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, official outlets revealed last week. The news comes … 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
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
Ready for war! China flaunts footage of its troops taking part in live-fire training after President Xi ordered his two million soldiers to be prepared for combat ‘at all times’ 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 times’ … 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 The hit title, called Devotion, was retracted for the second time yesterday after causing controversy last year over a symbol that combined the names of the leader and the cartoon bear.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
Chinese Chang’e-5 probe touched down in the Siziwang district at 1:30 local time Thursday, bringing the first lunar soil samples to Earth in more than 45 years. Chinese ground crews are standing by for the return of the lunar probe that launched for the Moon on November 23 and landed on the surface on December 1. … Read more
Beijing’s new stealth bomber H-20 may have the capabilities of striking US military bases far beyond the Chinese shores with nuclear missiles, according to a report by a UK think thank. The long-range subsonic warplane is one of China’s most mysterious military projects in recent years and currently under development. The Pentagon believes that the bomber would … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: China’s president Xi calls Joe Biden to congratulate him on victory, leaving Vladimir Putin as last major world leader holding out By Reuters and MailOnline Reporter Published: 15:00 GMT, 25 November 2020 | Updated: 15:11 GMT, 25 November 2020 China’s President Xi Jinping has congratulated Joe Biden for winning the US presidential election, Chinese … Read more