The Chinese foreign ministry has lashed out at Lithuania after the small Baltic Sea nation approved the opening of the Taiwan Representative Office in Vilnius. Beijing says it undermines its One China policy. Beijing was disappointed that Lithuania had proceeded to grant Taiwan permission to open its ‘representative office’ in Vilnius despite “China’s strong opposition […]
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China responds to Philippines’ accusation of blocking its ships
China has accused the Philippines of breaching its territory, saying two supply ships were blocked by Beijing’s coast guard as they approached a disputed shoal. Manila protested over the run-in, citing its own claim to the area. The two Philippines vessels “trespassed” into waters near the Nansha island chain – also known as the Spratly […]
Philippines ‘reminds’ China of defense pact with US over incident in disputed waters
The Philippine government has accused the Chinese Coast Guard of unleashing water cannon on two supply ships in a disputed stretch of the South China Sea, claiming its boats were blocked and forced to turn around. Manila’s Department of Foreign Affairs detailed the encounter in a statement on Wednesday, alleging that a pair of supply […]
Un nou caz de pestă porcină ar putea îngreuna negocierile privind ridicarea interdicției exporturilor de carne de porc din Germania către China
Cazul confirmat în Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, lângă graniţa cu Polonia, este primul înregistrat la o fermă, din luna iulie. China şi alte state mari care cumpără carne de porc au interzis importurile din Germania în luna septembrie 2020, după ce primele cazuri de PPA au fost confirmate la animalele sălbatice, dar vânzările de carne de porc din […]
Biden puzzles journalists with comment on Olympics in China
President Joe Biden commented on reports that US officials are planning to boycott the upcoming Olympics in Beijing over alleged human rights violations – but his answer left journalists perplexed. When asked on Tuesday if an official US delegation will be traveling to the Winter Games in the Chinese capital in February, Biden responded: “I […]
China announces massive 5G expansion
All cities and towns in China, as well as “most” villages, will be covered by 5G networks by 2025, the Ministry of Industry in Beijing has announced in a new infrastructure development plan. Under the plan, the number of 5G base stations per 10,000 people will be increased to 26, and gigabit optical fiber networks […]
China ready for ‘decisive measures’ over Taiwan
The Chinese envoy to the European Union has reiterated Beijing’s goal of peacefully reuniting Taiwan with the mainland but stated the country’s preparedness to use “decisive measures.” Speaking on Tuesday, China’s ambassador to the EU, Zhang Ming, said Beijing would never change its position on Taiwan. “If anything changes, it is that the Chinese people’s […]
Întâlnire între SUA și China. Biden promite cooperare, Xi vrea colaborare reciproc avantajoasă pentru ambele părți
În timp ce ambele părți au remarcat punctele de tensiune, declarațiile publice de după întâlnire au pus accentul pe modalitățile prin care cele două mari economii ale lumii pot evita conflictul. Biden „a remarcat necesitatea unor demarcări de bun simț care să asigure că competiția nu virează spre conflict și pentru a menține deschise liniile […]
China, liderul mondial al vânzărilor de mașini electrice
Studiul „Electric Car Market #Innovation Report 2021” realizat de Center of Automotive Management (CAM) și YouGov arată că principalele piețe mondiale pentru mașini electrice sunt cele din China, Europa și Statele Unite ale Americii. În primele nouă luni ale acestui an chinezii au înmatriculat 2,07 milioane de mașini 100% electrice (BEV) și hibride cu încărcare […]
China overtakes US in global wealth race
China has overtaken the US as the nation which has amassed the biggest net worth as global wealth surges, a fresh report by McKinsey & Co suggests. China’s wealth skyrocketed over the past two decades, the consulting company said according to Bloomberg, explaining that its net worth increased by a whopping 17 times from $7 […]
Game over for Fortnite in China
Popular online action game Fortnite was taken offline in China on Monday, two weeks after the game’s developer announced the end of a trial period by the country’s authorities amid a crackdown on the gaming and technology sector. Earlier in November, developer Epic Games said it would be shutting down its Fortnite servers due to […]
Biggest Covid Delta outbreak hits university town in China
China is facing its biggest surge of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, putting the zero-case policy to the test. Restrictions were imposed on a university town in the country’s northeast. More than 10,000 students were placed under quarantine after two large dorms were closed down in the university town of Zhuanghe, which is under […]
China ar putea declanșa o nouă pandemie. 18 virusuri „cu risc ridicat” au fost descoperite în piețele agroalimentare
O piață agroalimentară din Wuhan, unde comercianții vindeau mamifere, reptile și pești vii, a fost anterior legată de focarul inițial de coronavirus din 2019. Potrivit cercetătorului britanic Dr. Eddie Holmes, experții chinezi au evidențiat riscul ca un virus să se „răspândească” de la animale la oameni cu cinci ani înainte de începerea pandemiei, după ce […]
China warns against ‘Cold War’ mentality & ‘ideological lines’ in Asia-Pacific
The Asia-Pacific region must not see a return to a “Cold War era” mentality and divisions between nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping has warned, as Beijing urged all regional powers to work together. In a pre-recorded video address on Thursday to a CEO summit on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Xi warned that […]
China reacts with fury to US lawmakers’ Taiwan visit
China has responded angrily to a visit by a US delegation to Taiwan, warning Washington that it was “playing with fire” by “colluding” with pro-independence forces on the island during a period of high tensions with Beijing. The Chinese foreign ministry issued a strongly worded rebuke on Wednesday to the visit by US lawmakers, cautioning […]












