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China says Iran nuclear issue at 'critical point'
BEIJING (AP) — Developments surrounding Iran's nuclear program are at a “critical point” and lifting sanctions on the country is key to breaking the deadlock, China's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday...
The Latest: Israel to offer coronavirus testing at airport
BEIJING — Authorities in China’s financial hub of Shanghai have quarantined 186 people and conducted virus tests on more than 8,000 after a freight handler at the city’s main international airport tested positive for the coronavirus...
WHO report: COVID likely 1st jumped into humans from animals
GENEVA (AP) — A joint World Health Organization-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated Press...
China may send peacekeepers to Afghanistan when US troops leave: experts
Beijing is concerned terrorist groups will prosper if there is a lack of stability in the region, observers say.
Commons to vote on declaration of genocide in Xinjiang province
Organisers seek backing of two-thirds of MPs for all-party motion citing China’s treatment of Uyghurs
U.S. senators match House bill to assist Uighur refugees
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators on Tuesday introduced a bill to expedite refugee applications from Uighurs, matching an effort in the U.S. House of Representatives to assist members of the largely Muslim ethnic group that advocates say face persecution in China.
China’s Xinjiang Solar Factories Haunted by Labor Abuse Claims
The world’s solar power surge depends on polysilicon from Xinjiang factories.
China administers total of 149.07 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of April 7
China administered about 3.68 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on April 7, bringing the total number of doses given so far to 149.07 million, according to data released by the National Health Commission on Thursday.
Follow-up probe of virus origins expected - WHO's Tedros
Experts examining the origins of the coronavirus first identified in China will follow up on an initial report released this week but details are still not set, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference on Thursday.
U.S., China positive on pandemic treaty idea: WHO's Tedros
The United States and China have reacted positively to a proposed international treaty on pandemics, the World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday.
WHO says virus origins report will be released on Tuesday
The head of the World Health Organization said that a long-awaited report into the origins of the new coronavirus following a mission to China where the virus first emerged will be released publicly on Tuesday but that further study is required.
Guterres says UN negotiating with China on unfettered access to Xinjiang
The United Nations is holding "serious negotiations" with China on gaining unfettered access to the Xinjiang region to verify reports that Muslim Uighurs are being persecuted, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said.
China gave 91.35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine by Thursday
China administered 91.35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines by March 25, the National Health Commission said on Friday, up from a figure of about 85.86 million by March 24.
How Illicit Oil Is Smuggled Into North Korea With China’s Help
New satellite images obtained by The New York Times show that China has allowed tankers to use its infrastructure and territorial waters to deliver oil to North Korea.
China administered 82.85 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines as of March 23
China's National Health Commission said on Wednesday that a total of 82.85 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered as of Tuesday.
Egypt aims for deal to produce Sinovac COVID-19 vaccines
The Egyptian government hopes to sign an agreement with China's Sinovac Biotech Ltd before the end of March to manufacture its coronavirus vaccine in Egypt, Health Minister Hala Zayed said on Monday.
How We Tracked Secret Oil Deliveries to North Korea
For a Visual Investigations project that looked at violations of United Nations sanctions, more than a dozen journalists examined a maze of connections. But we started with one ship.
Beijing urges 'more vigorous' steps by Myanmar to protect Chinese interests
Myanmar should take "more concrete and more vigorous" measures to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens and companies there, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said during a daily news briefing on Wednesday.
U.S. congressmen seek bill to boost Uighur refugee status
A bipartisan pair of U.S. congressmen is writing a bill that would expedite refugee applications from Uighurs, the first such legislative effort to support immigration of the largely Muslim ethnic group facing persecution in China.
WHO says report on China mission on COVID-19 origins due in mid-March
The findings of a WHO-led mission to Wuhan, China to investigate the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19 are expected in mid-March, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.