Archive for April 13th, 2020
Volunteers needed for second phase of China coronavirus vaccine trial
Chinese biopharma firm CanSino Biologics is recruiting 500 volunteers for the second phase of a clinical trial of a vaccine that is the country’s biggest hope for [...] » More
China calls Taiwan’s attacks on WHO ‘venomous’
China has accused Taiwan of “venomously” attacking the World Health Organization (WHO), taking advantage of the current coronavirus crisis to seek independence, [...] » More
Chinese government reveals draft list of animals which can be farmed for meat
The Chinese government has issued a new draft list of livestock that can be farmed for meat in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, which is suspected to have originated [...] » More
Blaming China for coronavirus isn’t just dangerous. It misses the point
For politicians in the US and western Europe seeking to distract from their own disastrous mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic, the idea of “China” has become [...] » More
Coronavirus: China is not safe while Covid-19 continues to spread around the world, experts say
China’s top epidemiologists have warned that the country may not yet be out of the woods with regards to the coronavirus pandemic and that the responses of the United [...] » More
China’s $1 trillion consumer loan bubble is bursting as army of borrowers flinch under pandemic strain
China’s consumer loans are shrinking at an unprecedented pace after a decade of breakneck expansion, a blow to the government’s strategy of relying on spending as [...] » More
Africans in Guangzhou are on edge, after many are left homeless amid rising xenophobia as China fights a second wave of coronavirus
The African community in Guangzhou is on edge after widespread accounts were shared on social media of people being left homeless this week, as China’s warnings against [...] » More
Mainland China reports 46 new coronavirus cases, up from 42 a day earlier
China reported on Saturday a rise in new coronavirus infections, mostly in travellers arriving from abroad, as doctors in the central city of Wuhan, where the virus initially [...] » More
How China could use this moment to charge ahead with its geopolitical agenda
China, the world’s second largest economy, is under threat as the pandemic wipes out jobs and slows productivity and growth. But even with the economic setback, [...] » More
Coronavirus outbreak gives public health in China the push it needs
The global coronavirus pandemic is propelling more money and government support for public health in China. Whether it’s new policies, capital, or even a school, the [...] » More
Chinese govt uses smartphones to track citizens, deny service to those deemed threat to society
While China has begun relaxing its severe coronavirus quarantine restrictions in its hardest hit cities, it has introduced an electronic tracking of their citizens via their [...] » More
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China’s largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus [...] » More
Chinese ventilator makers desperate for parts as global demand for machines hits 1 million
China has asked Switzerland to provide more components for ventilators as domestic producers face an “impossible” task of expanding supply to meet global demand. [...] » More
Coronavirus: China asks Switzerland to ramp up production of key component for ventilators
China has asked Switzerland to ramp up its production of key components for ventilators after Beijing producers complained they were struggling to keep up with global demand [...] » More
China vows to unleash deep market-oriented reforms in new policy directive as economic uncertainty grows
China has vowed to further liberalise its economy from land to labour in a new reform paper, as the country readies itself for an increasingly uncertain outside world. The [...] » More
