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Mixing COVID-19 vaccine shots ‘acceptable’ though efficacy remains under study
Recipients can accept a second COVID-19 shot developed using the same technique but by a different producer under special conditions, a Chinese health official said on Thursday, vowing to increase supply to ensure success of the injection of the second shot amid reports of vaccine shortage in som...Read more -
China successfully launches core module for its space station, kicking off intense construction phase
China has successfully sent the first section of its own space station – the Tianhe core module cabin – into preset orbit via a Long March-5B Y2 carrier rocket from Wenchang spaceport in South China’s Hainan Province on Thursday, kicking off an intense construction phase of the ...Read more -
3 new world-class warships commissioned together, shoring up ‘nuke retaliation, S.China Sea security, island seizing’
President Xi Jinping commissioned three main battle warships into the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy on Friday, the service’s 72nd founding anniversary, with analysts saying on Saturday that the unprecedented, concentrated warship commissioning represents the rapid develo...Read more -
Devastating epidemic ‘may drag Indian economy back to 20 years ago’; China stands ready to help
As India suffers its worst humanitarian crisis amid the devastating second wave of COVID-19 with the fastest rise in new daily cases any country has experienced since the outbreak, the Chinese government and enterprises have made goodwill gestures by offering help or donating medical supplies des...Read more -
Soaring China-US trade points to ‘political chill, economic heat’
There is a high likelihood that China and the US will post a bilateral trade record this year, experts said, as their industries and economies are closely intertwined and cannot be decoupled, despite ongoing geopolitical spats and some US politicians’ hue and cry intended to stem China̵...Read more -
Japan’s ‘low credibility’ causes concerns among Asian countries on Fukushima nuclear wastewater release
Although Japan is trying to convince the world that Fukushima radioactive water is safe to be dumped into the sea, and the US even thanked Japan’s “transparent efforts,” Asian countries including China and South Korea, as well as some civil groups in Japan and international orga...Read more -
Attacks on WHO report dismissed
After a joint WHO-China report on tracing the origins of COVID-19 dismissed the possibility of the virus being leaked from a lab – a conspiracy that serves as ammunition for Western media and politicians to disparage China, a number of China bashers questioned the report’s impartialit...Read more -
US arbitrary allegation of ‘genocide’ in Xinjiang absurd lie of the century: Chinese FM
The US arbitrarily alleged “genocide” in Xinjiang based on lies and false information from some anti-China forces, which is an absurd lie of the century, a grave insult to the Chinese people and a severe trampling on international laws and basic norms governing international relations...Read more -
EU’s hypocrisy on human rights exposed in COVID-19 vaccine scuffle
The COVID-19 vaccine scuffle between the EU and Western pharmaceuticals is not over yet. The latest move marks Brussels’ plan to up the ante on control over the export of vaccines outside the bloc, stopping shipments to countries like the UK which have seen higher vaccination rates. When hu...Read more -
‘Pure, white cotton shouldn’t be tainted!’ Chinese voice support for Xinjiang
Chinese people are angry. For two days in a row, some multinational companies, including H&M and Nike, came under the spotlight due to their controversial statements on the Xinjiang affairs. They made the statements to follow the industry requirements set by nongovernmental organization Bette...Read more -
Chinese envoy’s letter to French senator over Taiwan island trip plan a ‘measured heads-up’
A letter from Chinese Ambassador to France Lu Shaye to French Senator Alain Richard, who is planning to visit the island of Taiwan in the summer, was a “measured heads-up,” Chinese observers said, noting the French politician is taking an opportunistic path to challenge the bottom lin...Read more -
Europe advised to expand vaccine procurement to Chinese doses after halt of AstraZeneca amid blood clot concern
After some 15 European countries halted the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine over blood clot concerns, some experts said the World Health Organization (WHO) and related organs should also temporarily suspend the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the COVAX vaccine-sharing initiative, and...Read more
