HSBC accused of abetting China’s attack on democracy: Protesters see Hong Kong accounts frozen By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 HSBC has been accused of ‘aiding and abetting one of the biggest crackdowns on democracy in the world’ over its treatment … Read more
China was the first country in the world to be struck by coronavirus and its economy is the first to recover. It expanded by 6.5 per cent in the final quarter of 2020, making it one of the few countries to be able to chalk up growth for the year. Industrial production drove the revival, … Read more
China‘s third aircraft carrier is expected to be launched in 2021 and enter naval service around 2025, according to state media. The vessel, known as the Type 003, is being assembled at a shipyard in Shanghai and could be ‘only a few months’ away from its launch, multiple official outlets revealed last week. The news … Read more
China’s Covid vaccine was only 50.4 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in a Brazilian trial, researchers have revealed just days after the scientists claimed it was 78 per cent effective against ‘mild to severe’ cases. Sinovac Biotech’s results are barely sufficient for the 50 per cent minimum for regulatory approval and well below the … Read more
Boris Johnson launched a blistering attack on China, blaming its ‘demented’ traditional medical practices for the coronavirus pandemic. In a speech to world leaders yesterday he attacked people who ‘grind up the scales of a pangolin’ in a bid to become more ‘potent’. He made the remarks, which risk a furious diplomatic row – in … Read more
A Chinese doctor has caused controversy after calling the country’s COVID-19 vaccine ‘the most unsafe in the world’. Dr Tao Lina, a vaccine expert from Shanghai, pointed out to his 4.8million social media followers on Tuesday that the jab developed by Beijing’s state-run drugmaker Sinopharm had 73 side effects. After his remarks were widely reported … Read more
The fact that these twin temples were built was nothing short of a miracle. They are perched atop a 330ft (100m) tall column of rock over 7,600ft (2,336m) above sea level, separated by a crevice that’s spanned by a bridge. This jaw-dropping spire is called Red Clouds Golden Summit and sits on a ridge on … Read more
China‘s state TV has shown off footage of Chinese troops taking part in live-fire military drills after President Xi Jinping ordered his soldiers to be ready for war ‘at all times’. The country’s two million or so soldiers ‘jumped into action’ upon receiving their leader’s instruction to get themselves prepared for combat, reported China’s state media. Xi urged members … Read more
Ready for war! China’s President Xi orders his two million soldiers to be prepared for combat ‘at all times’ as he commands troops to kick off their training for the year Xi on Monday signed a mobilisation order for the training of all armed forces He directed his troops to be ready for war ‘at all … Read more
A Taiwanese horror video game which linked China‘s President Xi to Winnie the Pooh has been pulled from sale again. The hit title, called Devotion, was retracted for the second time yesterday after causing controversy last year over a symbol that combined the names of the leader and the cartoon bear. Its developer announced yesterday … Read more