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China using proxies to intimidate people across world, says Canadian minister

In a letter to lawmakers, Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety responsible for the country’s internal security, said that “foreign states, including the PRC (Peoples Republic of China), attempt to threaten and intimidate individuals around the world, including in Canada, through various state entities and non-state proxies.”

Security guards change shift under a screen showing Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering a speech for the evening news broadcast in Beijing on December 31.(AP file)
Updated on Jan 08, 2021 01:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Toronto | ByAnirudh Bhattacharyya , edited by Vinod Janardhanan

Chinese city sealed off to squash coronavirus outbreak

The pandemic has so far broadly been brought to heel by Chinese authorities since its emergence in Wuhan in late 2019, with small outbreaks swiftly snuffed out with mass testing, local lockdowns and travel restrictions.

A medical staff in a protective suit prepares to take a swab from a child near a residential area in Shijiazhuang in north China's Hebei province.(AP)
Published on Jan 08, 2021 11:20 AM IST
Beijing | ByAgence France-Presse | Posted by Arpan Rai

Covid-19: China locks down Hebei, 11 million people barred from leaving

Hebei accounted for 51 of the 52 local cases reported by the National Health Commission on Thursday. This compared with 20 cases reported in the province, which surrounds Beijing, a day earlier.

A medical worker in protective suit collects a swab from a resident during a mass nucleic acid testing following a recent coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China.(REUTERS)
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 05:11 PM IST
Shanghai | ByReuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Officials punished as China logs highest daily Covid cases since July

The virus first emerged in central China in late 2019, but since then authorities have largely brought the situation under control through travel restrictions, strict lockdowns and mass testing. But a recent outbreak in northern Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, has seen cases spike and prompted mass testing, school closures and suspension of travel links to the province.

On Thursday, there were 51 more cases reported in Hebei, the National Health Commission reported -- plus another 69 asymptomatic cases.(AP Photo)
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 03:12 PM IST
Beijing | ByAgence France-Presse| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

China plays down concern after WHO’s rare rebuke

Foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying, told a regular news briefing in Beijing that the problem was “not just about visas” for the team.

The coronavirus disease was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019 and has since spread around the world.(AP)
Updated on Jan 07, 2021 07:02 AM IST
Beijing | ByAgencies, Beijing/geneva

HK arrests 53 oppn figures, sparks outcry

Police confirmed 53 people - including a US citizen - were arrested for “subversion” in an early morning operation that involved about 1,000 officers.

Former law professor Benny Tai (left) after his arrest.
Published on Jan 07, 2021 01:47 AM IST
Hong Kong | ByAgencies, Hong Kong

Death for former China banker

Lai Xiaomin, a former Communist Party member, gave a detailed televised confession on state broadcaster CCTV last January, which showed footage of safes and cabinets stuffed with cash in a Beijing apartment allegedly belonging to him.

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Published on Jan 07, 2021 12:52 AM IST
Beijing | ByAgencies

Explainer: Hong Kong mass arrests chill democracy movement

The arrests will remove more activists from the scene, reducing the possibility of renewed protests and eliminating many as future candidates for office. They warn a younger generation that formed the backbone of protests that even holding an unofficial primary can result in legal action.

The sudden arrest of dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, in the most sweeping use of a new national security law to date(REUTERS)
Published on Jan 06, 2021 05:46 PM IST
Hong Kong | ByAssociated Press | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri

Afghanistan busted Chinese spy ring, kept it a secret. NDS chief explains why

NDS chief Ahmad Zia Saraj told the Afghan parliament on Tuesday that a group of Chinese nationals had been arrested for espionage.

Afghan security personnel had smashed a Chinese spy ring in a security operation that led to the detention of 10 Chinese nationals and seizure of arms and explosive(AP)
Updated on Jan 06, 2021 06:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

China has been waging ‘cognitive warfare’ against Taiwan, warns think tank

He said the growing anti-Beijing sentiment in Taiwan had expanded the psychological distance across the Taiwan Strait.

Military honour guards attend a flag-raising ceremony at Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, in Taipei.(REUTERS)
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 10:36 PM IST
Asian News International | ByAsian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

China sentences former Huarong chairman to death over bribery

Lai Xiaomin was found guilty of receiving a total of $277 million in bribes between 2008 and 2018. Chinese authorities are taking an increasingly tough stance on corporate malfeasance, broadening President Xi Jinping’s eight-year corruption crackdown into the nation’s boardrooms.

