“The key is to respect each other, treat each other as equals, and properly manage and handle them in a constructive manner. Dialogue is better than confrontation,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Thursday. The spokesman contended that “China has always been a builder of world peace” and …
Read More »Wuhan probe members blast NYT story for ‘misquoting’ them as Beijing mocks US bid to hold WHO ‘to higher standards’
The independent expert team returned this week from a month-long fact-finding mission to Wuhan, where they were searching for a better understanding of how the Covid-19 pandemic started. Their mission was subject to politically charged attention, stemming from widespread accusations from some Western officials that the Chinese government had conducted …
Read More »BBC World News banned from broadcasting in China, as London-Beijing media war heats up
China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced the ban on Thursday, stating that the BBC’s reports “violated the requirements that news should be truthful and fair, harmed China’s national interests and undermined China’s national unity.” The “reports” in question likely refer to BBC Newsnight’s coverage of China’s Xinjiang Province, …
Read More »BBC World News banned from broadcasting in China, as London-Beijing media war heats up
China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) announced the ban on Thursday, stating that the BBC’s reports “violated the requirements that news should be truthful and fair, harmed China’s national interests and undermined China’s national unity.” The “reports” in question likely refer to BBC Newsnight’s coverage of China’s Xinjiang Province, …
Read More »Beijing accuses Britain of ‘double standards and political suppression’ after CGTN news network banned by UK regulator
Speaking on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman, Wang Wenbin, told reporters that China Global Television Network (CGTN) has strictly abided by British laws and regulations and claimed the decision to revoke the organization’s license brought into question Britain’s commitment to press freedoms. “This is clear double standards and political suppression. …
Read More »Don’t treat Beijing as ‘imaginary enemy,’ China’s ambassador tells US
Speaking at an online forum on Thursday, Ambassador Cui Tiankai urged the US to abandon its hostile mindset and not treat Beijing as its foe of any sort. Treating China as a strategic rival and imaginary enemy would be a huge strategic misjudgment. To develop any policy on the basis …
Read More »Pompeo among Trump officials sanctioned by Beijing for ‘interfering in China’s internal affairs’
The sanctions ban the 28 individuals and their family from entering mainland China, Hong Kong and the autonomous region of Macao, while companies associated with them are also banned from doing business with China. Announcing the sanctions on the same day Trump’s successor was sworn into office, the Chinese foreign ministry …
Read More »Beijing to sanction US officials over Taiwan, claims Trump govt burning bridges and creating obstacles for new administration
Speaking on Monday, foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying urged Washington to immediately stop its “wrongful” behavior against China, citing the bullying of Chinese companies by the US, as well as American interference in Chinese internal affairs. “China has decided to impose sanctions on the responsible US officials who performed badly …
Read More »Beijing likens Capitol storming to Hong Kong protests, hopes US can enjoy ‘peace, stability and security as soon as possible’
Speaking on Thursday during a regular press briefing, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying blasted the “thugs” involved in the violence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, and likened the unrest to the Hong Kong protests. “Some people in the US reacted and used very different words to what happened in …
Read More »Has China’s Jack Ma really gone ‘missing,’ or is Beijing simply showing the iconic billionaire who’s boss?
The mainstream media are claiming that Chinese e-commerce tycoon Jack Ma, one of the country’s richest men and famous for the online retail outlet Alibaba, is “missing” or, in less sensational terms, he hasn’t been seen in public for a number of months now. Things haven’t been going too well …
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