The U.S. Commerce Department pushed U.S. manufacturers to sell millions of dollars’ worth of face masks and other personal protective equipment to China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak earlier … ( read original…
Monthly Archives For April 2020
Beijing requires nucleic acid tests for eight groups of people
Passengers travel on a train with the “smart train passenger service system” in Beijing, capital of China, on April 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Beijing will carry out … ( read…
China’s Gome to raise $200 mln through debt sale to Pinduoduo – source
Chinese electronics retailer Gome Retail Holding is planning to raise $200 million through a convertible bond issue to e-commerce platform Pinduoduo, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said … ( read original story…
Arrests show Beijing sees Hong Kong crackdown as priority: activist
Suppressing Hong Kong’s democracy movement is a priority for China, even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a top pro-democracy leader said on Sunday, a day after police arrested him and 14 … (…
Trump said China may have started the coronavirus deliberately, as top advisers claim attacking Beijing may be the best way to for the president to save his job
Blaming the COVID-19 pandemic on China will shift attention away from the US death toll and help clinch his re-election, said Trump’s advisors. ( read original story …)
China posts first GDP decline on record as coronavirus cripples economy
China’s economy shrank for the first time since at least 1992 in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak paralysed production and spending, raising pressure on authorities to do more to stop … ( read…
Controversy over Beijing’s liaison office role deepens after Hong Kong government flip-flops on position, declaring again that agency’s work not limited by Basic Law article
Drama centres on three statements issued within 4.5 hours over accusations the liaison office and HKMAO had interfered by criticising opposition Article 22 of the mini-constitution states that no … ( read original story …)
China’s New COVID-19 Hotspot on Russian Border Raises Tensions Between Two Allies
At least 346 Chinese nationals who travelled from Moscow through Suifenhe contracted the disease, turning the town into a point of strain for the “strategic partnership.” … ( read original story …)
Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China
The coronavirus is believed to have emerged in a market selling wildlife in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. It has spread around the world infecting some 2.3 million people and ……
Coronavirus live news: Trump warns of consequences if China ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic
US president says he doesn’t believe China or Iran death tolls; Europe fatalities approach 100,000; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension. Follow the latest updates … ( read original story …)
Gov’t edits press release overnight after contradicting Beijing on constitutional status of its Hong Kong office
The local government revised a statement on Saturday night, after an earlier version contradicted Beijing’s stance on whether Article 22 of the Basic Law was applicable to China’s office in Hong Kong. ( read original…
Trump warns China over Covid-19 outbreak as Europe approaches 100,000 deaths
President said there should be consequences if Beijing was ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic … ( read original story …)
In 1911, another epidemic swept through China. That time, the world came together
In 1911, a deadly epidemic spread through China and threatened to become a pandemic. Its origins appeared to be related to the trade in wild animals, but at the time no one was sure. Lockdowns,…
