Beijing likens Pompeo to a 'mantis' after latest US sanctions
AFP - International - 18/01/2021
China says WHO coronavirus experts to visit from Thursday
AFP - International - 11/01/2021
Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said Monday, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing has tried to thwart the investigation.
The long-awaited mission is of…
A year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle
AFP - China - 10/01/2021
It is the world’s most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the coronavirus, after an investigative effort marked from the start by disarray, Chinese secrecy and international rancour.
January 11 marks…
China warns US of "high price" of possible visit to Taiwan by UN ambassador
Lusa - International - 08/01/2021
China announced that the United States will pay “a heavy price” if a US ambassador to the UN visits Taiwan in the next few days, as declared by the US State Department.
“The United States will pay a heavy price for the wrongdoing” and “China…
Shanghai builds $900m hub in push to be eSports leader
AFP - International - 07/01/2021
China has begun building a $900 million facility it hopes will be the envy of eSports and seal its push to make Shanghai the global capital of the fast-growing professional gaming industry.
The Shanghai International New Cultural and Creative E-sports Center is scheduled…
China goes online to mock 'beautiful sight' of US Capitol chaos
AFP - China - 07/01/2021
China’s internet erupted in mirth at America’s troubled democracy after supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the US Capitol, comparing the chaos to the Hong Kong anti-government protests of 2019
On Thursday morning, state media tabloid Global Times…
Retiring top judge pleas to maintain Hong Kong's judicial independence
AFP - International - 05/01/2021
Hong Kong’s outgoing top judge made a plea on Tuesday to maintain judicial independence as China state media and a growing host of pro-Beijing figures call for an overhaul of how the financial hub’s courts are run.
Semi-autonomous Hong Kong owes much of its…
China wants to withdraw license from Hong Kong activists' lawyers
Lusa - Hong Kong - 04/01/2021
Mainland Chinese authorities threatened to withdraw the license to two lawyers who helped the 12 Hong Kong activists, including a Luso-Chinese, detained in August at sea.
According to the Chinese human rights organization Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch, Lu Siwei today…
Beijing vaccinates thousands in Covid-19 jab drive
AFP - International - 04/01/2021
Thousands of people lined up in Beijing Monday to receive a Covid-19 vaccine as China races to innoculate millions before the Chinese New Year mass travel season in February.
More than 73,000 people in the Chinese capital have received the first dose of the vaccine over…
Blocking EU-China agreement on the basis of the US would be a "bad sign", says Costa
Lusa - Portugal - 04/01/2021
António Costa considers that “it would be a bad sign” for the European Union to block the investment agreement with China, concluded a few days ago, to coordinate with the United States, because Europe must be an autonomous global actor.
In an interview with Lusa…
China approves first vaccine for commercialization
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 31/12/2020
Sinopharm and subsidiary Beijing Biological Products Institute said on Wednesday that the vaccine’s effectiveness is 79.34%, according to provisional data from phase 3 clinical trials.
Chinese authorities gave the green light this Thursday for the marketing of one…
