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Environment 23 September 2020 By Adam Vaughan Chinese president Xi Jinping addresses the United Nations general assembly on 22 SeptemberJu Peng/Xinhua/PA Images China surprised the world yesterday when president Xi Jinping told the United Nations general assembly that the country would “achieve carbon neutrality before 2060”. Until now 2020 has been an underwhelming year for…

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning after a patient who had bubonic plague died of multiple organ failure, state media reported on Saturday.Cases of plague are not uncommon in China, although outbreaks have become increasingly rare. From 2009 to 2018, China reported 26 cases and 11 deaths.The…

Image copyright Getty Images China's cinemas are reopening after being closed for six months to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.The China Film Administration said screens in "low-risk" areas could open their doors again from today.As most of the country is now classified as low risk it is expected to be essentially a nationwide…

Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday, one day after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague.The health committee of the city of Bayan Nur issued the third-level alert, the second lowest in a four-level system.The alert forbids the hunting and eating of animals…

People walking in the "Little Africa" district in Guangzhou, the capital of southern China's Guangdong province. Photo by Fred Dufour / AFP Africans in Guangzhou were targeted in April in a coronavirus clampdown that sparked a diplomatic backlash.Several black Africans living in China said the targeting of their community during the pandemic was deeply unsettling.Many…