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Italian blood samples revive debate over first signs of COVID in Europe
Jul 29, 2021 19:06Renewed tests of blood samples collected in Italy as early as October 2019 have revived a debate over whether coronavirus was circulating in Europe before Chinese authorities confirmed the first case in Wuhan.
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US-Philippines arms deal aims at South China Sea
Jun 30, 2021 09:16The Pentagon said recently the U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets, as well as Sidewinder and Harpoon missiles, to the Philippines in three separate deals with a combined value of more than $2.5 billion.
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Rich countries urged to come up with detailed plans to cut emissions
Jun 17, 2021 09:26The G7 summit, which ended on Sunday June 13 in Cornwall, achieved much less than campaigners had hoped, with no significant new cash forthcoming for the world’s poorest and most vulnerable, on the frontlines of climate breakdown.
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Renaming COVID-19 variants will help fight racism
Jun 14, 2021 15:46Labeling COVID-19 “the Chinese disease,” or naming a variant “Indian,” serves little purpose other than to hand a gift to the ignorant and the ill-intentioned – those who are either unable or unwilling to understand what is going on, or who are quick to seize on any “evidence” that can be manipulated to reinforce their prejudices.
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China moves forward in soft power struggle for SE Asia
Jun 14, 2021 15:41China has made inroads with its “win-win” Belt and Road Initiative, despite US warnings of debt traps, environmental damage and coercion. Its COVID diplomacy – donating vaccines and even partnering with Indonesia to produce more – has also been far superior to that of the US, which – by necessity – has been focused on getting its own house in order.
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China to fire back at US sanctions
Jun 11, 2021 07:34China will soon pass a law to strike back against the countries that have imposed sanctions on Chinese state organs, enterprises, organizations and functionaries, including those with links to the People’s Liberation Army.
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US is chasing China’s tail on 5G
Jun 02, 2021 20:15China opened its first 5G-enabled fully-automated port a year ago in Xiamen, with automated cranes stacking containers on driverless trucks. Shanghai’s Yangshan Port began fully automated, 24-hour operations in August 2020. In late 2020, Shandong Energy Group began operations at an automated coal mine controlled by a 5G network.
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China seizes vaccine diplomacy lead over US
May 21, 2021 15:43China contends that it is selflessly coming to the aid of the pandemic-stricken developing world by exporting nearly as much Covid-19 vaccine as it uses domestically.
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China has landed its first rover on Mars — here’s what happens next
May 19, 2021 14:12The landing of Zhurong was the biggest test yet of China’s deep-space exploration capabilities. Within days it could start to make geological discoveries.
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Suez Canal logjam boosts China-Europe rail link
Mar 31, 2021 16:12New proposals have been made to expand the capacity of the express rail cargo lines between Chinese plants and European nodes and slash not only time but also cost to lure more goods to flow overland from China to Europe. 2020 data from the Suez Canal’s operator shows as much as 80% of the trade between Asia and Europe still flows via the Canal.