Tag: China
China confines the nine million inhabitants of the city of Changchun
The nine million inhabitants of the Chinese city of Changchun (Northeast) have been placed in confinement, local authorities announced on Friday, as China faces its worst outbreak of Covid-19 for…
Confinement in China, Véran’s warning … Update on the pandemic
While the restrictions are lifted at regular intervals, the trend that saw new contaminations decline has slowed in recent days. In France, the number of positive cases has increased compared…
China and Canada celebrate
Thanks in particular to the title of its veteran Brian Mckeever in the cross-country sprint, Canada took second place on Wednesday March 9 in the Paralympic medal table in Beijing.…
Chinese nickel tycoon Xiang Guangda loses billions as price rises
Commodity prices have exploded since the war in Ukraine. This is the case of nickel, which has reached peaks: more than 100,000 dollars per ton. On Tuesday, the London Metal…
War in Ukraine: “China has a facade of neutrality”
The Chinese Foreign Minister again refused on Monday March 7 to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine and assured that the friendship between Beijing and Moscow was “solid as a…
Australian PM announces construction of new submarine base
In Australia, Prime Minister Scott Morrison took advantage of an intervention at the Lowy Institute, a think tank specializing in geopolitics in the Asia-Pacific region, to announce the construction of…
Visa and Mastercard suspend operations in Russia
The list of companies that put their activities in Russia on hold because of the war in Ukraine grows day by day. On March 5 and 6, the American credit…
Hong Kong in the whirlwind of Covid-19, supermarkets robbed and justice suspended
In Hong Kong, the fifth wave of the epidemic continues to grow. With more than 50,000 cases per 24 hours for three days, Hong Kong has surpassed the record for…
Beijing dramatically increases military spending
China announces the increase of its military expenditure, which is already considerable: + 7.1% planned for this year. This is the strongest increase for three years. The global context is…
War in Ukraine: Putin or the West, China at the time of choice
The decision of the Organizing Committee fell on Thursday March 3, the day before the opening of the competitions. The 83 Russian and Belarusian athletes who were to participate have…