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Chinese FM urges continuity, stability of China-EU relations
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday called on China and the European Union (EU) to maintain continuity and stability of their relations and to jointly confront destabilizing factors in the world as well as various global problems. Read more
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Reverse Trump’s policies toward China: Singaporean scholar
The Biden administration should formulate a better strategy instead of carrying on with Donald Trump’s policies towards China, according to an opinion piece published in the Financial Times on Wednesday. Read more
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Chinese premier stresses consolidating stable growth momentum
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed efforts to consolidate stable economic growth momentum and maintain the continuity, stability and sustainability of the country’s macro policies. Read more
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Chinese model of engagement with African countries genuine — Ugandan party official
KAMPALA, April 11 — “At the moment, you can drive from one corner of Uganda to another border on tarmac, mainly built by Chinese companies,” said Richard Todwong, deputy secretary general of Uganda’s ruling National Resistance Movement party. Read more
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Moscow wants no war with Ukraine but cares for Russian-speaking residents: Kremlin
Political advisers of the Russian, German, French and Ukrainian leaders are working towards holding a summit on eastern Ukraine. Read more
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Easing lockdown could lead to third COVID-19 wave in UK, scientists warn
From Monday, non-essential shops will reopen and pubs and restaurants will reopen outdoors at a time when Britain moves to step two of the roadmap out of the COVID-19 lockdown. Meanwhile, hairdressers and barbers as well as gyms can reopen, along with zoos, theme parks, libraries and community centers. Read more
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Rampant gun violence makes U.S. a proven hypocrite on human rights
A more underlying reason for the deteriorating gun violence in the United States is that the government makes little effort to address the root causes — racism, poverty and lack of access to education. Read more
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Philippines receives more Sinovac vaccines purchased from China
The Philippines on Sunday received the second batch of Sinovac Biotech’s CoronaVac vaccines purchased from China. Read more
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Taiwan faces worst water shortage in 56 years: Sun Moon Lake turns into moonscape
Sun Moon Lake, an iconic tourist spot in Taiwan is turning into barren wasteland as the island is experiencing its worst water shortage crisis in 56 years due to months of scant rainfall last year. Read more
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Japan determined to release Fukushima wastewater despite backlash
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that the disposal of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant cannot be postponed amid plans to rebuild the plant, despite the looming backlash from both home and abroad, broadcaster NHK reported. Read more
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China’s Sinovac vaccine 50.7% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 cases
CoronaVac, an inactivated COVID-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd., was shown to be 50.7% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 cases, according to new trial results revealed by Brazil’s state-run Butantan Institute on Sunday. Read more
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IMF official warns lack of vaccination in low-income economies hurts all
“The other reason that it’s so important to have access everywhere including in low-income and emerging economies is that, in the absence of that, the pandemic will just drag on and then there’ll be new mutants,” said Petya Koeva Brooks, deputy director of the IMF’s Research Department. “And that would hurt everybody, including advanced economies,”… Read more
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Iran launches advanced IR-6 uranium enrichment centrifuges to mark Day of Nuclear Technology
Iran celebrated its National Day of Nuclear Technology on Saturday with an event held simultaneously in Tehran and in nuclear sites in different Iranian cities, in which advanced IR-6 centrifuges started operating, and more than 100 other nuclear industry innovations were unveiled. Read more
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China willing to maintain strategic communication, deepen pragmatic cooperation with Mongolia: Chinese premier
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Wednesday afternoon that China is willing to work with Mongolia to continue to uphold good-neighborly relationship, equality and mutual benefit, maintain strategic communication, and deepen pragmatic cooperation, especially strengthening cooperation in epidemic prevention and control at present. Read more
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Iran boosts uranium enrichment capacity to 16,500 SWUs: atomic chief
Iran has increased its uranium enrichment capacity to 16,500 separative work units (SWUs), Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), announced on Wednesday, official Islamic Republic News agency reported. Read more
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G20 calls on IMF to prepare for new SDR allocation, agrees to extend debt relief through 2021
In order to help the poorest countries combat the COVID-19 pandemic, G20 officials agreed on a final extension of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) by 6 months through the end of December 2021. Read more
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Close links with people key to CPC’s success, says British communist leader
The enormous success of China can only be achieved by a party that “retains its close links with the people in its roots, in the working people of China,” said Communist Party of Britain (CPB) General Secretary Robert Griffiths. Read more
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China urges U.S. to improve its own human rights
China urges the United States to face up to its own serious human rights problems and take concrete measures to improve its own human rights situation, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said Wednesday. Read more
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Recap of Xi’s remarks on China’s crucial battle against COVID-19 in Wuhan, Hubei
On April 8, 2020, the city of Wuhan in central China’s Hubei Province ended a 76-day lockdown, after it achieved initial success in putting the coronavirus under control. Read more
