Global Times Daily Newsletter 20201226

 

2020-12-26

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Editor's Picks

Chinese rational on China-US ties: GT poll

The year 2020 – the most turbulent year of the 21st century – is not only reshaping the world in many aspects, but also fundamentally changing the mindset of many Chinese people in the way they perceive China and the nation’s relations with the world.

• China ramps up COVID-19 restrictions ahead of two major festivals
• Mao's birthplace receives Shenzhou-10 manned spacecraft reentry capsule
• Anhui starts its emergency vaccination project amid sporadic local cases in China

Travel

Lockdown in Lapland

In Finland's snowy far north, international visitors normally flood the Santa Claus Village amusement park, in search of reindeer rides, snow castles and a meeting with the jolly man himself.

China

• Restrictive measures may be taken for flights from S.Africa amid fears of new strain
• CRRC unit dropping out of India bullet train contract a ‘blessing’
• China extends tariff exclusions on six US products by another year

Op-Ed

• China must be tough for next virus fight: Global Times editorial
• Half of China overweight, needs slimming
• After 10 months of confusion, chaos and deaths, can West have a clear virus-fight strategy?

Source

• ByteDance in talks to buy stake in mobile games firm CMGE -sources
• MediaTek surpasses Qualcomm as biggest smartphone chip supplier
• Two lawmakers urge U.S. to further tighten restrictions on China's SMIC

World

• COVID-19 travel chaos leaves Brits stranded over holiday season
• S.Korea shuts ski resorts, winter tourism to curb virus spread

Life

• 'Ghost’ kitchen
• Zimbabwean beetle makes a seasonal snack
• Learning Chinese

Sports

• The Best
• Ole Trafford
• Forever England

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Daily Quote:

In light of the US' overbearing nature in the past, people have the reason to worry that if the US-developed vaccines dominate the next stage of the pandemic fight, it's impossible for Washington to not politicize the distribution and use of the vaccines.

Global Times