China allows couples third child to tackle plummeting birth rate
China is to allow couples to legally have a third child as it seeks to hold off a demographic crisis that could threaten its hopes of increased prosperity and global influence.
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August 20, 2021 China to launch uncrewed cargo ship to Tiangong station
China is preparing to launch an uncrewed cargo ship to its Tiangong “Heavenly palace” space station in preparation for the arrival of its second human crew this autumn.
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August 15, 2021 China declares Olympic win after altering medal count
Chinese state media has declared the country the winners of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after embellishing their medal count to claim more golds than Team USA, according to pictures posted online.
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July 31, 2021 China hit by worst Covid outbreak since Wuhan
China has been hit by the most extensive outbreak of Covid since Wuhan, according to state media.
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July 26, 2021 UK government seeks to ditch China’s state-owned nuclear power firm Adam Forrest 1 hour ago 7 Comments | 18 The Echo Chamber by John Boyne review – Hogarthian remorselessness
China’s state-owned nuclear energy company could be blocked from all future power projects in the UK, with ministers understood to be considering ways to prevent its involvement.
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July 25, 2021 China and USA edge closer to full-blown war as tit for tat sanctions prove ‘growing risks’
The United States had imposed sanctions on Chinese officials in Hong Kong due to their role in the recent security crackdown in the territory. In retaliation, counter-sanctions were announced by China, with seven US individuals and entities targeted.
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July 21, 2021 China floods: Thousands evacuated after 12 die in ‘worst rain for 1,000 years’
At least 12 people have died in severe flooding in central China caused by what weather forecasters said was the heaviest rain in a millennium.
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July 20, 2021 China plans mass rocket launch to divert asteroid that could wipe out life on Earth
Chinese researchers want to send more than 20 rockets from the country to practise diverting asteroids away from Earth.
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July 12, 2021 U.S. repeats warning to China against attack on Philippine forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Sunday repeated a warning to China that an attack on Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea would trigger a 1951 U.S.-Philippines mutual defense treaty.
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July 9, 2021 China rebukes UK threat for political boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
China has rebuked the UK calls to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, saying any such practice “is doomed to fail”.
