# China’s blockchain project BSN to integrate R3 Corda

# China’s blockchain project BSN to integrate R3 Corda

“# China’s blockchain project BSN to integrate R3 Corda ” Red Date Technology, one of the builders of China’s Blockchain-based Service Network, has obtained licensing rights from R3 to resell both the free and enterprise Corda implementations in China. According to a press release by R3, the news marks the first occasion of the BSN…

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#Leaders of 23 countries back pandemic treaty idea

#Leaders of 23 countries back pandemic treaty idea

“#Leaders of 23 countries back pandemic treaty idea” GENEVA/BRUSSELS – Leaders of 23 countries and the World Health Organization on Tuesday backed drawing up an international treaty that would help deal with future health emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic by tightening rules on sharing information. The idea of such a treaty, also aimed at ensuring…

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#COVID-19 escaped from Wuhan lab

#COVID-19 escaped from Wuhan lab

“#COVID-19 escaped from Wuhan lab” The former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slammed China’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic — admitting that he could use the word “cover-up” to describe the country’s response to the virus, which has now killed more than 2.7 million people globally. “A year after this pathogen…

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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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#Democrats targeting red states and other commentary

#Democrats targeting red states and other commentary

“#Democrats targeting red states and other commentary” Conservative: Dems Target Red States Democrats are alarmed by the number of residents fleeing blue states, but “instead of trying to fix the policies” that push people away, liberal lawmakers “want to impose those unpopular mandates nationwide,” observes Liz Peek at The Hill. To “eliminate the competition between…

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#US and allies slap China’s wrist while Beijing plays brutal hardball

#US and allies slap China’s wrist while Beijing plays brutal hardball

“#US and allies slap China’s wrist while Beijing plays brutal hardball” On Monday, the United States, Britain, Canada and the European Union announced sanctions against multiple Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against the Muslim-minority Uighurs in the far-west region of Xinjiang. That’s wrist-slaps over genocide while Beijing goes for the jugular against powers…

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#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks

“#Biden invites Russia, China to first global climate talks” WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration, an event the U.S. hopes will help shape, speed up and deepen global efforts to cut climate-wrecking…

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#H&M, Burberry scrubbed from internet in China over forced labor accusations

#H&M, Burberry scrubbed from internet in China over forced labor accusations

“#H&M, Burberry scrubbed from internet in China over forced labor accusations” H&M stores are virtually disappearing in China amid a rapidly exploding controversy over human rights violations in its cotton-picking region. Beijing consumers could not find locations for the fast-fashion retailer on either Apple Maps or Baidu Maps on Friday, according to Bloomberg, although stores…

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