Tag Archives: China

• China senior diplomat says US relations at ‘new crossroads’ 2 January 2021 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  China’s relationship with the United States has reached a “new crossroads” and could get back on the right track following a period of “unprecedented difficulty”, senior diplomat Wang Yi said in official comments published on Saturday. ...

• After a harrowing 2020, Asia tiptoes into the New Year 31 December 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has no comments yet

  As Asia says goodbye to 2020 - a tumultuous year that saw the planet roiled by a deadly pandemic - celebrations will be smaller, shorter and more muted amid fears of coronavirus flare-ups. ...

• China sends top official to Nepal amid political crisis 27 December 2020 | Gopal Sharma This post has one comment

  A senior Chinese official arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday to assess the political situation, local party officials said, a first diplomatic step by the neighbouring power after Nepal’s Prime Minister dissolved parliament a week ago. ...

• China to leapfrog US as world’s biggest economy by 2028: think tank 26 December 2020 | Reuters Staff This post has one comment

  China will overtake the United States to become the world’s biggest economy in 2028, five years earlier than previously estimated due to the contrasting recoveries of the two countries from the COVID-19 pandemic, a think tank said. ...

• China imposes new visa limits in back-and-forth with US 22 December 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China hit back with reciprocal actions Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the latest back-and-forth, following a US announcement of new visa restrictions on Chinese officials. ...

• China “Obstructing” WHO Probe, “Peddling” Questionable Vaccines: US 20 December 2020 This post has one comment

  Urging the international community to demand transparency from China about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the US has accused Beijing of "obstructing" a World Health Organisation probe into the origin of the deadly virus in Wuhan. ...

• No breakthrough in India, China talks on border tensions 18 December 2020 This post has no comments yet

  Indian and Chinese foreign ministry officials held another round of talks on Friday but didn’t report any breakthrough in ending a monthslong military standoff along their disputed border in eastern Ladakh. ...

• US navy says China unreliable after meeting no-show; Beijing says US twisting facts 17 December 2020 | Phil Stewart This post has no comments yet

  The US military slammed China for failing to appear for virtual, senior-level meetings slated for this week, calling this “another example that China does not honour its agreements”, Beijing said the US version of events distorted the facts ...

• WHO’s team to go to China in January for Covid-19 origin probe 16 December 2020 This post has 2 comments

  The international team of World Health Organisation seeking investigation into the origin of Covid-19 virus will go to China in January, the global health body announced on Wednesday. ...

• International court rejects Uyghur genocide complaint against China 15 December 2020 This post has 2 comments

  International Criminal Court prosecutors have rejected calls by exiled Uyghurs to investigate China for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity, the chief prosecutor's office said in a report on Monday. ...