Ignores West’s preposterous smears of China on COVID-19 issues Photo: VCG
Chinese observers called an EU report “a thief crying ‘stop thief, ” as the report accused Chinese and Russian media of “disinformation” while ignoring the West’s preposterous smears of China on, but not limited to, COVID-19-related issues.
A report released by the European External Action Service (EEAS) on Wednesday said that Chinese and Russian state-controlled media target Western vaccines, amplifying content on side-effects of the Western vaccines, which may fuel an anti-vaccination mood in Europe, and “reinforce the promotion of Chinese and Russian vaccines as alternatives.”
US embassy in China to open student visa service on May 4; restrictions on Chinese STEM students still effective
Zhao Yusha and Xing Xiaojing Published: Apr 30, 2021 06:14 PM
Students study at a library of Columbia University in New York, the United States, on Dec. 7, 2019.Photo:Xinhua
The US embassy and consulates in China are scheduled to open visa appointments for Chinese students on May 4, after Washington announced easing of travel restrictions for foreign students.
The move is positive but no sign of improvement for China-US people-to-people exchange, Chinese analysts say, as visa restrictions for Chinese STEM students remain effective.
William Bistransky, acting consul general at the US Embassy in China, announced the visa re-opening for Chinese students during a Friday press conference. Mr. Bristransky said the embassy will gear up visa processing for those students once appointments officially re-opened, but certain details, such as anti-pandemic measures for th
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By Mu Lu Published: Apr 29, 2021 10:13 PM
File photo:Antony BlinkenUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken defended his predecessor s move to declare Chinese media outlets in the US as foreign missions. He said during a media roundtable on Wednesday that the US didn t ban those Chinese media outlets but wanted to make sure that people had full knowledge that what they were reading was, in effect, produced at the behest of the government in Beijing.
It was among symbolic moves of the Trump administration s China policy to designate several Chinese state media outlets as foreign missions, identifying them as agencies controlled by Beijing. As US President Joe Biden hit the 100-day milestone, his secretary of state defended such a wrongful move. At least in the diplomatic sphere, the Biden administration will hardly avert the impact on China-US bilateral ties left by its predecessor.
China issues report on Diaoyu Islands to reaffirm sovereign rights, warn Japan and US collusion
Zhang Hui and Xing Xiaojing Published: Apr 26, 2021 08:23 PM
The China Marine Surveillance ships patrol around the Diaoyu Islands, October 25, 2012. Photo: Xinhua
China released a report on the topography and geography of the Diaoyu Islands on Monday amid Japan s growing desire to make the US back it up on the topic.
Chinese experts saw the latest report as a strong message that reaffirmed China s sovereignty over the islands to the world with facts, openness and transparency, and warned Japan and the US that their collusion will face consequences if they fail to respect China s stance on the issue.
US makes U-turn on aiding India, motivation questioned
Liu Xin Published: Apr 27, 2021 12:33 AM
A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided by a Gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, inside an auto rickshaw parked under a tent along the roadside amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in Ghaziabad on Monday. Photo: VCG
Under tremendous pressure, the US, which has remained silent in face of the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in India, an important partner to Washington s Indo-Pacific strategy, over the weekend, finally responded positively, pledging medical aid such as raw materials for vaccines and oxygen concentrators. Such a U-turn in attitude is largely driven by geopolitical interests, in addition to countries actual concerns about the epidemic crisis, and displays how this so-called political alliance failed to address India s major concerns, experts said.