CHINA
WHO advisory group explains why it skipped two Greek letters ‘Nu’ and ‘Xi’ and named B.1.1.529 ‘Omicron’
The World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) on Saturday explained why it skipped two Greek...
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Joe Biden tells Xi Jinping to respect human rights, raises concerns about China’s practices in Xinjiang, Tibet and Hong Kong, says U.S. opposes ‘unilateral action’ to change Taiwan. Xi tells him you’re ‘playing with fire, and those who play with fire get burned’
President Biden told the Chinese leader that the United States "strongly opposes unilateral efforts to change the status quo or...
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China opposes Biden’s executive order authorizing sanctions on Ethiopia
China is not happy with an executive order President Joseph R. Biden Jr. signed on September 17 authorizing sanctions against...
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President Cyril Ramaphosa on South Africa’s ties with China, Russia, India and Brazil
In an opinion article he penned on Monday, President Cyril Ramaphosa praised the strategic partnership between South Africa and the...
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Biden administration takes actions on forced labor in Xinjiang, China
At the recent G7 Summit in Cornwall, United Kingdom, the world’s leading democracies stood united against forced labor, including in...
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The Rise of Chinese mercenaries in Africa
In recent years, China has made massive inroads to secure valuable assets within Africa. Since the start of the Belt...
Read moreNew study exposes previously unknown details about China’s secretive lending practices in Africa
A new study and dataset released on Wednesday has revealed previously unknown details about China's secretive lending practices in developing...
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Biden believes an alliance of democracies can hold China accountable
'Fair competition', 'fair practices' and 'fair trade' are some of the international rules U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. expects...
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Biden blasts China’s ‘blatant human rights violations’: What is at stake is ‘democracy’ versus ‘autocracy’
U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Thursday blasted the administration of Xi Jinping of China, saying it was committing...
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Unprecedented sanctions on China for Turkic Muslim repression
The European Union, United States, United Kingdom, and Canada on March 22, 2021, announced coordinated sanctions on four Chinese government officials and the Xinjiang Production...
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