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Last year, a report by German researcher Adrian Zenz published by the Washington-based Jamestown Foundation think tank accused China of using forced sterilization, forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims. The Chinese foreign ministry said the allegations were groundless and false.  … [Read more...] about Twitter Says It Locked Account of China’s US Embassy Over Xinjiang-Related Tweet

Chinese health authorities have detected at least 1,000 new Chinese coronavirus infections nationwide since the start of the new year, according to Bloomberg News on Tuesday. The new wave of cases emerged on January 5, a few days after the central city of Wuhan hosted an outdoor New Year’s Eve celebration attended by thousands of people. Chinese state media hailed the city’s mass gathering as a triumph and alleged proof that Wuhan authorities had successfully stamped out the community’s coronavirus outbreak, which emerged in late 2019. Wuhan’s coronavirus outbreak spread to greater China and precipitated the ongoing global Chinese coronavirus pandemic. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Panic: China Locks Down 1.7 Million People in Beijing

“Congratulations to President Biden on his inauguration! China looks forward to working with the new administration to promote sound & steady development of China-U.S. relations and jointly address global challenges in public health, climate change & growth,” Cui tweeted. … [Read more...] about China hopes for cooperation, better relations under Biden

But "even if there is a return to measured language and diplomacy, we could see more strategic decoupling from Chinese digital companies" under Biden, Alex Capri, a research fellow at Hinrich Foundation and a visiting senior fellow at National University of Singapore, told CNN Business last week. He pointed to the possibility that Alibaba's (BABA) cloud services could face the kind of global backlash that Huawei's 5G business has run into. … [Read more...] about The China trade war is one thing Joe Biden won’t be rushing to fix

"China is ... a major victim. There are many false and ugly [pieces of] information about China on Xinjiang-related issues. Of course, the Chinese Embassy in the US has responsibilities and obligations to clarify the facts and explain the truth," Hua Chunying argued, hitting back at Twitter's "restrictive measures." … [Read more...] about China says it is a ‘victim’ after Twitter locks embassy account