Beijing hit out Friday at Canada for banning two Chinese telecoms giants from Canadian 5G networks, calling Ottawa’s security concerns “groundless”, while Huawei said barring its services was a “political decision”. Canada’s long-awaited measure on Thursday follows the United States and other key allies, and comes on the heels of a diplomatic row between Ottawa […]
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Omicron spreads to 28 provinces and regions in China
BEIJING: The COVID-19 epidemic situation in China is grim and complex, making it more difficult to prevent and control, but the overall epidemic situation in China is still controllable, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Chinese mainland has reported more than 15,000 domestically-transmitted positive cases from March 1 to 14, affecting 28 provinces and […]
After Beijing Winter Olympics, China eyes World Cup goal
Beijing: After staging both summers and now a Winter Olympics, there is one major international sports event left for China to host — the football World Cup. Football fan President Xi Jinping has said he wants China to stage and even win the men’s World Cup one day, and the country has been building […]
Brazil’s ‘Frozen Bananas’ take off as ‘Blue Birds’ at Olympics
Yanqing, China: Olympic veteran Edson Bindilatti says it’s high time that Brazil’s bobsleigh team finally ditched its nickname ‘Frozen Bananas’ and earned some respect on the ice track at the Winter Games. The 42-year-old will pilot the Brazilian bobsleigh in both the two- and four-man events at the Beijing Olympics. He is competing at his […]
Pakistan to participate in Beijing Book Fair as Country of Honour
BEIJING: To commemorate the 70th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic ties between Pakistan and China, Pakistan will participate as the Country of Honour in 28th Beijing International Book Fair to be held on September 14-18. Pakistan’s participation was formally announced in a special press conference held here on Thursday at the Headquarters of China National […]
Beijing asks NATO to stop exaggerating various forms of ‘China threat theory’
China has accused NATO of exaggerating the threat from Beijing and creating confrontation, after a vow from the Western allies to work together to counter the ‘systemic challenges’ posed by its policies. On Monday, NATO leaders made the commitment, as US President Joe Biden renewed Washington’s transatlantic ties at his first summit with the allies. […]
China says US ‘politicising’ Winter Olympics as boycott talk mounts
China on Tuesday accused the US of “politicising sports”, after Washington’s top diplomat said he was seeking consensus among allies before any possible call to boycott next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a congressional hearing in Washington that the US was “consulting very closely with allies and partners to look […]
China’s rocket segment disintegrates over Indian Ocean
BEIJING: A large segment of a Chinese rocket re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere and disintegrated over the Indian Ocean on Sunday, the Chinese space agency said, following fevered speculation over where the 18-tonne object would come down. In Beijing, officials had said there was little risk from the freefalling segment of the Long March-5B rocket, which […]
Key players in the new great game
The Great Game that began between the Russian and the Britain empires and culminated in the fight for dominance over Afghanistan came to an end with the collapse of the Soviet Unionin 1991. That development created a power vacuum in the Central Asian region, which is rich in hydrocarbon wealth and other precious mineral resources. […]
Why China cannot dominate the AI scene (for now)
At a recent CEO forum hosted by a university in Ipoh, a gentleman representing Universal Music regionally spoke with wide-eyed wonder about the rapid strides China is making in cutting-edge technology. To illustrate his point, he used the example of beggary in Beijing that has apparently gone hi-tech. Today, street beggars in China use smart […]