China in Focus (Jan. 27): Biden’s UN Nominee Comments on China Draw Ire

Tiffany Meier
By Tiffany Meier
January 27, 2021China in Focus
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A heated debate erupted over President Joe Biden’s choice of UN ambassador. The disagreement stems from a speech the nominee gave at a Chinese Communist Party-backed Confucius Institute.

America’s power grid could be at risk, after Biden suspended an order that aimed to protect it.

The Biden administration denounces using terms like “China virus” and “Wuhan virus” to describe the pandemic. Both have been used by former President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

And Canadian tech company BlackBerry has sold 90 patents related to key smartphone technology to Chinese telecom giant Huawei.

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