Ratcliffe sought to assure the panel he wouldn’t let politics affect his job as the chief U.S. intelligence officer, after senators expressed skepticism over his ability to be impartial. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For May 2020
Senators press Trump pick for top U.S. spy on China in era of coronavirus
U.S. senators pressed Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. intelligence on Tuesday on whether he would act independently of the president on hot-button issues like the origins of the coronavirus in … ( read original…
Outsourcing U.S. Drug Manufacturing to China was a Mistake—A Lethal One | Opinion
There is growing bipartisan agreement that we need to bring pharmaceutical production back home. But one enormous hurdle remains. ( read original story …)
China Has a Playbook for Managing Coronavirus Chaos
The world is seeing a great race between countries seeking to reestablish their previous order as the coronavirus and lockdowns rock the foundations of their societies and threaten chaos. For the … ( read original…
China just tested a spacecraft that could fly to the moon and beyond
China just tested its biggest rocket yet, along with a new capsule designed to carry humans to its planned space station, the moon, and beyond … ( read original story …)
China launches next-generation space capsule on Long March 5B rocket test flight
China space agency completed a vital test launch today (May 5) when the first launch of its heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket went off without a hitch. The Long March 5B rocket is a cornerstone…
China Says Launch Of Key New Space Rocket ‘Successful’
B rocket took off from the Wenchang launch site in the southern island of Hainan and eight minutes later an unmanned prototype spaceship successfully separated and entered its planned orbit, according … ( read original…
Bank of China may compensate up to 20% of investments in oil products, sources say
Bank of China (BoC) is considering compensating up to 20% of all investors’ original investments in crude oil-linked products, and shouldering all losses recorded in negative territory, two sources … ( read original story …)
China Mengniu Dairy: Opportunities And Challenges Coexist
China Mengniu’s 1Q2020 financial performance is likely to have taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, which is expected to change the behavior of both compe … ( read original story …)
Tom Cotton calls on China to produce evidence that disputes Wuhan lab as source of COVID-19
All evidence in investigations of the origin of the deadly coronavirus pandemic points to two laboratories in Wuhan, China, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., stated Tuesday. ( read original story …)
China’s first Long March 5B rocket launches on crew capsule test flight
Flying without astronauts on a demonstration flight in Earth orbit, a test model of a next-generation Chinese crew capsule lifted off Tuesday on top of a heavy-lift Long March 5B rocket, the same … (…
China launches trial version of latest spacecraft
China has launched a newly designed spacecraft as part of its program to build an orbiting space station, furthering its aspirations to rival the U.S., Russia and private companies in outer space expl … (…
COVID-19 Patients Carried Coronavirus Antibodies for at Least Two Weeks after Recovering in Small Study in China
The study could help answer questions about how long a person recovering from coronavirus has antibodies to fight off repeat infections. At the moment, it is not known how long antibodies last or … (…
