China: Daily Scan, January 29, 2021

Update: Interview: IMF official says China responds "forcefully" to COVID-19 with fiscal policy:Xinhuanet

January 29, 2021

China responded "forcefully" to COVID-19 with fiscal policy, which contributed significantly to its growth in 2020, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) official has said, calling for continued fiscal action to help rebalance the Chinese economy. Click here to read... [2]

Washington should stop brandishing sticks against China's core national interests: China Daily

January 29, 2021

In a phone call with his Philippine counterpart on Thursday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made public the new US administration's intentions to carry on its predecessor's practice of meddling in affairs related to the South China Sea. Click here to read... [3]

Xi says China ready to strengthen cooperation with Bolivia on COVID-19 vaccines: People’s Daily

January 29, 2021

China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Bolivia on COVID-19 vaccines, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday in a phone conversation with his Bolivian counterpart, Luis Arce. Click here to read... [4]

Will India further toss non-alignment policy under Biden admin? : Global times

January 28, 2021

Will the US continue to value India as it did? The Indian government would like to believe so. Particularly after newly appointed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin put his Indian counterpart among the first names on his list of phone calls to make. Click here to read... [5]

CPC leadership meets to review reports: Xinhuanet

January 28, 2021

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting Thursday to review multiple reports. The meeting was chaired by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. Click here to read... [6]