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Taiwan asks US not to cause 'misunderstanding' after flag tweet removed
Taiwan has asked its office in Washington to remind the United States not to cause "unnecessary speculation or misunderstanding" after the White House deleted a social media post on COVID-19 vaccine donations that included Taiwan's flag.
Covid Origins Mirror SARS’s Genesis in Animals, Study Finds
Early Covid-19 cases traced to markets in Wuhan, China, mirror the initial spread of SARS 17 years earlier, scientists said in a paper that concludes that an animal contagion is the most likely explanation for the pandemic’s genesis.
The Mysterious Ancient City That’s Rewriting Chinese History
The discovery of a 3,000-year-old civilization at Sanxingdui raised profound questions about China’s ancient past. Now, researchers believe they’re finally close to finding some answers.
China to Halt Construction of Skyscrapers Over 500 Meters
Authorities say the move will improve the safety of high-rise buildings.
Aussie treasurer: National interests come first with China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia will always put its national interests ahead of economic interests in its troubled relationship with China, a senior Australian lawmaker said Wednesday after a White House official predicted Sino-Australian tensions will persist.
Singapore excludes Sinovac from vaccine tally; South Korea cases surge
Elsewhere, South Korea reported its biggest single-day surge this year, and Thailand plans to convert an international airport terminal into a field hospital.
Hong Kong extends Covid-19 rules but some venues allowed to boost capacity
Four-person limit on public gatherings to remain in place but more users will be allowed at sports venues and some entertainment spots. Overnight lockdown in Tai Kok Tsui fails to find single infection after 1,200 residents tested.
Chinese city on Myanmar border hit by fourth COVID-19 wave
Parts of a small city in southwest China that shares a border with Myanmar went into a full lockdown on Wednesday as local authorities wrestled with the city's fourth outbreak of the new coronavirus since the pandemic began.
‘Conjecture won’t help’: scientists say no evidence for lab leak theory
Group who earlier condemned ‘conspiracy theories’ calls for more investigation into origins of virus, saying it’s ‘time to turn down the heat of the rhetoric and turn up the light of scientific inquiry’.
China, U.S. can coexist in peace but challenge is enormous - White House
White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell said on Tuesday that it was possible for China and United States to coexist in peace but the challenge was enormous and Beijing had become increasingly assertive.
Taiwan aims for 20 per cent of population vaccinated by end of July
President Tsai Ing-wen says island will this week have secured 7 million doses, with more on the way.
Japan to ship another 1.1M AstraZeneca doses to Taiwan
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is set to send another 1.1 million donated AstraZeneca doses to Taiwan this week to help the self-governing island fight its worst COVID-19 outbreak amid a struggle to get vaccines.
China on course to send record number of athletes to COVID-hit Olympics
China is expected to send more than 400 athletes to the Tokyo Olympic Games, Chinese state media reported on Tuesday, on track to renew a record set at Rio 2016 despite a coronavirus pandemic that has already delayed the Games by a year.
Public School Teachers Punished for Side Gigs as Private Tutors
The five educators in Beijing were found to have been involved in teaching activities outside of school.
Australia denies using ‘plants’ to undermine China’s Covid vaccine rollout in Pacific
Canberra says allegation Australia is ‘working in the shadows’ to sabotage emergency use of Chinese vaccines in Papua New Guinea ‘absolutely not’ true
France, Germany, China push to revive Iran nuclear talks
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed there is “a window of opportunity” now for talks aimed at reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the French presidency said.
Editor’s note for Wednesday, January 22, 2020
Dear Access member, Let me be a few days early to wish you all the best for the Year of the Rat from all of…
Editor’s note for Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Dear Access member, Last week, several days went by with suspiciously few updates on the emerging Wuhan coronavirus epidemic, but the information floodgates opened in China…
Wuhan reports second death from new coronavirus
The new coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan continues to spread. Within days of a Chinese tourist in Thailand becoming the first person to be diagnosed with the…
Asian airports screen travelers for mystery virus
The number of people infected with a “mysterious viral pneumonia” in the central Chinese city of Wuhan has climbed to 59, and at least one patient had symptoms as early as mid-December.
The U.S. Sinophobia Tracker: How America is becoming unfriendly to Chinese students, scientists, and scholars
Tracking paranoid rhetoric, visa restrictions, and the targeted policing of China-connected research, which combine to create a hostile atmosphere for Chinese people in the U.S.
