ( read original story …)
Pandemic sends lunar new year trips in China plummeting by 74%
The number of trips made on the first day of China’s lunar new year travel period has plunged by 74% compared with last year, amid panic over the coronavirus pandemic, stringent rules and government ……
What Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping Discussed in First Call Together
President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping have held their first phone call since the new commander in chief was inaugurated last month, with Biden noting China’s human rights abuses and … ( read…
China and India to Pull Back Forces From Disputed Border
The move could help ease monthslong tensions, though the countries are still discussing other points of friction. ( read original story …)
Beijing to invest 1.3 trillion yuan in key projects
Beijing unveiled a plan of 300 key projects with a total investment value of 1.3 trillion yuan (about 201.89 billion U.S. dollars) on Wednesday, according to local authorities. The projects include … ( read original…
China orders Deloitte to investigate whistleblower allegations
China’s government has ordered Big Four accounting firm Deloitte to conduct an internal investigation after an anonymous whistleblower alleged serious violations in relation to audits carried out by … ( read original story …)
Mexico approves China’s CanSino and Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines
Mexico has authorized emergency use of the Chinese Sinovac and CanSino COVID-19 vaccines, Mexico’s Deputy Health Minister Hugo Lopez-Gatell said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong holds scaled-down Lunar New Year fairs amid COVID-19, China crackdown
Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fairs, usually an opportunity to sell creative merchandise critical of the government alongside festive foods and decorations, are subdued this year amid coronavirus … ( read original story …)
India, China agree to pull back troops from disputed Himalayan lake
India and China have agreed to pull back troops from a bitterly contested lake area high in the western Himalayas, the Indian defence minister said on Thursday, in a breakthrough after a months-long … (…
Covid-19: China’s ‘zero corona’ policy frustrates Japanese in Beijing during Lunar New Year celebrations
Workers already separated from family because of the pandemic are up against the Beijing government’s stringent new measures to curb the movement of people. ( read original story …)
