Biden approves first arms sale to Taiwan; Flood-hit city faces harsh pandemic lockdown
The highly contagious Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is challenging China. In the flood-hit city of Zhengzhou, a total lockdown leaves residents short on food at home. Some were spotted shouting for help from their buildings. Trust in Chinese-made vaccines seems low in China. Authorities are using every strategy to get people vaccinated—including incentives like cash rewards. For outside China, Chinese Communist Party head Xi Jinping promised to provide 2 billion doses of CCP virus vaccines to other countries this year. The Biden administration approves its first arms sale to Taiwan. The transaction is valued at $750 million. American investors are worried, as Beijing cracks down on Chinese-owned companies. We look into what’s behind the effort.
The highly contagious Delta variant of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus is challenging China. In the flood-hit city of Zhengzhou, a total lockdown leaves residents short on food at home. Some were spotted shouting for help from their buildings. Trust in Chinese-made vaccines seems low in China. Authorities are using every strategy to get people vaccinated—including incentives like cash rewards. For outside China, Chinese Communist Party head Xi Jinping promised to provide 2 billion doses of CCP virus vaccines to other countries this year. The Biden administration approves its first arms sale to Taiwan. The transaction is valued at $750 million. American investors are worried, as Beijing cracks down on Chinese-owned companies. We look into what’s behind the effort.