More than 1 million government officials have been punished in Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, the People’s Daily had reported earlier(AP)
Published on Jan 05, 2021 05:09 PM IST
ByBloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri

China flies choppers over Lhasa in military drill to tame Tibet

The military drill is seen as part of the continuing effort by President Xi Jinping to sinicise Tibet that would pick up pace in view of the new US law.

The military drills in Tibet’s capital city of Lhasa - also home to the Potala Palace, the historic seat of the Dalai Lama - were designed to message to Tibetans not to cross the red line(Sourced)
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 06:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Will economy give Xi Jinping muscle to flex?

Xi will see no reason to be less wolf warrior-ish this year. Things worked out reasonably well last year despite the pandemic. President Donald Trump’s tariff strikes were hard but not true. The United States earned as much negative press as China for committing less sins.

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the National Day reception on the eve of the 71st anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing, China.(Reuters/ File photo)
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 08:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByPramit Pal Chaudhuri

Australia’s influence in Pacific Islands grows as China’s wanes

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s government has promised to supply its neighbours with Covid-19 vaccines in 2021 as part of a A$500 million package aimed at achieving “full immunization coverage” in the region. It also recently signed a “landmark” deal with Fiji.

The battle for influence in the Pacific Islands comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s decision to seek an independent investigation into the origins of the coronavirus(REUTERS)
Published on Jan 04, 2021 07:50 PM IST
ByBloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri

China reports 33 new Covid-19 cases, sharp spike in asymptomatic cases

The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed cases, rose to 40 from eight cases a day earlier.

People submit forms to receive the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine at a makeshift vaccination site in Beijing's Chaoyang district, China January 3, 2021.(REUTERS)
Published on Jan 04, 2021 06:13 AM IST
Beijing | ByReuters | Posted by Arpan Rai

‘Cheap trick’: China rebuffs latest Taiwan offer of talks

China views the democratic and self-governed island as its own territory, and cut off a formal talks mechanism in 2016 after Tsai was first elected, viewing her as a separatist bent on a formal declaration of independence.

Taiwan is ready to have “meaningful” talks with China as equals as long as they are willing to put aside confrontation, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Friday, offering another olive branch to Beijing in her New Year’s speech.(Reuters)
Updated on Jan 02, 2021 09:50 AM IST
Beijing | ByReuters | Posted by Prashasti Singh

India seeks ‘urgent, time-bound’ assistance for 39 sailor stuck in Chinese waters

Srivastava said both these vessels have been waiting for discharge of their cargo and there is a growing stress on the crew members on account of the long delay.

Indian bulk cargo vessel MV Jag Anand has been on anchorage near Jingtang port in Hebei province of China since June 13 and it has 23 Indian sailors.(Fleetmon/DK Mistral)
Updated on Jan 01, 2021 09:37 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Fireworks explode over empty streets in Sydney, Christchurch as 2020 slinks away into history

Good riddance, 2020. Hello, 2021.

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge during downsized New Year's Eve celebrations during the COVID-19 pandemic, in Australia.(via REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 31, 2020 08:44 PM IST
ByReuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Amid virus fears, China urges migrant workers to skip holiday travel

The measure from the National Health Commission is not a direct travel ban but is still extraordinary because Lunar New Year is China’s most important traditional holiday and the only time of the year when many workers have the opportunity to travel home to see their families.

Travellers wait at the Beijing Capital International Airport following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 30, 2020.(REUTERS)
Published on Dec 30, 2020 05:30 PM IST
Beijing | ByAssociated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai

Chinese tourists, gripped by coronavirus fears, scale back domestic travel plans

Chinese tourists, millions of whom have shunned overseas travel this year because of the global pandemic, are further narrowing the scope of their journeys, visiting nearby cities and avoiding trips out of their provinces.

