Days of torrential rainfall and expectations for further flooding led China to raise its flood alert level on one river to the second-highest level on Sunday as a dam was blasted to release surging … (…
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Mainland China reports 16 new coronavirus cases including 13 in Xinjiang
Mainland China reported 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of July 18, up from 22 reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Sunday. ( read original…
Beijing Eases Virus Restrictions After 2 Weeks of No New Cases
Beijing authorities lowered the city’s Covid-19 emergency response level after almost two weeks of no new domestic coronavirus infections. ( read original story …)
TikTok has shelved plans for a European HQ in London as tensions with Beijing threaten to escalate into an economic war
The Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly shelved plans to open a European headquarters in London, according to the Sunday Times. TikTok, the wildly popular viral video app, had been in … ( read…
Coronavirus in China: Shenzhen makes it easier for people to report health concerns
Members of the public promised confidentiality and personal data protection in bid to speed up emergency response to crises like Covid-19. ( read original story …)
China’s UK ambassador denies abuse of Uighurs despite fresh drone footage
Liu Xiaoming blames reports of forced sterilisation of women on ‘anti-China elements’ Heather Stewart Liu Xiaoming: ‘Uighur people enjoy peaceful, harmonious coexistence with other ethnic groups of … ( read original story …)
China coronavirus: Shenzhen makes it easier for people to report health concerns
The south China city of Shenzhen has drawn up new rules to make it easier and safer for members of the public to report health concerns and possibly prevent future crises like the Covid-19 pandemic…
China’s capital Beijing to lower COVID-19 response
Beijing will lower the emergency response level of the coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese capital to Level III from level II, an official from the municipal government told a press briefing on Sunday … (…
China says it will respond resolutely if UK sanctions officials
China will respond resolutely to any attempt by Britain to sanction Chinese officials following the imposition of a security law in Hong Kong, its ambassador in London said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
UK’s Raab Says Clear Uighurs in China Suffered Human Rights Abuses
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Sunday it was clear the Uighur minority in China had suffered abuses of their human rights. “It is clear that there are gross, egregious human rights … (…
Coronavirus: UAE, China discuss cooperation amid COVID-19 economic fallout
The UAE and China held high-level discussions Saturday discussing trade relations and the long-term impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the panelists taking part was Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi … ( read original story …)
China floods: Huai river alert level raised amid heavy rains
China has raised the flood alert level on a river in the east of the country after days of heavy rainfall. Officials have moved the alert warning on the Huai river from Level III to…
Beijing reports no new confirmed domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases
A staff member conducts disinfection at meat transportation vehicles at a meat food company in Beijing, capital of China, July 14, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xin) BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) — Beijing reported … ( read original…