Tag: China

• Friday, February 12th 2021 - 08:39 UTC

  BBC World News barred from China in retaliation for UK revoking Beijing's CGTN network

  

  Chinese regulators have accused the UK's global broadcaster of breaking China's media code. The move follows the decision by UK authorities to revoke the license for China's global state TV network CGTN.

• Wednesday, February 10th 2021 - 10:13 UTC

  WHO finds no hard evidence on origin of pandemic in China

  

  Experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) on mission in China announced Tuesday that they found no conclusive evidence of the origin of a pandemic that continues spreading around the world.

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 10:10 UTC

  WHO mission in Wuhan: initial findings of the Covid-19 pandemic could be released this week

  

  A delegation of scientists probing the origins of the coronavirus are wrapping up a lengthy investigation in China and have found important clues about the famous Wuhan seafood market's role in the pandemic outbreak. Some initial findings are expected to be released this week.

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Under pressure from Beijing, Guyana cancels contacts with Taiwan for a trade office

  

  Guyana has retreated from an agreement with Taiwan for the island to establish an investment office in the former British colony in South America. Beijing described Guyana's decision as “a mistake that must be corrected”, and it was.

• Monday, February 8th 2021 - 08:49 UTC

  Chinese mourners paid tribute to Dr Li Wenliang, who broke the news of the Wuhan virus

  

  Thousands of Chinese mourners took to social media on Saturday and Sunday to pay tribute to Li Wenliang, the doctor who first broke the news of a new mysterious virus in Wuhan, one year after he died from COVID-19.

• Monday, February 1st 2021 - 08:54 UTC

  Covid-19 WHO-probe mission in Wuhan has to keep to agenda and visits organized by Beijing

  

  Reuters – Under tight control by its Chinese hosts, the World Health Organization-led team investigating the origins of COVID-19 in Wuhan province, visited a hospital on Saturday that treated early patients.

• Friday, January 29th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

  Beijing warns Taiwan, “any mention of independence means war”

  

  Beijing warned Taiwan on Thursday that “independence means war” and that its armed forces stepped up activities were in response to provocation and foreign interference.

• Thursday, January 28th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Secretary of State Blinken: US-China is “arguably the most important relationship in the world”

  

  The United States-China relationship is “arguably the most important relationship that we have in the world,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during his first full day in office.

• Thursday, January 28th 2021 - 08:55 UTC

  China has begun using anal swabs for high risk population

  

  AFP – Anal swabs are being used in China to test those it considers at high risk of contracting Covid-19, state TV reported. According to doctors, the invasive procedure is said to be more effective in detecting the virus.

• Wednesday, January 27th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  China recovers pre-pandemic growth and is expected to expand 8,1% in 2021 and 5,6% in 2022, IMF

  

  IMF projects China's economy will grow 8.1% in 2021 and 5.6% in 2022. The global growth is expected to be 5.5% in 2021 and 4.2% in 2022 after an estimated 3.5% contraction in 2020, according to the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) released on Tuesday.