Today, China clearly poses the most serious, sizeable, and multidimensional long-term challenge to U.S. interests at home and around the world. The point is highlighted in recent key documents issued by the White House and the Pentagon and regularly emphasized by analysts and commentators. But will the China threat persist in coming decades? Is Beijing… Continue reading CHINA’S POST-PANDEMIC FUTURE: WUHAN WOBBLY?
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China will not accept U.S. ‘theft’ of TikTok: China Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China will not accept the “theft” of a Chinese technology company and is able to respond to Washington’s move to push ByteDance to sell short-video app TikTok’s U.S. operations to Microsoft, the China Daily newspaper said on Tuesday. The United States’ “bullying” of Chinese tech companies was a consequence of Washington’s zero-sum… Continue reading China will not accept U.S. ‘theft’ of TikTok: China Daily
China to stop recognizing special U.K. passport for Hong Kong residents
China will no longer recognize the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document or proof of identity, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said Friday. Why it matters: The announcement comes amid heightened tensions with the United Kingdom over its plan to offer potentially millions of Hong Kong residents a path to residency, and… Continue reading China to stop recognizing special U.K. passport for Hong Kong residents
China reportedly lying about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to deflect study
China is stoking fears about the safety of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot to deflect from damning studies questioning the effectiveness of its own vaccine, according to a report. State media has ramped up coverage of baseless safety fears, accusing Western media of ignoring the deaths of 23 recently inoculated seniors in Norway, even after officials ruled… Continue reading China reportedly lying about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to deflect study
A Chinese Celebrity Scandal Puts Surrogate Births on Trial
The scandal already appeared tailored for celeb web sites and on-line gossips: A glamorous Chinese language actress stood accused by her estranged associate of abandoning two surrogate infants they’d determined to have collectively, stranding him in the USA to handle them. When his allegations hit the Chinese language web on Monday, the outrage couldn’t be… Continue reading A Chinese Celebrity Scandal Puts Surrogate Births on Trial
China hopes for cooperation, better relations under Biden
BEIJING (AP) — China on Thursday expressed hope the Biden administration will improve prospects for people of both countries and give a boost to relations after an especially rocky patch, while getting in a few final digs at former Trump officials. “I think after this very difficult and extraordinary time, both the Chinese and American… Continue reading China hopes for cooperation, better relations under Biden
WHO team arrives in Wuhan and What the researchers are trying to learn
The World Health Organization (WHO) team of international researchers that arrived Thursday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty about whether Beijing might try to prevent embarrassing discoveries. The visit has been shrouded in secrecy, with neither… Continue reading WHO team arrives in Wuhan and What the researchers are trying to learn
Where Is Alibaba Founder Jack Ma? Tech tycoon silent as China gets tough with his business
Jack Ma, the co-funder of Alibaba and Ant Group, hasn’t been seen publicly in more than two months. Mr Ma was replaced as a judge in the final of Africa’s Business Heroes, a television contest for budding entrepreneurs, his photograph was removed from the judging webpage, and he was conspicuously left out of a promotional… Continue reading Where Is Alibaba Founder Jack Ma? Tech tycoon silent as China gets tough with his business
Afghanistan’s NDS have arrested ten Chinese nations suspected of espionage
The ten Chinese nations have been detained by Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) on espionage charges. They were allegedly running a terror cell in Kabul with the help of the Pakistani spy agency, ISI, and two were in contact with terrorist outfit Haqqani Network which serves as the sword arm of the Taliban. Pakistan’s… Continue reading Afghanistan’s NDS have arrested ten Chinese nations suspected of espionage