DOMESTIC POLITICS You have a choice: China’s top court empowers people to say ‘no’ to facial recognition use by private businesses Guo Bing, a law professor in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, sued the Hangzhou Safari Park arguing that there was no legal basis for the zoo...
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Xi Jinping attends the informal meeting of APEC leaders 习近平在亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议上的讲话 Xi Jinping attended the informal meeting of APEC leaders and listed four goals to be achieved: Strengthen international cooperation in the fight against the...
100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CCP The Chinese Communist Party is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The first of July marked the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which was founded in Shanghai back in 1921. Despite initial years of war, first against the...
VACCINE DIPLOMACY China's COVID vaccine fail In the Seychelles, Chile, Bahrain and Mongolia, 50 to 68 percent of the population have been inoculated and all these nations have relied on vaccines from two Chinese manufacturers, Sinopharm and Sinovac Biotech....
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS G7: U.S. calls on allies to follow its lead in containing China Leaders of the strongest democracies have agreed on creating a new investment plan to fight back Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, the plan is entitled “Build Back Better”...
VACCINE DIPLOMACY Beijing offers to vaccinate Taiwan’s population after more than 200 new daily cases are found on the island. Taiwanese citizens could fly to China to take the vaccine, says the Taiwan Affairs Office, the main body for inter-strait...
CHINA-US Trade talks resume as China and the U.S. agree to pragmatically resolve problems for producers and consumers. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a call with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Wednesday after talking with US Trade Representative Katherine Tai...
CHINA-EU EU parliament 'freezes' EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment The European Parliament has overwhelmingly voted to freeze the ratification of the EU-China CAI. The resolution was passed on 20 May 2021. MEPs demanded that China needs to lift its...
Putin, Xi launch nuclear power projects in show of warming ties During a videoconference on Wednesday, China and Russia announced the start of the construction of Russia-designed reactors at China's Tianwen and Xudapu nuclear power plants - this is part of a US$2.9 billion...
U.S. will remove Xiaomi from the government blacklist. The removal means that the Chinese company can revive its relations with American investors. After the news, Xiaomi’s shares skyrocketed 6% in Hong Kong. The investments in the company were blocked under the Trump...
Has the EU suspended efforts to ratify the investment agreement with China? The AFP's tweet announcing "#BREAKING EU suspends efforts to ratify investment agreement with China: commissioner" sparked great debate among EU-China observers. But an EU spokeswoman has said that Valdis...
The first section of China's Tiangong space station has been successfully launched into orbit The "Heavenly Palace", launched from the southern island of Hainan, will be reached by three astronauts and some cargo in the next weeks, it should be fully deployed at the end of next...
Starting from last week, ThinkINchina team will be sharing weekly suggestions, to keep our followers updated with the latest news about China. Xi's global governance remarks strike strong tone at Boao Forum At the opening ceremony of the 20th edition of the Boao Forum for...
Starting from this week, ThinkINchina team will be sharing weekly suggestions, to keep our followers updated with the latest news about China. “Climate could still be an area for the powers to achieve a breakthrough.”- Lin Limin, University of International Relations in...
