(2025-02-03). Taiwan Executes First Prisoner in Five Years. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Members of the Taiwan Constitutional Court hold a press conference after the ruling on the constitutionality of the death penalty in a case brought by people currently on death row, in Taipei, Taiwan, September 20, 2024. | © 2024 Ann Wang/Reuters…
(2025-02-03). China to file lawsuit against latest tariffs. ecns.cn China will file a lawsuit with the World Trade Organization and take necessary countermeasures to safeguard its rights and interests, the Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday after the United States announced it would impose 10 percent additional tariffs on goods from China.
(2025-02-03). Xi lauds China's solid progress despite challenges in Year of Dragon. ecns.cn The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the State Council held a Spring Festival reception for the year 2025 at the Great Hall of the People on the morning of Jan. 27.
(2025-02-03). The 'rivalry peril' with China: toxic cold war is where we are headed. responsiblestatecraft.org 
There is a bipartisan hawkish China consensus in Washington that has formed over the last fifteen years. Members of both parties are quick to link their preferred policies to the cause of "competing" with the Chinese government, and there is a tremendous appetite among our political leaders for exaggerating both Chinese ambitions and capabilities. China rivalry has become a new catch-all justification for higher military spending, nuclear modernization, increasing America's military presence in the Pacific, and establishing closer ties with China's neighbors.To promote the rivalry with China, hawkish analysts…
(2025-02-03). China's UN envoy: No winner in any trade war, we hope Washington finds beneficial solutions to its own problems. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-02-02). (VIDEO) What you need to know about HMPV. newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org You may have heard recent news reports about a surge in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in China. But Dr. Matthew Binnicker, director of the Clinical Virology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic, says people shouldn't be concerned. "In the late winter, early spring, it can account for 5% to 10% of all the respiratory infections that we diagnose in the United States. So it's definitely out there," says Dr. Binnicker….
(2025-02-02). Stewed Assorted Delicacies: what do Hubei locals eat for Chinese New Year's Eve dinner. ecns.cn Fruits, vegetables, lotus roots, meat and fish… What's on the shopping list of ingredients for a Hubei-style Chinese New Year's Eve dinner? | Check this video and find out how people in Tianmen, Hubei Province, celebrate the Spring Festival.
(2025-02-02). Peace process stalls in between Colombia, ELN. america.cgtn.com 
Officials in Colombia say fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and FARC dissidents this last week has left more than 52,000 displaced people, 32,000 trapped in their homes and 52 new homicides. | CGTN sat down with government Peace Advisor and Former head of the ELN, Carlos Velandia, to talk about the state of the Peace Process. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.
(2025-02-02). Trump Orders Imposition of High Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. truthout.org President Donald Trump signed three executive orders on Saturday following through on his promise to impose 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada and 10% tariffs on goods from China, a measure that targets the nation's three largest trading partners. The tariffs are set to go into effect on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. The orders contained no language allowing for… |