Tag: #XiJinPing
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The world’s largest HEP dam predicted to flood
21st August: China’s Three Gorges Dam has been hit with the greatest flood it has seen so far. Ever since it has been made, it has never come across such a high volume of water. It is the world’s largest Hydro-electric dam, yesterday it reached a level where 75m liters of water were inflowing per…
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What China wants from India now?
Lahore, 15th June: Mubasher Lucman, Pakistan’s renowned journalist and TV host released a video on his YouTube channel and revealed the insights of what China wants from India now? China has always shown dislike on the regional handling of affairs by India initially the revoking of Indian constitionual article 370 and special status of Jammu…
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Moderna’s Coronavirus Vaccine shows signs of success
Baaghi TV, 18th May: Great news regarding the COVID-19 vaccine have been shared recently. US company Moderna came out with great encouraging results that it’s vaccine has able to produce antibodies in all of its 45 participants. Moderna gave three different doses, 15 people received 25mcg, 15 people received 100 mcg and another 15 people…
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A journalist sentenced in China for freedom of expression
BEIJING: Freedom of expression in China is unacceptable, with a journalist sentenced to 15 years in prison. According to court documents, a journalist working in China’s most powerful propaganda agency has been sentenced to 15 years for criticizing the ruling Communist Party. The sentence handed down to Chen Jirin is the harshest ever against the…
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Xi: China and US must ‘unite to fight virus’
Beijing, March 27 (AFP/APP): China and the United States should “unite to fight” the deadly coronavirus pandemic that has ravaged the globe, said President Xi Jinping in a call with his US counterpart on Friday, according to state media. The two countries have clashed in recent weeks over the virus, but Xi told President Donald…
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China’s Xi pays first visit to virus epicentre Wuhan
Beijing, March 10 (AFP/APP): Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Wuhan on Tuesday for his first visit to the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic since the crisis erupted in January — a major sign that officials believe the outbreak is under control. Xi’s unannounced visit comes as unprecedented quarantine measures that have sealed off Wuhan…
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China’s Xi writes thank you note to Bill Gates
Beijing, Feb 22 (AFP/APP): Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a letter expressing thanks to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the organisation’s “generosity” and support tackling a deadly virus epidemic, state media said Saturday. The outbreak of the new COVID-19 strain has claimed 2,345 lives in mainland China and infected more than 76,000…
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Coronavirus: Deaths outside China increase
Beijing, Feb 20 (AFP/APP): China on Thursday touted a big drop in new virus infections as proof its epidemic control efforts are working, but the toll grew abroad with deaths in Japan and South Korea. Fatalities in China hit 2,118 as 114 more people died, but health officials reported the lowest number of new cases…
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China virus death toll surges past 2,000: govt
Beijing, Feb 19 (AFP/APP): The death toll from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped past 2,000 on Wednesday after 136 more people died, with the number of new cases falling for a second straight day, according to the National Health Commission. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in mainland China to 74,185. The death…
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China arrests activist who criticised Xi over virus
Beijing, Feb 18 (AFP/APP): Police in China have arrested a prominent activist who had been a fugitive for weeks and criticised President Xi Jinping’s handling of the coronavirus epidemic while in hiding, a rights group said Tuesday. Anti-corruption activist Xu Zhiyong was arrested on Saturday after being on the run since December, according to Amnesty…