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US slams Beijing for continuous withholding of COVID-19 information
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): Calling for a transparent and thorough investigation into the origin of COVID-19, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on Friday said the pandemic was avoidable adding that Beijing did not reveal vital information about the virus, which would have helped sc
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China's Hebei reports 90 confirmed COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): North China's Hebei Province reported 90 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine locally transmitted asymptomatic cases on Thursday, the provincial health commission said on Friday.
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Hong Kong police detain 11 for aiding pro-democracy activists' escape atte
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 14 (ANI): The Hong Kong national security police have arrested a lawyer, a Ukrainian man and nine others on suspicion of bankrolling an attempt by 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy protestors to flee the city in order to escape to Taiwan amid Beijing's imposition of the draconian
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20k people from China's Shijiazhuang transferred to quarantine areas due t
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 12 (ANI): China transferred more than 20 thousand people on Monday from Shijiazhuang in Hebei province to designated quarantine areas for medical observation due to rising coronavirus cases.
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China condemns US decision to lift restrictions on diplomats visiting Taiw
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): China on Monday strongly condemned United States' decision to lift restrictions on American officials visiting Taiwan, saying Beijing would resolutely fight back against any attempts to "sabotage its interests".
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Chinese civil society has entered 'ice age' after years of crackdown: Acti
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): The Chinese civil society has entered an unprecedented "ice age" after years of the crackdown by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), said a veteran dissident Ou Biaofeng, adding that any form of resistance these days is almost guaranteed to "draw retaliation
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WHO experts to visit China on Thursday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 11 (ANI): An international expert team from the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to arrive in China on Thursday to conduct joint scientific research with Chinese scientists on the origin of the novel coronavirus, the National Health Commission said on Monday.
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Hong Kong accuses West of 'double standards' for condemning mass arrests
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 10 (ANI): As the US, UK, Australia and Canada jointly condemned the mass arrests of over 50 politicians and activists in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian National Security Law, Hong Kong has responded stating that the security law applied to every person in the city and
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China hits back at foreign sanctions, prohibits firms from complying with
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 10 (ANI): China on Saturday issued a new order prohibiting firms from complying with foreign laws that ban transactions with Chinese companies and individuals, effective immediately.
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Hong Kong police invokes security law to block website publishing details
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong [China], January 10 (ANI): In another instance of curbing dissent in Hong Kong, police here have invoked the draconian national security law to block a local website dedicated to publishing first-hand accounts of the anti-government protests in 2019 and personal details of official
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Hong Kong arrests threaten passage of EU-China investment deal: European P
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Hong Kong, January 9 (ANI): The EU-China investment deal, tentatively reached just last week, faces a new hurdle as a growing number of European Parliament members expressed concern on Wednesday over the mass arrests of over 50 pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong under Beijing's draconian
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China denies permission to Indian students to return due to pandemic situa
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], January 9 (ANI): With the ongoing pandemic situation globally, Indian students who are enrolled in Chinese universities were denied permission to return.
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