Posts Tagged ‘chengdu’

China’s Chengdu Enforces Strict Lockdown Despite Earthquake That Killed Dozens

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southwestern China’s Chengdu have maintained strict COVID-19 lockdown measures on the city’s population of 21 million despite a major earthquake that killed at least 65 people in outlying areas. Footage circulating online Tuesday showed workers wearing top-to-bottom protective gear preventing residents of apartment buildings from exiting through locked lobby doors […]

Chinese Premier Meets With Business Leaders in Chengdu Seeking Support for Imperiled EU-China Trade Deal

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has met with 14 foreign business representatives already doing business in China in an attempt to convince investors that the country continues to be a good environment to do business as China continues to open up to international trade. The meeting with representatives from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hungary, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and other […]

China officially takes over US consulate in Chengdu as diplomatic staff lower American flag & leave (VIDEOS)

“At 10am on July 27, according to the Chinese side’s request, the US Consulate General in Chengdu was closed,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.   After American staff left the premises, Chinese authorities “entered through the front entrance and took it over,” the ministry said. Chinese media shared videos of a US flag being […]

Monster storm batters the city of Chengdu, China

     A heavy rainstorm yesterday ravaged the Chinese city of Chengdu during evening rush hours, causing traffic chaos. Terrifying video clips circulating on social media show high wind gusts pushing cars on the road like toys and smashing down the glass doors of an office building. The extreme weather also caused a huge explosion in […]

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