February 2021

The WHO investigators in Wuhan were not allowed to collect their own information and only review what was presented to them by Chinese authorities.

https://www.wionews.com/world/who-mission-a-team-of-experts-to-investigate-china-or-save-it-362509

Despite this the WHO investigation team declared it was extremely unlikely that Covid-19 emerged in a laboratory.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-55996728

China banned the UK’s BBC and the UK banned China’s CGTN from their respective countries.

https://www.politico.eu/article/china-bans-bbc-for-fake-news-on-xinjiang-coronavirus/
https://www.ft.com/content/4784dc63-3301-4073-a0ed-473cc0c67b76

Patriots who love China should be put in charge of Hong Kong according to the Chinese government.

https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Hong-Kong-protests/China-signals-electoral-reform-to-ensure-patriots-run-Hong-Kong

China arrested an Australian TV host, accusing them of spying.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/07/media/china-australia-cheng-lei-cgtn-intl-hnk/index.html

The Canadian parliament declares China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-56163220

Rights groups are calling for a boycott of the Chinese 2022 Winter Olympics, making the comparison to Nazi Germany’s hosting of the 1936 Olympics.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-55938034

Chinese and Indian troops pulled back along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) after a series of deadly confrontations.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-56147309

A Chinese space exploration probe entered orbit around Mars, ahead of a NASA landing.

https://www.france24.com/en/asia-pacific/20210206-china-s-space-probe-sends-back-first-image-of-mars-ahead-of-this-year-s-landing

The suddenly popular ‘Clubhouse’ app was blocked in China after a few weeks as it allowed for free and open communication.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/08/bingeing-free-expression-popularity-of-clubhouse-app-soars-in-china