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20 years after the Russo-Chinese friendship treaty, relationship between two nations at ‘unprecedented heights,’ says Moscow

Posted on July 18, 2021July 18, 2021By Editor

Relations between Moscow and Beijing have reached “unprecedented heights,” with Russo-Chinese cooperation being an example of how to work together despite “ideological constraints,” the Russian foreign minister claimed on Friday. … Read More >20 years after the Russo-Chinese friendship treaty, relationship between two nations at ‘unprecedented heights,’ says Moscow

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WHO chief says China still hasn’t provided raw Covid-19 data, hindering investigation into origin of the virus

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor

China still hasn’t handed over raw Covid-19 case data that the World Health Organization requested in early 2020, undermining a probe into how the virus emerged amid rising speculation that it leaked from a Chinese lab. … Read More >WHO chief says China still hasn’t provided raw Covid-19 data, hindering investigation into origin of the virus

Asia & Pacific

‘Terrorism cannot be ruled out’: Pakistan bus blast investigators find traces of explosives as China vows to help inquiry

Posted on July 16, 2021July 16, 2021By Editor

A Pakistani minister has said that authorities involved in investigating a bus blast on Wednesday which killed 13 people, including nine Chinese workers, have detected traces of explosive material. … Read More >‘Terrorism cannot be ruled out’: Pakistan bus blast investigators find traces of explosives as China vows to help inquiry

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At least 8 killed, 9 missing after hotel building collapses near Shanghai in China (VIDEO)

Posted on July 14, 2021July 14, 2021By Editor

Rescue workers have been combing through the remains of a collapsed building in the Chinese city of Suzhou. The structure, which housed a hotel, collapsed on Monday, killing at least eight people, with more still missing. … Read More >At least 8 killed, 9 missing after hotel building collapses near Shanghai in China (VIDEO)

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US meddles in Indo-China border conflict

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021By Editor

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss escalating tensions between India and China, undermining voter rights and Trump’s proposed class-action lawsuits against social media giants for alleged censorship. Professor Daniel Deudney assesses the major consequences of space activities. … Read More >US meddles in Indo-China border conflict

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China says it ‘drove away’ US warship ‘illegally’ in waters claimed by Beijing on anniversary of Hague ruling on South China Sea

Posted on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021By Editor

Beijing has once again called on the US to desist from provocative behavior after an American warship entered the waters around the Paracel Islands on the fifth anniversary of a court ruling against Chinese claims to the region. … Read More >China says it ‘drove away’ US warship ‘illegally’ in waters claimed by Beijing on anniversary of Hague ruling on South China Sea

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Vaccine nationalism causing ‘CATASTROPHIC’ poverty crisis (Oxfam GB’s Anna Marriott) E1029

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021By Editor

We speak to Anna Marriott of Oxfam GB and the People’s Vaccine Alliance. She discusses the Peoples Vaccine Alliance campaign for a patent-free global public coronavirus vaccine, the G7’s ‘failure’ to help bring the pandemic under control … Read More >Vaccine nationalism causing ‘CATASTROPHIC’ poverty crisis (Oxfam GB’s Anna Marriott) E1029

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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un vow to bring China-North Korea ties to ‘new level,’ marking 60th anniversary of mutual defense treaty

Posted on July 12, 2021July 12, 2021By Editor

Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have pledged to strengthen their friendly relations as they exchanged messages on the 60th anniversary of a bilateral landmark defense treaty. … Read More >Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un vow to bring China-North Korea ties to ‘new level,’ marking 60th anniversary of mutual defense treaty

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Giant panda no longer on ‘endangered’ species list as wildlife conditions improve – China’s top conservation official

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021By Editor

The giant panda has been moved one level up on China’s extinction threat scale due to its increasing numbers, the country’s conservation chief has said. … Read More >Giant panda no longer on ‘endangered’ species list as wildlife conditions improve – China’s top conservation official

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Afghanistan on the brink: The Taliban advance as a defeated US withdraws

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021By Editor

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Afghanistan’s former ambassador to China, Prof. Janan Mosazai. He discusses the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is almost complete, the risk of state collapse and all-out civil war between The Taliban and the Afghan government, the significance of the Tehran Inter-Afghan Summit … Read More >Afghanistan on the brink: The Taliban advance as a defeated US withdraws