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China tests its stealth bomber H-20's capabilities opposite Ladakh
Top government sources said that H-20 bombers are aimed at ending the edge India acquired through the acquisition of Rafale jets. The final trials of the long-range strategic stealth bomber began on June 8 and will continue till June 22, the day that marks 100 years of the formation of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
12 dead, over 100 injured in China gas explosion
As of 12 p.m. (local time), rescue workers found 150 people from the blast site in the city of Shiyan and rushed them to hospitals, reports Xinhua news agency. The accident occurred in a residential community in the city's Zhangwan district at 6.30 a.m., trapping a large number of people.
Iron-brother China rebuffs Pakistan's Mao-era mango diplomacy
The stated reason quarantine regulations prevent the gift from reaching the Chinese President. The same fate befell the prized Chaunsa mangoes in the US, Canada, Nepal, Egypt, Sri Lanka and many other countries. The fear of Covid has forced the crestfallen mangoes to return to their home base in the Pakistani foreign office, reports Pakistani daily The News.
China's Mars rover sends 1st selfie, 'touring' group photos
The first batch of scientific images of the rover, the panoramic view of the landing site, the topography of Mars were released by the China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Friday, calling it "tour group photos".
China draws closer to Myanmar military junta
On June 5, junta leader Min Aung Hlaing and his Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin met Chinese Ambassador Chen Hai, after which the Chinese Embassy's Facebook statement identified the senior general as the "Leader of Myanmar".
Concerned China extends hand of friendship to Indonesia
In the inaugural meeting of the China-Indonesia high-level dialogue cooperation mechanism held in Guiyang City on Saturday, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Indonesian President's special envoy and the country's Coordinator for Cooperation with China, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, that the two countries should leverage the new mechanism, and expand their cooperation into the maritime sector in addition to politics.
Did China's 'Bat Woman' receive $600K from US for coronavirus work?
"For years, Dr Ralph Baric, a virologist in the US, has been collaborating with Dr Shi Zhengli of the Wuhan Virology Institute, sharing his discoveries about how to create super viruses. This gain-of-function research has been funded by the NIH. Dr Fauci, do you still support funding of the NIH funding of the lab in Wuhan?," US Senate hearing on May 11, Senator Rand Paul told the hearing.
Fauci adds pressure on China to come clean on possible Covid lab-leak in Wuhan
Fauci is now urging China to release medical records of nine people, including three who had taken ill with Covid-19 symptoms before China officially declared the outbreak of the pandemic, according to a Financial Times report. The three patients had worked in the WIV, a US intelligence report quoted by The Wall Street Journal had said.
China, SE Asia 'hotspot' for new coronaviruses: Study
The study, published in the journal Nature Food, showed that this is because of the global land-use changes including forest fragmentation, agricultural expansion and concentrated livestock production. Most of the current hot spots are clustered in China, where a growing demand for meat products has driven the expansion of large-scale, industrial livestock farming.
1 killed, 16 injured as tornado, hail hit NE China
The extreme weather has thrashed the city of Shangzhi for about 30 minutes starting from 5:30 p.m., with four local townships being affected, according to the municipal authorities, the Xinhua news agency reported. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday, it was reported that the tornado had damaged or toppled 148 houses and ravaged through farmlands.
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