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Did China’s ambassador let slip that Beijing ALREADY has a vaccine? London embassy alters transcript of bombshell remarks China ambassador to London claimed his country had a ready-to-use vaccine Liu Xiaoming made the remarks to astonished drugs companies in ‘webinar’ But Chinese diplomats sent The Mail on Sunday a link to an altered transcript Beijing … Read more
Chinese state media has accused the UK of starting a ‘technological Cold War’ as it slammed Britain’s plan to cut out Huawei from its 5G networks. The Global Times, one of China’s major propaganda outlets, blasted Britain’s ‘Cold War-style’ move after Downing Street reportedly sought to form a ‘5G club’ of 10 democratic countries to … Read more
At last, our Government is displaying a backbone – and a sense of honour – in its dealings with the totalitarian Communist regime of Beijing. Interviewed by the BBC’s Andrew Marr yesterday, the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab declared that unless the Chinese Communist Party revoked its decision last week to apply its own tyrannical and … Read more
China has become used to public confessions on television. But this time the words came from one of the nation’s top officials and had seismic global implications. ‘At first, we assumed the seafood market might have the virus, but now the market is more like a victim,’ said Gao Fu, director of the Centre for … Read more
Along with killing tens of thousands of people in countries such as Britain, and inflicting years of subsequent economic pain, the corona crisis should drive lasting change in our perceptions of China. It’s not that this virus has changed the nature of the Chinese regime; but it has made its repressive, secretive and self-aggrandising side … Read more
Beijing has today accused Donald Trump of smearing China and shirking American responsibilities to the World Health Organization, after the US president threatened to pull funding for the UN health body. The American leader has been locked in a bitter war of words with Beijing, alleging it covered up the initial outbreak in central China late … Read more
There are fears Britain could be dragged into a global trade war with China after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports as punishment for demanding an independent coronavirus inquiry – which 100 nations including the UK supported. The World Health Organization bowed to calls from most of its member states to … Read more
An intriguing historical video colourised by a Chinese artist has vividly shown what life was like for the residents of Beijing in the 1920s. The fascinating footage, which captured the lively street scenes in the capital city, was brought back to life with artificial intelligence technology. Beijing residents dressed in traditional attire are seen greeting … Read more
It’s too soon to be talking about whether China deserves blame for the coronavirus outbreak and efforts to shift the focus onto Beijing are a ‘distraction,’ according to Bill Gates, who criticized ‘incorrect and unfair things’ said about the Communist-run country. ‘China did a lot of things right at the beginning, like any country where … Read more
Beijing bans ‘uncivilised’ behaviour to improve public hygiene: Fines to be issued if people don’t cover mouth when coughing or sneezing The laws claim to promote ‘civilised behaviour’ and relate to combating the virus Dissenters face fines for offences such as not wearing a mask in public when ill The new laws also require that … Read more