Asked whether France would insist on China banning forced labor before voting in Council of EU to ratify the deal, Riester said it would not, but would instead insist on a "calendar" in which Beijing would commit to make such reforms within certain timeframe
EU won't insist on China banning forced labor before ratifying the EU-China investment deal, France's trade secretary Franck Riester just said. "We have an agreement that says that it's a commitment to ratify, not to ratify at the time of signature," he said
6 month agoChina: Video documenting the explosion and fire at the Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical chemical plant in Nanjing, where there are possible injuries. The incident took place in the styrene-butadiene polymer production facility. Lifeguards are on site
China blasts Britain at UN over criticism of Uighur treatment
UK to conduct 'urgent review of export controls' over human rights violations in Xinjiang, China, says Foreign Minister Dominic Raab
Dominic Raab: 'This package will help make sure no British organisations. are profiting from. or contributing to human rights violations against the Uighurs in Xinjiang'
Covid-19: Doctor urges limiting crowds in Hong Kong malls as gov't cancels Lunar New Year fairs
6 month agoPeople's Liberation Army Air Force ELINT Y-8 RECCE (Mode S 7B059F) active over the Strait of Taiwan
China: "Police have opened investigation into confirmed COVID19 patient in Shunyi district, Beijing, who allegedly concealed travel history and close contacts
6 month agoChina: Qiqihar, Heilongjiang, reported 7 new asymptomatic cases of COVID19, all linked to the new outbreak in nearby Suihua city. Qiqihar has activated a city-wide emergency response mechanism against COVID19
![China: Hebei province in northern China has found 326 confirmed cases and 234 asymptomatic COVID19 cases since early January, according to Hebei authorities. [560 cases in total]](https://china.liveuamap.com/pics/2021/01/12/22152256_0.jpg)
6 month agoChina: "Hebei province in northern China has found 326 confirmed cases and 234 asymptomatic COVID19 cases since early January," according to Hebei authorities. [560 cases in total]
6 month agoIn response to criticism of the arrest of dozens HongKong democrats last week, Chief Exec. Carrie Lam on Tuesday said overseas governments "belittle" the need for national security in the city
6 month agoChina: "The PLA has been conducting exercises since the start of 2021, with advanced weapons, including Type 15 tanks (Land), Type 052D destroyers (Sea), J-20 stealth fighter jets (Air) and DF-26 anti-ship ballistic missiles (Rocket Force)
Reuters: A new guideline issued by the Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control recommended that taxi and ride-hailing operators suspend car-pooling services, the Communist Party-backed Beijing Daily reported on Tuesday
Reuters: Gaocheng district in Shijiazhuang is gathering more than 20,000 people living in 12 remote villages into centralised quarantine as part of the city's COVID19 control, state media China News Service reported late Monday
6 month agoShenzhen reported 1 imported asymptomatic case of COVID19 yesterday. The case, a male of Chinese nationality, came to Shenzhen from Japan. He was quarantined upon entry and was later sent to the emergency ward of Shenzhen No. 3 People's Hospital for treatment
Hong Kong Police Use National Security Law to Block Site Chronicling 2019 Protests
Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau condemned the CCP for blocking a team from the @WHO from investigating the origins of COVID19 within its borders. Trudeau pledged to ensure WHO investigators are allowed entry into China on Jan. 6
Mainland China saw its biggest daily increase in COVID19 cases in over five months, the country's health authority said on Monday, as new infections in Hebei province surrounding Beijing continued to rise
6 month agoOne PLA Y-8 RECCE aircraft entered Taiwan's southwest ADIZ on Jan.11, 2021.
"Hong Kong's new chief justice on Monday warned against a rising tide of public criticism, doxxing attacks and even threats of violence faced by colleagues, noting its adverse effect on the city's judicial independence,"
6 month agoAustralia, Canada, UK and US issue joint statement on HongKong
Pompeo cancels restrictions imposed on US officials in their communications with Taiwan
Pompeo decides to lift restrictions imposed on Washington's relationship with Taiwan
Hong Kong telcos appear to be blocking a website that doxes police, a first indication of China style internet controls hitting the city. HK police said they have the power to pull platforms/posts that threaten national security
During early hours of 08 January 21, a Chinese soldier was apprehended on the Indian Side of the LAC, in Ladakh, in area South of Pangong Tso lake. The PLA soldier had transgressed across the LAC and was taken into custody by Indian troops deployed in this area
6 month agoChina: Video documenting the fire and explosion that occurred at a factory run by a subsidiary of battery maker CATL in Ningxiang, Hunan, on Thursday evening. 1 person died and 6 were seriously injured
6 month agoChina: Video that allegedly shows nucleic acid tests that were carried out at the Tangshan Nanhu Convention and Exhibition Center in Hebei Province on January 7, 2021
China: "Chifeng, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, has entered wartime mode to prevent 1 resurgence of COVID19. More than 3,660 people from Shijiazhuang and Xingtai of Hebei have visited the city in the past 2 days according to local authorities
Covid-19: Hong Kong to set up Kai Tak command centre as public urged to avoid unnecessary gatherings despite fall in infections
