India plans to widen vaccination campaign as infections surge
NEW DELHI, Mar 26, 2021, Reuters. India plans to widen a coronavirus vaccination campaign soon…
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China’s goal is not to replace United States: Ambassador
BEIJING, Mar 26, 2021, CNN. China’s goal is not to replace the United States as…
South Korea drama sparks controversy over ‘historical distortions’, Chinese influences
SEOUL, Mar 25, 2021, Reuters. More than 20 South Korean companies have pulled commercials from…
Facebook says it blocked hackers in China who were trying to spy on Uyghur Muslims abroad
GUANGZHOU, Mar 25, 2021, CNBC. Facebook said Wednesday it had blocked a group of hackers…
[Analytics] A cautionary tale for China’s ambitious chipmakers
In 2019, the U.S. sanctioned two major Chinese telecom firms, temporarily cutting them off from…
Philippine govt demanded China to withdraw fishing vessels from West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Mar 24, 2021, The Manila Times. Manila on Tuesday demanded that Beijing withdraw its…
Xi visits east China’s Fujian province
FUZHOU, Mar 23, 2021, Xinhua. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China…
China’s retaliatory sanctions on the EU set the stage for how Beijing will respond to other global powers
BEIJING, Mar 23, 2021, CNBC. Rising pressure from major global powers is giving the Chinese…
[Analytics] US must not treat Korean Peninsula issue as dependent variable of its China strategy
The US and China disagreed sharply over human rights issues during high-level talks in Anchorage,…
US military claims helicopters exempt from pact on flight altitude in Japan
TOKYO, Mar 23, 2021, The Mainichi. A 1999 agreement between Japan and the U.S. that…
China, Russia agree to work together against ‘illegitimate’ sanctions
BEIJING, Mar 23, 2021, SCMP. Beijing and Moscow agreed to push back against pressure from…
Moon sees stronger Korea recovery in 2021 than earlier expected
SEOUL, Mar 22, 2021, Bloomberg. South Korea’s economy will probably rebound “faster and stronger” this…