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-- "I will do everything I can to ensure that the former president never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office," Liz Cheney said, vowing to continue her fight against Donald Trumps baseless claims of widespread voter fraud, which she describes as "The Big Lie."   The ouster of Liz Cheney, a fierce critic of former U.S. President Donald Trump over his narrative of "a stolen election," from House Republican leadership on Wednesday morning, is thought to have underscored Trumps massive and con...

The United States and China need to resume collaboration and find ways to dial down the temperature as the two countries are interdependent and connected, said Gary Locke, former U.S. ambassador to China.   Locke, also chairman of Committee of 100, a non-profit organization of prominent Chinese Americans, made the remarks at a virtual media roundtable on the sidelines of a virtual conference on U.S.-China relations held by the committee that ended on Wednesday.     For the benefit of the wor...

Zhao Jiancheng was delighted to find the saplings he planted in 2017 have now grown to trees of about three to four meters.   Zhao, 59, is from a village in Xiongan New Area, some 100 km from Beijing, in north Chinas Hebei Province.   After China announced plans to establish Xiongan New Area in 2017, the former migrant worker returned to his hometown to help with the construction of the new area. Later that year, he and his colleagues planted the first batch of trees there.   "I can almost n...

-- After tensions between Israel and the Palestinians have been escalated over the past few days, Palestinian analysts warn of a large-scale war in the Gasa Strip.   After more than a year of relative peace and stability in the besieged Gaza Strip, Israel and its bitter enemy Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) are again on the brink of a large-scale war, Palestinian analysts warned.   The Israeli military continued its bombardment in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, targeting buildin...

Preserving U.S.-China phase-one trade agreement would bring stability for the commercial relationship, a U.S. business leader said Wednesday, urging the Joe Biden administration to fully implement the deal.   "While it doesnt address every issue in the commercial relationship, the U.S.-China phase-one agreement made important progress on longstanding trade barriers," U.S.-China Business Council (USCBC) President Craig Allen told reporters at a virtual press conference Wednesday afternoon.   "...

China is expected to have 9.09 million new graduates from the countrys universities and colleges this year, 350,000 more than the number from last year, the Ministry of Education said Thursday.   The ministry said since last autumn, it has worked with other authorities to launch a campaign to help the graduating students find jobs or start up businesses. To date, the employment situation has been progressing smoothly.   A recruitment promotion week will be held nationwide from May 17 to 23 to...

Chinese scientists are building a large survey telescope with a wide field and high resolution in northwest Chinas Qinghai Province. The telescope will be able to survey the entire sky from the Northern Hemisphere.   Construction of the Wide Field Survey Telescope (WFST), an optical instrument measuring 2.5 meters in diameter, has already started in Lenghu Town, which has an average altitude of approximately 4,200 meters. The town is known as Chinas "Mars Camp" due to its eerily eroded desert ...

Qingfei paidu soup, a widely used traditional Chinese medicine to treat COVID-19 infections, can help reduce the rate of death among hospitalized patients by half, a recent study has shown.   The study examines more than 8,900 COVID-19 cases that received treatment at 15 hospitals in Hubei province－the hardest-hit region during the epidemic－from January to May last year, with nearly 30 percent of them having taken qingfei paidu as part of their therapies.   Results suggest that the mortal...

-- A report published recently on British journal Nature noted that such certification by the WHO could help "address the current shortfall in vaccines available through COVAX," and potentially opens the door to "wide distribution in lower-income nations through the COVAX initiative."   The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday validated the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Chinas Sinopharm for emergency use, a move widely welcomed by officials and experts worldwide and set to benefit the glo...

  Sinochem Holdings Corp, a new, centrally administered State-owned enterprise, will accelerate growth in modern agriculture, seed and chemical businesses through creating a source of original technology, its executives said. That will further ensure the safety of Chinas industrial and supply chains in those fields, they said.   The executives commented after the State Council, Chinas cabinet, unveiled the companys new name following the merger of Sinochem Group Co and China National Chemical...