China: Daily Scan, September 08, 2021

Foreign military intervention does nothing to help solve any problem says Chinese envoy: Xinhuanet

September 8, 2021

A Chinese envoy on Tuesday told the Security Council that foreign military intervention does nothing to help solve any problem. "The way the situation in Afghanistan has transpired recently is proof that foreign military intervention and the imposition of a 'democratic transformation' program does nothing to help solve any problem. It only creates more problems and failure is the inevitable outcome," Dai Bing, charge d'affaires of China's permanent mission to the UN, said at the Security Council Briefing on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security.
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China to keep an eye on Taliban's terrorism promises after announcement of Afghan interim govt: Global Times

September 8, 2021

The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday announced key members of its new interim government, whose structure shows the Taliban want to ensure its political dominance and absolute control in the country and means the Taliban at this stage will still prioritize solving internal problems rather than responding expectations from the international community, Chinese analysts said.
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Chinese FM Wang Yi to visit Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and South Korea: Global Times

September 7, 2021

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay an official visit to Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and South Korea from September 10-15 at the invitation of his counterparts in these countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. During Wang's visits, he will jointly chair the 13th meeting of the China-Vietnam Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said.
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Bitcoin prices surge despite China's crackdown on cryptocurrency mining: Global Times

September 7, 2021

Bitcoin prices continued to rise and surged above $52,000 on Tuesday after breaking the threshold of $50,000 over the weekend, bringing market sentiment to a positive zone despite China's crackdown on crypto-currency mining, insiders told the Global Times. Bitcoin prices on Tuesday rallied after El Salvador on Tuesday became the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender. The price per Bitcoin was about $52,486, up 1.5 percent in the last 24 hours, according to Coinbase.
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Xi to attend BRICS summit via video link: China Daily

September 8, 2021

President Xi Jinping will attend the 13th BRICS summit on Thursday in Beijing via video link at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced on Wednesday. BRICS is the acronym for an emerging-market bloc that groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
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Plan to help SOEs harness e-commerce: China Daily

September 7, 2021

China's State-owned enterprises will strengthen innovation in e-commerce to propel the sector's growth, according to a key industry organization's new action plan.The China Central Enterprise E-commerce Alliance, a body whose members are mostly SOEs, rolled out the three-year (2021-23) action plan that asks the latter to focus on 10 tasks to steam up their e-commerce innovation and growth.
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Hong Kong district councilors refusing to take oath to be disqualified, says Carrie Lam: People’s Daily

September 8, 2021

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam Tuesday said district councilors who refuse to attend the oath-taking ceremony will be disqualified. At a press briefing ahead of the Executive Council meeting, Lam said that as of Saturday, there were 479 members in the sixth-term District Council, in which 260 of them resigned and eight were disqualified. The remaining 211 members have to take oaths.
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China-India border: PLA troops, jets, artillery ‘send warning shot with Tibet drill’: South China Morning Post

September 8, 2021

Chinese fighter jets dropped missiles, troops brought down drones and ground force howitzers made precision strikes during a high-altitude drill by the Tibet Military District intended as a warning to India, according to military observers. In footage of the drill posted on the PLA Daily website on Monday, several units from the People’s Liberation Army’s Tibet Military District were shown occupying an enemy’s key command centre at an altitude of 4,700 metres (15,400 feet).
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China proposes global code of conduct on biosecurity, amid coronavirus ‘lab leak’ row with US: South China Morning Post

September 7, 2021

China has introduced an initiative to prohibit the misuse of biotechnology, as the country seeks to play a bigger role in global biosecurity governance amid sustained tensions with the US on the issue – especially over the origins of Covid-19.The Tianjin Biosecurity Guidelines for Codes of Conduct for Scientists was introduced by a senior Chinese diplomat at a symposium under the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) in Geneva last Thursday.
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China denies it is taking over Afghan military site that was US base: South China Morning Post

September 7, 2021

China has denied suggestions that it is set to take over an Afghan military airfield that was the United States’ largest base in the troubled country. Beijing was not in talks with the Taliban to transfer the right to use Bagram Airfield for operational needs, contrary to media reports, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.
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Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ drive triggers a rare debate in China: Japan Times

September 8, 2021

In a country that regularly censors opposing viewpoints, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s push for “common prosperity” has triggered something unusual: a spirited public policy debate. On the one side are those sharing the views of blogger Li Guangman, whose commentary last month calling Xi’s regulatory crackdown a “profound revolution” was published widely by major state-run media outlets. It proclaimed “the capital market will no longer become a paradise for capitalists to get rich overnight” and “all those who block this people-centered change will be discarded.”
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