Millions of domestic tourists travel in the week before and after January 1 in a typical year.(Pixabay)
Published on Dec 30, 2020 10:48 AM IST
Beijing | ByReuters | Posted by Jahnavi Gupta

Pakistan has become pawn in Chinese policy: IAF chief RKS Bhadauria

In an address at a seminar organised by think-tank Vivekananda International Foundation, he said Pakistan’s dependence on China is going to increase as the country is set to reel under a Chinese debt-trap.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria during a sortie in the indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), in Bengaluru.(PTI)
Updated on Dec 30, 2020 04:49 AM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

Wuhan’s Covid-19 cases may have been ten times higher than estimated: Study

China has been criticized internationally for its initial handling of the outbreak, which has spread around the world in a global pandemic in the year since the first cases emerged.

Employees, wearing masks, work on a production line manufacturing display monitors at a TPV factory in Wuhan, Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in China.(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 11:06 PM IST
ByBloomberg | Posted byShankhyaneel Sarkar

China’s capital locks down part of district in coronavirus fight

The city has reported 16 infections and three asymptomatic cases since December 18, when the first cases were found. Most of the cases were in Shunyi, which has banned couriers from entering residential compounds.

Travellers wearing face masks push suitcases outside Beijing Railway Station following an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Beijing, China.(REUTERS)
Published on Dec 29, 2020 04:16 PM IST
Beijing | ByReuters | Posted by Arpan Rai

Biden slams Chinese abuses, stresses security and prosperity in Indo-Pacific

Biden’s remarks on China, which will be scrutinised closely both at home in the US and abroad in India, Japan and Australia for clarity on how he will run this most crucial relationship, came after a meeting with his team of foreign policy and national security nominees and officials of his transition team.

US President-elect Joe Biden delivers a speech after a conference video call focused on foreign policy at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, on December 28.(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 29, 2020 11:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Washington | ByYashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan

China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years

The Pudong New Area People’s Court in the financial hub of Shanghai gave the sentence to Zhang Zhan following accusations she spread false information, gave interviews to foreign media, disrupted public order and “maliciously manipulated” the outbreak.

A police officer tries to stop media as a lawyer, center, of Zhang Zhan arrives at a court in Shanghai, China.(AP)
Published on Dec 28, 2020 04:24 PM IST
Beijing | ByAssociated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai

China’s crackdown on Alibaba worsen China’s internet selloff

Once hailed as the standard-bearers of China’s economic and technological ascendancy, Alibaba, now face increasing pressure from regulators worried about the speed with which they’re amassing hundreds of millions of users and gaining influence over almost every aspect of daily life.

The State Administration for Market Regulation kicked off an antitrust investigation into Alibaba last week and dispatched officials to its Hangzhou headquarters(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 28, 2020 10:57 AM IST
ByBloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri

At least 7 killed in knife attack in northeastern China

The attack in the city of Kaiyuan in Liaoning province was carried out outside a sauna and bathhouse. The suspect, identified by the media by his surname Yang, was arrested while the motive for the attack remains unknown.

Perpetrators of similar attacks in the past have been described as mentally ill or bearing grudges against society.(Reuters file photo. Representative image)
Published on Dec 27, 2020 02:09 PM IST
Beijing | ByAssociated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal

China rushes senior official to Nepal amid political uncertainty

Beijing has decided to send Guo Yezhou, vice minister of the international department of the central committee of the Communist Party of China, to Kathmandu on Sunday in an apparent bid to patch up the differences with the Nepal Communist Party.

Nepal's KP Oli smiles as he walks out after the inauguration of a petroleum pipeline project in Kathmandu.(REUTERS FILE)
Updated on Dec 27, 2020 12:35 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Chinese ships illegally enter Japan’s territorial waters

This is despite Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi last week conveying to his Beijing counterpart Wei Fenghe about Tokyo’s strong concerns over Beijing’s regular attempts to “unilaterally change the status quo by coercion”.

A view from the Tokyo city government's survey ship of a group of disputed islands known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China in the East China Sea .(REUTERS)
Updated on Dec 26, 2020 09:56 PM IST
Tokyo | ByAsian News International | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar

China to convene for annual parliamentary session from March 5

The gathering of the National People’s Congress typically takes place in early March in Beijing, but was delayed to May this year due to the coronavirus outbreak.

A security member wearing a face mask following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak keeps watch on the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.(REUTERS)
Published on Dec 26, 2020 07:26 PM IST
Shanghai | ByReuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar
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