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Shocking ‘leaked’ footage claims to be ‘US fighter jet’s South China Sea crash landing’ China's Social Credit System

Shocking ‘leaked’ footage claims to be ‘US fighter jet’s South China Sea crash landing’

South China Sea: US will 'push back' on behaviour says Blinken Sign up to receive our rundown of the day's top stories direct to your inbox Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include…
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February 7, 2022
China takes gold, silver in men’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating China's Social Credit System

China takes gold, silver in men’s 1,000-meter short track speed skating

1/5 Ren Ziwei (R) of China blocks Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary during the Men's 1,000-meter Short Track Speed Skating finals in the Capital Indoor Stadium at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday. Liu was penalized, losing his first-place finish. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI | License Photo Feb. 7…
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February 7, 2022
Building Back Worse China's Social Credit System

Building Back Worse

Commentary Say it ain’t so Joe. Your decision on Feb. 4 to remove tariffs on bifacial solar panels imported from China is a death sentence for U.S. solar panel producers, and a giant step toward building American industry down instead of back as you claim you wish to do. Let’s…
bubmag
February 6, 2022
China would ‘end up owning some of the costs’ if Russia invades Ukraine, Sullivan warns China's Social Credit System

China would ‘end up owning some of the costs’ if Russia invades Ukraine, Sullivan warns

WASHINGTON — White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan warned Sunday that China would "end up owning some of the costs" of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russia has already assembled 70 percent of the forces it would need to launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official with…
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February 6, 2022
Ecuador sees trade deal with China at end of year, debt talks to begin China's Social Credit System

Ecuador sees trade deal with China at end of year, debt talks to begin

Ecuador's president, Guillermo Lasso, speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. Adrian Dennis/Pool via REUTERS Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comQUITO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Ecuador expects to pull together a trade deal with China at the end of this…
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February 5, 2022
Olympians Expose China’s Poor Treatment of Them in COVID Quarantine Hotels China's Social Credit System

Olympians Expose China’s Poor Treatment of Them in COVID Quarantine Hotels

Several athletes who tested positive for COVID-19 and placed into quarantine hotels at the Beijing Olympics this past week are criticizing China for providing poor food and housing conditions. The Olympic competitors have taken to social media or notified their home countries about a lack of available or edible food,…
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February 5, 2022
China built more wind power than the rest of the world combined in the run-up to the Olympics China's Social Credit System

China built more wind power than the rest of the world combined in the run-up to the Olympics

The Olympics are hard on the environment: new construction, athletes and spectators flying in by the thousands, and the energy required to operate a massive sporting event. This year, China is aiming to become the first Winter Olympics to achieve carbon neutrality, in a technological showcase of wind and solar energy,…
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February 3, 2022
China Fortifies Its Borders With a ‘Southern Great Wall,’ Citing Covid-19 China's Social Credit System

China Fortifies Its Borders With a ‘Southern Great Wall,’ Citing Covid-19

An extensive buildup of barriers along China’s 3,000-mile southern border is under way, according to public documents, official statements and interviews with residents, ostensibly to battle Covid-19 but with likely long-lasting ramifications on trade and travel. The small Chinese city of Ruili, in the far south next to Myanmar, has…
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February 2, 2022