The Ukrainian president announced on Wednesday that he had had a “long and significant” telephone exchange with Xi Jinping, an ally of Moscow, with whom he had wanted to discuss for months. China presented an initiative at the end of February with a view to ending the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, but this remains vague and theoretical, … Read more
Discussions of COVID-19 reinfection have emerged among Chinese social media trends, after a group of users posted positive antigen results for the coronavirus. Epidemiologists have dismissed concerns about a second wave arriving and said most people currently infected with COVID-19 are now those who had not previously contracted the virus. Recently, some netizens posted photos … Read more
Bad times for the International Monetary Fund. The institution, which held its spring meeting from April 11 to 16, noted a “bumpy” recovery, in a context “characterized by disruptions in the financial sector, the high level of inflation, the effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the legacy of three years of the Covid-19 pandemic.” … Read more
“Clandestine police station” in the middle of New York, cyberbullying: American justice raised its tone on Monday April 17 by announcing two arrests in New York and dozens of charges against Chinese security officials. These cases “further illustrate the extent of the efforts made by the Chinese state to extend its authoritarian vision of the … Read more
The American destroyer USS Milius “performed a routine transit through the Strait of Taiwan“, claimed by Beijing, Sunday April 16, announced the American Navy in a press release, specifying that these are “waters where the freedom of navigation and overflight on the high seas applies in accordance with international law”. “The vessel transited through a … Read more
The objective is simple: it is for the United States to do everything possible to counter the rise of China in the Indo-Pacific region. For this, Washington must form a coalition capable of deterring Beijing’s ambitions against Taiwan. The American Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, announced to reinforce the military force off Vietnam: “ As … Read more
Par : LIANG Chen| Key words : China, Brazil, relations French.china.org.cn | Updated on 14-04-2023 China’s top lawmaker Zhao Leji met with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Beijing on Friday. Zhao, chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said that as major developing countries, China and Brazil share broad common … Read more
According to the press release from the World Health Organization (WHO), the risk of national or international spread of the H3N8 avian flu is “low” despite the first death recorded in China. The victim who died on March 16 The Avian Flu H3N8 made its first human victim in Chine. According to the World Health … Read more
The H3N8 virus, which first appeared on the North American continent, was until now considered capable of being transmitted to horses, dogs and sea lions. It had not been detected in humans until the first two non-fatal cases in China in April and May 2022. The deceased is a resident of Guangdong province in southeast … Read more
The Cross The Weekly : First, a question regarding the title of your book: The Other Cold War? The US/China confrontation. Why this question mark? Pierre Grosser : As a Cold War historian, I am wary of this analogy to describe the current relationship between Beijing and Washington. The situations are quite different. Notably because … Read more