World Mar 13 President Xi Jinping wants China to play bigger global role after Saudi-Iran deal President Xi Jinping is calling for China to play a bigger role in managing global affairs after Beijing scored a diplomatic coup by hosting talks that produced an agreement by Saudi Arabia and Iran to reopen diplomatic relations.
World Mar 08 Xi accuses U.S. of attempting to block China’s development Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington this week of trying to isolate his country and hold back its development.
World Mar 05 China sets 2023 target for economic growth at ‘around 5 percent’ China’s government announced plans for a consumer-led revival of the struggling economy as its legislature opened a session Sunday that will tighten President Xi Jinping’s control over business and society.
World Mar 03 China accuses U.S. of wrongfully targeting Chinese companies by restricting U.S. technology Washington has accused China of trying to use civilian companies to obtain processor chips, aerospace and other technologies that can be used to make weapons. Beijing retorts that the U.S. government is trying to stop potential commercial competitors.
World Feb 16 China imposes sanctions on Lockheed Martin and Raytheon over sales to Taiwan China has imposed trade and investment sanctions on U.S. military contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for supplying weapons to Taiwan, stepping up efforts to isolate the island democracy claimed by the ruling Communist Party as part of its territory.
World Jan 15 WHO appeals to China to release more detailed data on COVID-19 surge The World Health Organization has appealed to China to keep releasing information about its wave of COVID-19 infections after the government announced nearly 60,000 deaths since early December following weeks of complaints it was failing to tell the world what was happening.
World Jan 14 China reports almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in hospitals since December China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data, and said the “emergency peak" of its latest surge appears to have passed.
World Dec 28 China to resume issuing passports for tourism as COVID controls fall China says it will resume issuing passports for tourism in another big step away from anti-virus controls that isolated the country for almost three years.
World Dec 27 Foreign firms welcome China ending COVID-19 quarantine for travelers The ruling Communist Party’s abrupt decision to lift some of the world’s strictest anti-virus controls comes as it tries reverse an economic downturn. Quarantines for travelers from abroad will end Jan. 8.
World Dec 26 As COVID infections soar, China races to vaccinate elderly Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people who are older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19.