Starting a "new Cold War" is to reverse course of history, kidnap world: Chinese FM: Xinhuanet
August 26, 2020
Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Tuesday that starting "a new Cold War" is to reverse the course of history and kidnap the whole world. Wang made the remarks at a press briefing here with Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio after their talks. Click here to read...
China's economy is bouncing back: WSJ: People’s Daily
August 26, 2020
As much of the world struggles to contain the coronavirus, China's recovery is gaining momentum, positioning it to further close its gap with the U.S. economy, according to an article, "China's Economy, Bouncing Back, Gains on the U.S.," published on The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. Click here to read...
Nation remains committed to reform, opening-up: China Daily
August 26, 2020
Forty years ago, China created four special economic zones in the southeastern coastal cities of Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Shantou in Guangdong province and Xiamen in Fujian province as part of the country's opening-up drive to encourage foreign investment and boost economic growth. Click here to read...
China, US to push forward phase-one deal: China Daily
August 26, 2020
Vice-Premier Liu He and senior US officials held talks by telephone on Tuesday with both sides agreeing to continue pushing forward the implementation of the phase-one trade deal the two nations signed in January. Click here to read...
How WeChat’s Health Tracking App Feeds into China’s Authoritarian Surveillance: The Epoch Times
August 25, 2020
Since the peak of China’s CCP virus pandemic in February, a three-color health code has ruled the lives of roughly 1 billion Chinese people, assessing whether they can move around freely or must stay in quarantine. Click here to read...
China Locks Down Xinjiang to Fight Covid-19, Angering Residents: The New York Times
August 25, 2020
First came the notices that Chinese officials had declared a “wartime” state. Then the authorities started going door to door, sealing off apartments and warning residents to stay inside. The Chinese government in recent weeks has imposed a sweeping lockdown across the Xinjiang region in western China, penning in millions of people as part of what officials describe as an effort to fight a resurgence of the coronavirus. Click here to read...
Asia ought to be prepared as India's momentum falters: Global Times
August 25, 2020
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy of India, Asia's third largest, and its spillover effects are moving in a worrying direction. The World Bank has said in its latest India Development Update that income losses and unemployment triggered by New Delhi's sloppy job to contain COVID-19 spread in the country, are likely to push as many as half of India's population back into poverty, erasing its poverty reduction efforts over the past two decades. Click here to read...
