China’s Social Credit System

Southern China was a hotspot for bat-borne coronaviruses. A new study suggests that global greenhouse gas emissions perhaps played a significant role in that. A new study by the University of Cambridge‘s Department of Zoology suggests that climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. The study revealed extensive…

Rethinking America's policies toward China is one area that has bipartisan support in Washington these days. China's emergence as an economic superpower on the world stage — coupled with its aggressive stance toward Hong Kong, Taiwan and anything resembling human rights — has Asia experts examining how tough the U.S. should be. A…

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(Source: Sina) Zhang Zhao, former CEO and executive director of LeVision Pictures, one of the largest film production companies in China, died at the age of 58 on Feb. 3. On the evening of that day, his wife posted an obituary in her WeChat moment to commemorate her beloved partner,…

(Source: Renren Yingshi’s Weibo) On Feb.3, Shanghai police detained 14 people from China’s largest subtitling site Renren Yingshi (YYeTs.com) due to suspicions they pirated more than 20,000 Chinese and foreign television shows and films. Following a three-month investigation, Renren Yingshi is suspected of managing several companies engaging in the distribution,…

US senators urge IOC to remove 2022 Winter Olympics from China A Chinese flag flutters in front of the IOC headquarters during a protest by activists of the International Tibet Network against the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics on February 3, 2021 in Lausanne. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) A…

COVAX to deliver 337 million COVID-19 vaccines GENEVA, Switzerland (Xinhua) — COVAX, the initiative led by the World Health Organization (WHO) for equitable global access to the COVID-19 vaccines, on Wednesday said it has allocated a total of 337 million doses of vaccines for poorer countries so far and will…

Didi strengthens content production and to make self-made variety show available on its ride hailing car screens A person close to Didi said that Didi’s Lilicheng Media Co., Ltd. is currently recruiting on a large scale. Initially, it will broadcast its self-made variety shows on Didi’s car screen. It can…

At around 16:00 on February 1, 2021, Beijing time, the Chinese private space launch company i-Space’s Hyperbola-1 (Shian Quxian-1) rocket failed in its second launch in an attempt to orbit the small Fangzhou-2 (Ark-2) satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. i-Space stated that the company will immediately investigate and…

Uighurs have traveled to Turkey for decades in search of refuge from political and religious repression, but recent arrests and a proposed extradition treaty with China are making many fear the country is no longer a haven. While arrests of Uighurs, mostly on allegations related to terrorism, have been occurring…