Updated on 03/15/2022 07:50 pm China imposed the return of confinement in Jilin province after breaking a record of 5,000 new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, according to BBC. Due to this, 24 million people who reside in this northeastern area will have to face severe restrictions such as virtual classes, working remotely […]
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Shanghai becomes a ghost town at risk of COVID confinement
Shanghai, one of the most populous cities in the world, took on the air of a ghost town in the face of the threat of confinement for its 25 million inhabitants due to an outbreak of COVID-19. Although the number of COVID cases is low compared to other countries, China is currently facing its most […]
The West pressures China to stop supporting Russia
China is under intense diplomatic pressure from both Europe and the United States to stop supporting Russia and its economy, hit by countless sanctions since the Ukraine invasion. Western countries have imposed several salvos of sanctions in recent weeks that could even lead Russia to default on its debt, according to the financial ratings agency […]
China’s Super Rich Lose $52 Billion After Stocks Crash
The plunge in Chinese stocks on Monday cost the country’s richest tycoons more than $52 billion. Zhong Shanshan, known as the bottled water king of Chinaled the decline when his fortune fell by $5 billion, while Pony Ma’s Tencent Holding Ltd. it lost $3.3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The actions of Nongfu […]
Tension persists between the US and China over Russia after high-level meeting
United States is “deeply concerned” about the position of China of “alignment with Russia” facing the war in Ukrainesaid a White House official, after a high-level meeting in Rome. The meeting between US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and Yang Jiechi, top diplomat of the Chinese Communist Party, lasted seven hours, was “intense” and “very […]
The US assures that China is willing to hand over weapons to Russia
Updated on 03/14/2022 05:11 pm United States informed his allies of the NATO and several Asian countries that China has signaled its readiness to provide military and economic aid to Russiaat the request of Moscow, to support its war in Ukrainesaid a US official, on a day when authorities from Washington and Beijing met in […]
Russia denies asking China for military help
Russia has not asked China for help in carrying out the military operation in Ukraine, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitri Peskov, Russian agencies report. At a press conference in Moscow, Peskov was asked to comment on reports in US media that Russia had asked China for military assistance, to which the spokesman replied with a […]
Russia asked China for help to evade sanctions, US official says
A US official said Russia has asked China for military equipment to use in its invasion of Ukraine, heightening tensions just before a meeting in Rome between delegates from Beijing and Washington. Shortly before the meeting in Rome, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan emphatically warned China not to help Russia evade international sanctions. […]
China locks down Shenzhen city of 17 million after record outbreak of COVID cases in two years
China announced this Sunday the confinement of the southern city of Shenzhen, with 17 million inhabitants, due to the increase in COVID cases in recent days, the municipal government said in a statement. Residents of Shenzhen, one of the country’s main technology hubs and home to companies such as Huawei and Tencent, will have to […]
US and China to meet amid tensions over Russian invasion
Updated on 03/13/2022 11:09 am President Joe Biden dispatched his national security adviser for a meeting in Rome on Monday with a prominent Chinese official, amid allegations that China is spreading Russian disinformation about the invasion of Ukraine and could help Russia to evade economic sanctions. The meeting between national security adviser Jake Sullivan and […]