NASA scientist pleads guilty to lying about China ties;
China's economy, currency surge;
Workers urged to avoid traveling for Chinese New Year;
U.S. imposes sanctions on CNOOC over South China Sea;
Citing forced labor, U.S. bans cotton, tomatoes from Xinjiang

Kabul releases ten Chinese spies;
Beijing turns up the heat on Hong Kong Catholics;
NYSE reverses itself again, delists PRC telecoms;
China shifts from Russian to home-grown engines;
State lifts restrictions on contacts with Taiwan

NYSE to delist China's big three telecoms;
Beijing rebuffs Tsai's offer of "meaningful" talks;
Suzhou digital currency trial closes;
Canberra considers axing research agreement with China;
Consumer prices drop for the first time since 2009

China used stolen data to exposes CIA operates;
Taiwan is a "red line" — Japanese Deputy Defense Minister to Biden;
Foreign students angry the cannot return to China;
Afghanistan busts China's Kabul spy ring;
Leaked directives reveal how Beijing controlled COVID19 message

"People of insight," "U.S. business sector" should help U.S.-China relations;
U.S. to sell more arms to Taipei amid PLA activity;
China-Europe trade forum canceled after Chinese demands;
China's four point plan to enhance cooperation with Central Asia;
Taiwan shutters pro-China news channel for inaccuracy