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China is putting increasing pressure on German exporters in their own market.
China is supplying the EU with an increasing amount of high-quality goods. Beijing is looking to Germany’s economic model for inspiration. According to a report by the Cologne Institute for Economic Research, German exporters are facing rising competition in their own market from Chinese shipments to the EU. Chinese exports to the region are increasingly…
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China is slashing steel shipments to Australia by 50%
In a foreshadowing of things to come, China has slashed one of its exports to Australia by more than half, dealing a crippling blow to a crucial Australian business. It’s the only way Australia can stay afloat. China is now attempting to destabilize the iron ore market. China boasts that it has cut steel exports…
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US Urges Tibetan Parliamentarians to put aside their differences and resolve the deadlock
Lisa Peterson, The Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor wrote to Secretary Tsewang Ngodhup of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile on August 2nd, asking the elected members to put their disagreements aside and focus on the important issues that require their attention.
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On-Chip Accelerated AI Processor Unveiled by IBM
IBM today presented details of the upcoming new IBM Telum Processor at the annual Hot Chips conference, which is aimed to bring deep learning inference to enterprise workloads to help handle fraud in real-time. Telum is IBM’s first processor with on-chip AI inference acceleration while a transaction is in progress. The breakthrough of this new…
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India has given its approval to the world’s first DNA Covid vaccination.
The world’s first DNA vaccination against Covid-19 has been approved for emergency use by India’s pharma authority. According to interim research cited by vaccine developer Cadila Healthcare, the three-dose ZyCoV-D vaccine avoided symptomatic illness in 66 percent of individuals inoculated. The company hopes to produce up to 120 million doses of India’s second home-grown vaccine…
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Backlash in China follows China’s cordial reception of the Taliban.
As Beijing prepares to welcome an Afghanistan dominated by militant organizations, China is attempting to present the Taliban as an acceptable partner for a country fighting alleged Islamic extremism at home. At home, those familiar with the militant organization’s history of violence and repression of women have slammed state media and diplomatic attempts to whitewash…
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Afghanistan has the potential to transform China’s Belt and Road Initiative into a $282 billion debt trap.
The United States’ hasty exit from Afghanistan, which has been compared to the 1975 fall of Saigon, has been hailed as a victory for China and a chance for Beijing to expand its influence across the region. In the eyes of the Global Times, a state-run tabloid, it’s even been presented as a lesson for…
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Online registration now mandatory to enter Himachal
For visitors to Himachal Pradesh, online registration has been made required once more. In an order issued on Wednesday, Chief Secretary-cum-Chairperson of State Executive Committee Ram Subhag Singh stated, “All inter-state movement to the state will be monitored through registration on COVID e-registration software of the Himachal government,”
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What’s Behind China’s New Approach of “Tolerance of Religions?”
A new cultural revolution is underway in China. China, under Xi Xingping’s is now following a new approach; “tolerance of Buddhism, Taoism and other religions.” Perplexing it may sound, but it is a clever approach to manage the downfall in China’s global perception ratings. The sustained oppression of Tibetans, their culture and religious practices, as…
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China commemorates Tibet anniversary by urging people to accept Communist Party rule.
On the 70th anniversary of the formation of the Tibet Autonomous Region on the world’s roof, China issued an appeal for acceptance of the Communist Party’s authority. Since 1951, when the People’s Liberation Army marched in and assumed control in a “peaceful liberation,” Beijing has dominated Tibet.