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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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There is a snapshot of US intelligence officials watching China
China cannot dictate how Taiwan makes friends, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei told CNN during his recent visit to the US. He further said that China cannot dictate how friends show their support for Taiwan. “China cannot dictate how Taiwan makes friends. China can’t dictate how friends show their support for Taiwan,” he added.
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Taiwanese foreign minister tells CNN that military drills suggest China is ready to begin a war against Taiwan
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou has said that the cost of a visit to the country is too high. This comes after China conducted military drills on Taiwan. Earlier, Taiwan’s President sailed back from a 10-day visit to Central America and the US. “China cannot dictate what Taiwan does. And China cannot dictate how our friends…
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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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China is watching the meeting between Taiwan’s President and Kevin McCarthy
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen is scheduled to meet US National security adviser Kevin McCarthy during her visit to the US this week. China considers Taiwan a part of its territory, but the US has never officially recognised the island as part of China. Tsai is also scheduled to meet French President Emmanuel Macron and European…
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President Tsai Ing-wen leaves for New York to start her Central American tour
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen departed for the US on Wednesday for a 10-day trip, which includes stops in New York City and Los Angeles on either side of her visits to Guatemala and Belize. The US said it believes China will use Tsai’s transit as an excuse to carry out “aggressive or coercive activities” aimed…
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China is where Apple made the majority of its iPhone assembly
Chinese PM Li Keqiang said that the country will take steps to bring about a rebound after stalling last year, adding that it’s aiming for 5% GDP growth this year. He further said that the country will prioritize the expansion of domestic demand, something economists say is necessary to push China’s economy beyond its reliance…
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Biden’s national security adviser is hopeful that the war over Taiwan can be stopped
US President Joe Biden on Saturday said that the US and China must work together to address global macroeconomic issues, including debt relief, health security and global food security. “It’s in the interest of the US and China to…work together to address transnational challenges,” he added. Last year, China had said it wanted the US…
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Is it true that the origin of the swine flu is being said by the science?
Some researchers have said that the hypothesis that the outbreak had an animal origin is vindicated by the fact that animals were present at the Huanan market. This comes after a study showed genetic data pinpointing a specific stall at the market where coronavirus likely was transmitted from an animal into people. The COVID-19 outbreak…
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Can China’s leader deliver?
China’s President Xi Jinping has said the country is updating its policies on market reform, state projects and the Censorship of the People’s Republic of China. The changes were proposed by the State Council during the annual legislative and political meetings where Chinese leader Xi Jinping is also expected to formally confirm his third term…
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The opinion says break up the partnership between Putin and Putin
Chinese government has said it’s willing to improve ties with the US but only if there’s mutual respect. China also demanded that the US stop interfering in its internal affairs and not get in the way in the country’s development, Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The US and its allies are likely to discover…
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The Monday Evening Briefing is what you get
China’s GDP growth is expected to remain at around 5.5% this year, which is lower than last year’s goal of “around 5.5%”, according to the government’s work report on the first day of the NPC (National People’s Congress). The economy added over 12 million jobs last year, with the unemployment rate falling to 5.5%, the…
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Girl who died of bird flu did not have a circulating variant of the disease
Scientists have said that it is more likely that a variant that emerged in China might be undetected because there’s less population-wide surveillance outside of China. The scientists added that they had sequenced nearly 2,000 genomes collected and sequenced since December 1, 2022. Earlier, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control had urged European…
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A US State Department official says that China is going to release a peace proposal for Ukraine on Friday
The US has said that China is “trying to broadcast and itself in a veneer of neutrality, even as it deepens its engagement with Russia in key ways – politically, diplomatically, economically and potentially in the security realm as well”. It added that China has been providing non-lethal support to Russia for use in the…
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The US monitoring and countervailing the Russian intelligence services as part of the sanctions push, was exclusive
US State Secretary Antony Blinken has said that China is providing “Non-lethal” support to Russia for use in Ukraine. Blinken’s comments came after he met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York on Friday. Blinken told Wang that the US isn’t seeking a conflict with China but warned him against Beijing providing any material…
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Russia’s decision on the New START is irresponsible according to a top US diplomat
Chinese President Xi Jinping has said that China will continue to work for peace even as it faces a coronavirus outbreak. China’s Foreign Ministry said the visit to Moscow will provide an opportunity for China and Russia to continue to develop their strategic partnership and “exchange views” on “international and regional hotspot issues of shared…
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The heat is cooling but China and the US are still on a collision course
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who is in the US to meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said he will visit the US early next year to follow up on the meeting between Xi Jinping and Blinken on December 30. China has demanded that the US not interfere in its development and respect China’s…
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Sources say the US developed a method to track the balloon fleet in China
The US has accused China of “overreacting” and “seriously violating international practice” after the US military shot down a Chinese balloon near the South Carolina coast. China accused the US of using “disproportionate means” to deal with the incident. It also asked the US to stop “seriously violating” international practice, adding it has the right…
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The US will require travelers from China to have a negative carbon dioxide test.
China’s National Health Commission (NHC) on Wednesday said it will no longer conduct daily coronavirus tests. The move comes after daily COVID-19 cases hit record highs and the NHC decided to scale down its daily COVID-19 report. NHC also said that COVID-19 testing will no longer be conducted in residential areas. China has reported over…
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Public health experts warn that a new variant of coronaviruses could end up happening.
The Omicron COVID-19 sub-virus, that was first identified in China, has been discovered in the US. It’s a new combination of the most evasive Omicron sub-virus subvariants, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. The original Omicron variant was from the COVID-19 viruses and has shifted as far as the antibodies we have made to use…
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America and China don’t need to win together.
The US and its allies may soon discover that they are too far behind in a series of critical technologies to maintain a military or technological edge over China, former US National Security Advisor Jake Fleming said. He added that the Huawei experience exposed the extent to which businesses in China are ultimately wrapped up…
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Is China open to a culture of innovation?
A new study has said that a higher proportion of China’s researchers are returning home amid COVID-19. The study stated that returnees who rejected an offer to participate in China’s YTT (Young Technology Transfer) programme were more likely to be the last authors of their own research teams than those who stayed. The study was…
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The leaked notes from Chinese health officials state that 250 million Covid-19 infections will happen in December.
China’s health authorities have eased restrictions and allowed many positive cases to quarantine at home after the government released a 10-point plan on Wednesday to fight coronavirus. However, some restrictions will remain in place such as not allowing people without COVID-19 symptoms to travel. Notably, China has reported over 3,25,000 coronavirus cases and over 6,400…
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There is an Opinion, why Putin can’t win in Ukraine.
The US, China and India have stopped short of full-throated support for Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. India has sold discounted Russian oil to China, but has stopped short of full-throated support for Russia. India and China have eagerly purchased discounted Russian oil, but have stopped short of full-throated support for Russia’s military campaign.
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The Chinese COVID wave could kill one million people.
China reported 1,476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the virus on Thursday, the country’s health commission said. The country has reported over 2 lakh coronavirus cases and over 50 lakh COVID-19-related deaths. Notably, China has eased its coronavirus testing requirements and is now testing all passengers arriving from countries where the virus…