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January 22, 2021

China

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Chinese Embassy Twitter account locked for “dehumanization”

January 21, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Twitter locked the account belonging to the Chinese Embassy in Washington after a tweet stated that Uighur women in Xinjiang have been emancipated and are no longer “baby making machines.” One of […]

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Jack’s back: Chinese e-tycoon ends silence with online video

January 20, 2021 Joe McDonald, Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s highest-profile entrepreneur, Jack Ma, appeared Wednesday in an online video, ending a 2 1/2-month absence from public view that prompted speculation about the future of the e-commerce billionaire and his Alibaba Group. […]

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Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic

January 20, 2021 Maria Cheng, Associated Press

GENEVA — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. […]

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Pompeo says China’s policies on Muslims amount to ‘genocide’

January 19, 2021 Matthew Lee, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On his way out the door, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out anew at China on Tuesday by declaring that its policies on Muslims and ethnic minorities in the western Xinjiang […]

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US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China

January 15, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — The U.S. government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in President Donald Trump’s last week in office. […]

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US imposes new sanction on Beijing over South China Sea

January 15, 2021 Matthew Lee, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Chinese officials over Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The penalties are yet another Trump administration move that may make President-elect […]

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Pompeo voids restrictions on diplomatic contacts with Taiwan

January 12, 2021 Kevin Freking, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the State Department is voiding longstanding restrictions on how U.S. diplomats and others have contact with their counterparts in Taiwan, another move that is expected […]

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Hong Kong police arrests 53 activists under national security law

January 7, 2021 Zen Soo, Associated Press

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police arrested 53 former lawmakers and democracy proponents Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory’s legislature last year. The […]

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Where is Jack Ma, China’s e-commerce pioneer?

January 5, 2021 Joe McDonald, Associated Press

BEIJING — China’s best-known entrepreneur, e-commerce billionaire Jack Ma, made his fortune by taking big risks. The former English teacher founded Alibaba Group in 1999, when China had few internet users. Online payments service Alipay […]

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Mired in crises, North Korea’s Kim to open big party meeting

December 31, 2020 Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea — Coronavirus restrictions that have significantly limited his public appearances. Warning signals for an economy battered by pandemic-related border closings and natural disasters. The impending departure of a U.S. president who said […]

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