Day: September 22, 2022
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The COVID-19 mutation currently roiling China’s healthcare service could be showing up in India. Indian health authorities have increased the genome sequencing of new cases amid reports of four cases of the Omicron BF7 subvariant currently dominant in China, showing up in the Indian states of Gujarat and ...
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The Sprawling World of Asia-China Studies
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China’s Global Development Initiative Meeting Signals Growing UN Influence
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Indian External Affairs Minister: Managing China “Hasn’t Been Easy”
India’s Minister of External Affairs, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, has admitted that his country’s relationship with China “hasn’t been easy” but said the two should find ways of working together to ensure the “rise of Asia.” Jaishankar was in New York for the ...
Pakistan Stocks Up on Chinese-Made Weapons
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China Hits Back at Debt Criticism
China rejected this week's criticism by Brent Neiman, a top advisor to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, about its "unconventional" approach to debt restructuring. Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin cited the relative size of Chinese debt and its participation in G20 debt relief programs. ...
Vietnam-China Ties Warm Up as Trade Flows
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How Does the GDI Fit into China’s Global Development?’
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