The Chinese ambassador to the UK, Zheng Zeguang, has been summoned to the Foreign Office for a meeting following the arrest of a BBC journalist in Shanghai. Eko Hot Blog reports that Ed Lawrence was beaten and briefly detained while covering anti-government lockdown protests on Sunday. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies At … Read more
For foreign companies that operate in China, the unprecedented protests at the weekend could not have come at a worse time. Eko Hot Blog reports that It has been almost three years of intermittent lockdowns, disrupted supply chains, and rules that have made the country uninviting to international staff. The last year has been particularly … Read more
Rishi Sunak has said the so-called “golden era” of relations with China is over, as he vowed to “evolve” the UK’s stance towards the country. Eko Hot Blog reports that In his first foreign policy speech, the PM said the closer economic ties of the previous decade had been “naïve”. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister … Read more
Protests against Covid restrictions which erupted over the weekend appear to have died down, as a heavy police presence is reported in Chinese cities. Eko Hot Blog reports that large barriers have gone up along the main protest road in Shanghai and police have made several arrests. EDITOR’S PICKS Belarus: Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei Dies … Read more
China’s major stock indices and its currency opened sharply lower Monday, as widespread protests against the country’s stringent Covid-19 restrictions over the weekend roiled investor sentiment. Eko Hot Blog reports that Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) Index fell as much as 4.2% in early trading. It was last down 3.5%. The Hang Seng (HSI) China … Read more
Protests are erupting across China, including at universities and in Shanghai, where hundreds chanted, “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” in an unprecedented show of defiance against the country’s stringent and increasingly costly zero-Covid policy. Eko Hot Blog reports that a deadly fire at an apartment block in the country’s far western region … Read more
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the governing Democratic People’s Party (DPP) after its poor showing in local elections. Eko Hot Blog reports that the opposition Kuomintang (KMT) won several major races on Saturday, including in the capital Taipei. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerians Can Now Renew Student Visas Without Interview – US Why … Read more
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been jailed for 13 years after being found guilty of sex crimes. Eko Hot Blog reports that a court in Beijing convicted the 32-year-old singer and actor of raping three women and assembling a crowd to engage in an orgy. EDITOR’S PICKS Nigerians Can Now Renew Student Visas Without … Read more
China, on Thursday, reported a record number of daily Covid infections, as a nationwide surge in cases heaps pressure on the country’s increasingly unpopular zero-tolerance approach to the virus. Eko Hot Blog reports that the National Health Commission (NHC) recorded 31,444 locally transmitted cases on Wednesday – surpassing the previous peak of 29,317 recorded on … Read more
The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou locked down its largest district Monday as it tries to tamp down a major COVID-19 outbreak, suspending public transit and requiring residents to present a negative test if they want to leave their homes. Eko Hot Blog reports that the outbreak is testing China’s attempt to bring a more … Read more
China announced its first new death from COVID-19 in nearly half a year as strict new measures are imposed in Beijing and across the country to ward against new outbreaks. Eko Hot Blog reports that The death of the 87-year-old Beijing man was the first reported by the National Health Commission since May 26, … Read more
President Xi Jinping has announced that ‘China will focus on preparing for war’ following Taiwan-UK trade talks. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that his country will focus on preparing for war’ citing the ‘increasingly unstable and uncertain’ security of the country. Jinping stressed that Beijing will ‘comprehensively strengthen its … Read more
Over 210 million Chinese people have been thrown into lockdown after a ‘highly contagious’ Covid-19 variant broke out. EKO HOT BLOG reports that China is reportedly facing a major coronavirus outbreak with over 200 million people plunged back into lockdown following the emergence of two “highly contagious” variants. It was gathered that 28 cities across … Read more
Xi Jinping has secured a third term as China’s leader. Eko Hot Blog reports that Chinese leader Xi Jinping has formally stepped into his norm-breaking third term. EDITOR’S PICKS Liz Truss Resigns As UK PM After Fiscal Policy Struggles UK Home Secretary Resigns As Pressure Mounts On PM Liz Truss Ukraine War: Moscow Elites Plotting … Read more
Massive Protests Erupt As China Announces Fresh Covid-19 Lockdown EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping is continuing with Beijing’s dynamic zero Covid policy attempting to track every case of the virus ahead of next month’s Communist Party congress where he hopes to be nominated for an unprecedented third term. Hundreds … Read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reiterated his administration’s determination to continue to support the construction industry by planning, coordinating and facilitating strategic investment in infrastructure that will produce the foundation for the long-term growth of the State. Eko Hot Blog reports that the Governor stated this during the official opening ceremony of … Read more
Yahaya Bello Reveals How Buhari Stopped Nigeria From Getting Sold To China EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has said that Nigeria would have being partly sold to China if President Muhammadu Buhari had not intervened. Governor Bello stated this during an interview on Arise TV. , EDITOR’S PICKS … Read more
Xi and Putin To Discuss Ukraine War At Meeting EKO HOT BLOG reports that China’s leader Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin will discuss the war in Ukraine and other “international and regional topics” at their meeting later this week. The two will meet in Uzbekistan at a summit that will show an … Read more
China has appproved the world’s first inhalable COVID-19 vaccine EKO HOT BLOG reports that Chinese drug regulators have approved the world’s first inhalable Covid-19 vaccine, made by Tianjin-based manufacturer, CanSino Biologics, boosting the company’s share price by seven percent on Monday. EDITOR’S PICK: You’re A National Figure, Passionate About Nigeria’s Unity – Buni To … Read more
China Shuts Down City Over Fresh COVID-19 Outbreak EKO HOT BLOG reports that Around 21 million people in the Chinese city of Chengdu effectively went into lockdown on Thursday as authorities raced to snuff out a new Covid-19 outbreak. China is the last major economy wedded to a zero-Covid policy, stamping out virus … Read more