# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency

“# Beijing investigates crypto mining farms to improve energy efficiency ” Beijing authorities are reportedly conducting inspections of crypto mining data centers to better understand their impact on energy consumption, Reuters reports Thursday. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology on Tuesday sent an emergency notice to the city’s data center operators asking…

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#As Beijing builds islands, Biden WH must assert itself

#As Beijing builds islands, Biden WH must assert itself

“#As Beijing builds islands, Biden WH must assert itself” As the Biden administration strives to reinforce ties with key Asian allies from India to Japan, tensions in the South China Sea region are again on the rise.  Both the Philippines and Vietnam have expressed concern as hundreds of Chinese fishing boats congregate near Whitsun Reef…

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#WHO report says animals were likely source of COVID-19

#WHO report says animals were likely source of COVID-19

“#WHO report says animals were likely source of COVID-19” BEIJING — A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission of the virus from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak is “extremely unlikely,” according to a draft copy obtained by The Associated…

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#World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing

#World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing

“#World Uyghur Congress pressures International Olympic Committee to move 2022 Olympics out of Beijing” The World Uyghur Congress accused the International Olympic Committee (IOC) of ignoring an ethics complaint it filed last year to move the 2022 Winter Games out of Beijing due to China’s alleged human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims and other minorities.  Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who serves as chair…

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#Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games

#Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games

“#Rights groups call for boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Games” TOKYO – A coalition of 180 rights groups on Wednesday called for a boycott of next year’s Beijing Winter Olympics tied to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. The games are to open in one year, on Feb. 4, 2022, and are set to go forward despite the pandemic….

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#Why China’s economy won’t surpass the US’s by 2028

#Why China’s economy won’t surpass the US’s by 2028

“#Why China’s economy won’t surpass the US’s by 2028” A new report from the Center for Economics and Business Research says that China will displace the United States as the dominant economy on the planet by 2028.  The London-based group also claims that, alone among the major powers, China has shrugged off the coronavirus and…

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