#Apple bans political engravings in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

#Apple bans political engravings in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

“#Apple bans political engravings in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan” Apple has banned customers in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan from engraving political phrases on its devices — including references to voting rights, freedom of the press, political dissidents and Chinese history, according to a report from a human rights organization.  The California-based tech giant’s…

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#China ready to deepen relationship with Afghanistan

#China ready to deepen relationship with Afghanistan

“#China ready to deepen relationship with Afghanistan” China said Monday that Beijing is ready to deepen “friendly and cooperative” relations with Afghanistan a day after the Taliban toppled the Afghan government. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying did not answer explicitly when asked whether Beijing will recognize the Taliban as the legitimate rulers but said that…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021” China syndromeIt is amazing how the almighty dollar, greed and financial recklessness can create strange bedfellows (“China’s US Data Threat,” Aug. 10). Many technological and other goods in the United States and Europe are imported from Communist China, a persecutor and suppressor of freedom and human rights,…

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#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’

#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’

“#New WHO team will probe COVID’s origins, quickly rejected by China as ‘political’” A new team of specialists will investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization announced Friday — a move quickly rejected by China. “We should work all together,” WHO spokesperson Fadela Chaib told the United Nations while announcing the…

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#China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows

#China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows

“#China cranks up carbon-intensive projects as climate crisis grows” SHANGHAI – China announced scores of new carbon-intensive coal and steel projects in the first half of 2021, research showed on Friday just days after a key U.N. report urged immediate global action to curb use of fossil fuels and prevent runaway climate change. The push comes as climate experts exhort governments around the world to take drastic…

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