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China is growing at a rapid rate and has half of the top 20 science cities in it
The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Hefei, Anhui province, is China’s leading institute for physical sciences. The local branch of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Beijing-headquartered mega-institute that is the global leader in Nature Index, is very high in terms of their performance in relation to other leading…
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The U.S. women’s soccer team won their 5th gold medal by defeating Brazil
The US Water Polo team won all of its games at the Olympics in Beijing, winning all of its matches in the quarter-finals and semifinals. The team lost to Australia in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-finals. The US had won the gold medal in women’s water polo at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the…
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Putin is in China to highlight Moscow’s ties with Beijing
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in Beijing to attend the 10th Anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a signature foreign policy initiative for China’s President Xi Jinping. China said there are leaders from 130 countries and at least 30 global organisations that will participate in the event. The initiative aims to build…
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Should the US be worried about what’s going to be said during the meeting between world leaders?
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in China on Friday to attend the Belt and Road Summit which will be attended by leaders of Russia, India, Brazil, China, South Africa and the European Union. Lula was greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping at Beijing’s airport. Lula is expected to sign a host of…
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Should the US be concerned?
After French President Emmanuel Macron gave Chinese President Xi Jinping a victory during his visit to France,Brazilian President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva on Friday arrived in Beijing for his own visit. Lula is expected to sign a host of bilateral deals with Xi. He is the fourth leader to visit China since Russia’s invasion…
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European leaders head to Beijing with hope of finding peace in the Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Groysman arrived in China on Thursday for a two-day official visit, the first by a Ukrainian President. Groysman will hold talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and French President Emmanuel Macron during the visit. During his speech to the French community in Beijing on Wednesday, Macron said that China can play…
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They boosted their output because of China’s Thousand Talents Plan
China’s President Xi Jinping has said that he would like to invite US President-elect Donald Trump to attend a state dinner at the Forbidden City in Beijing. “This would be a very special occasion for the two leaders,” he said. The dinner would be followed by a banquet at the Zhongnanhai Palace, which is believed…
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China and the US are still on a collision course, despite the cooling of the heat.
The US and China will hold a summit in Beijing in January following the G20 summit, US State Secretary Antony Blinken said. The meeting will take place during Xi Jinping’s stay at the G20 summit in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. This will be the first time a US President has held a summit…
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There has been a huge spike in cases in China, so the country stopped publishing daily COVID data.
China’s COVID-19 death toll is only reported from deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure, a Chinese health official said. This comes as the country eases coronavirus-related restrictions following nationwide protests over its heavy economic and social toll. The country will begin distributing Pfizer’s Paxlovid to Beijing’s community health centres in the coming days, state media…
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China is a hot new place to get information about the election.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday rejected anti-government protests that had erupted over the past week and called them an attempt to “incite separatism”. He said, “We will not allow any group to interfere in our internal politics.” The protests were sparked by a Chinese student holding an anti-Xi banner on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge.