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It is unknown if there are survivors of the crashed China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 flight. A Boeing 737 passenger plane operated by China Eastern Airlines crashed in mountainous Teng county in the southern Guangxi province on Monday. On board were 133 people (124 passengers and 9 crew members)who had left from the city of Kunming, in southwestern China, in the direction of Guangzhou. Flight MU5735 took off at 1:10 p.m. local time (5:10 GMT). At 14:19, the aircraft suddenly descended from cruising altitude, while the flight speed also began to decrease from about 845 kilometers per hour. Three minutes later, he disappeared from radar.  Chinese televisions have broadcast some images of a fire on the hillside where the accident took place. At the moment no further details are known or if there are survivors. Ukraine Rejects Surrender In Mariupol After breaking the news of the accident, from Beijing, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, made an appeal asking for the "immediate activa...

According to the start list for the Olympic short program in figure skating, the Russian Kamila Valiewa will compete. The verdict of the Sports Court on the doping test should fall beforehand. Despite the ongoing sports court proceedings because of a positive doping test, the Russian figure skater Kamila Valiyeva is on the starting list for the Olympic short program. The 15-year-old is scheduled to start on February 15 in 26th place out of 30, according to the published list. The judgment of the International Court of Arbitration for Sport Cas is scheduled for tomorrow Monday. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) had already appealed to the Cas for a quick lifting of Valiyeva's provisional suspension. This year's European champion tested positive for the banned drug trimetazidine on December 25, 2021. On February 8, she was banned by the Rusada anti-doping agency, but the agency's disciplinary committee lifted the ban a day later. Trimetazidine, banned in sports sinc...

Taiwan is losing another ally in Latin America: Nicaragua has ended diplomatic relations and embraced Beijing's one-China doctrine. Nicaragua has surprisingly broken off diplomatic relations with Taiwan and now recognizes the People's Republic of China. Foreign Minister Denis Moncada said: "The People's Republic of China is the only legitimate government that represents all of China and Taiwan is an inalienable part of Chinese territory". The Taiwanese Foreign Ministry responded with "pain and regret from the bottom of its heart" to the loss of one of its last international allies, according to the announcement. Nicaragua's declaration follows Beijing's line that the island of Taiwan is a breakaway province. China is striving for the reunification of Taiwan with the mainland, if necessary by force. At the same time, Beijing is trying to isolate Taiwan internationally. US House of Representatives Adopts Import Ban On China & The 'Democra...

Democrats and Republicans launch new sanctions over human rights violations in China. No products are to be imported from Xinjiang in the future. The USA wants to initiate further sanctions against China because of the oppression of the Muslim Uighur minority. The US House of Representatives passed a law banning imports from China's Xinjiang region for forced labor. The House of Representatives approved the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act with an overwhelming 428-1 vote. For the law to go into effect it has yet to pass the Senate and be signed by President Joe Biden. Republicans are accusing Democrats of delaying the law because it would complicate President Joe Biden's renewable energy agenda. The White House and the Democrats in Congress deny this. Xinjiang supplies most of the world's solar cell materials. For years, human rights groups accuse China, the suppression of the Uyghur in Xinjiang region before. The Beijing government has denied allegations that China ha...

After the USA, the British government is also considering not sending diplomats to the games. They wants to demonstrate against human rights violations. After the USA, Great Britain is now considering diplomatically boycotting the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing. This was reported by the Times on Saturday. According to the report, the British government is advising whether it will only send its ambassador to China to the games in February, but not British ministers. US President Joe Biden confirmed on Thursday that his government is also considering a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games in Beijing. British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss supports the protest. According to the report, five Conservative politicians had written to Prime Minister Johnson asking him to refrain from any diplomatic representation of Great Britain at the Winter Olympics in February. Read also:  China's Dominance In International Institutions Should Be Examined, US Think Tank In February, an alliance of 180 ...

The US think tank says China has increased its influence over global institutions over the past few decades, prompting calls for an inquiry. International media reported that Chinese firms have dominated the agreements of the World Bank and Beijing has extended its support to $ 66 billion in these institutions Center for Global Development's (C GD) said in a report Japan is the second largest donor after the United States. At the same time, the report says, China is a major recipient of aid from multilateral financial institutions, although it enjoys voting power and leadership among them. "It's not necessarily dangerous, the United States and other governments have long pressed China to cooperate more in the international system, and they should," wrote Scott Morris, a CGD colleague and author of the study. It's better for everyone that China work for the system than for the system," said Scott Morris. Read also:  US vs China However, the report said the fin...

So far, US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping have only talked on the phone. Now they have met for the first time by video - and admonished each other. US President Joe Biden and China’s President Xi Jinping started their eagerly awaited video summit with mutual reminders. Biden warned of a confrontation between the world's two largest economies. It is their mutual responsibility "to ensure that competition between our countries does not degenerate into conflict, whether intentional or unintentional," he said. It takes "common sense guidelines," Biden said. Xi called on the US president, whom he referred to as "my old friend", to work together more closely. China and the US should respect each other, peacefully coexist and cooperate, as the state media quoted him. Both countries should also live up to their international responsibilities. It is the first personal, albeit virtual, encounter between the two presidents since Biden took o...

Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Tibet for the first time as the country's leader in July, Beijing has stepped up its military operations and investment in the disputed region. On the one hand, the Chinese army is conducting large-scale exercises in Tibet, on the other hand, the country's state media is quietly trying to erase the English name of the region (Tibet) from the minds of the people. It seems that after President Xi's visit, the government has decided to tighten its grip on the autonomous region. What has happened so far? President Xi's visit to Tibet was the first by a Chinese leader to the region in 30 years. In September, just months after their arrival, Chinese state-owned companies invested 260 billion yuan (40 billion) in the region's economy in the region from 2021 to 2025. The following month, a standing committee of the Chinese parliament approved legislation to strengthen land borders, which is being seen as an important step in t...