Chinese health officials defended their search for the source of the COVID-19 virus and lashed out Saturday at the World Health Organization after its leader said Beijing should have shared genetic …
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McCaul says China saber-rattling will ‘only firm up our resolve’ amid aggression against Taiwan
The bipartisan delegation affirmed its commitment to support Taiwan’s deterrence efforts, stressing the need to protect the island’s semconductor production.
China slams WHO’s ‘offensive and disrespectful’ criticism of COVID origins data
Speaking with reporters last night, Ghebreyesus criticized Beijing, saying the “data could have and should have been shared three years ago.” …
US cannot capitulate to China despite rising tensions: Rep. Rob Wittman
Va., discusses mountings global tensions as China flexes its military strength and the U.S and Taiwan signal strengthening ties.
Philippines starts exporting durian to China
The Philippines started exporting fresh durian to China during the Holy Week as part of the $2-billion fruit export deal sealed between Manila and Beijing in January, Malacañang said yesterday.
China sends fighter jets toward Taiwan after Tsai’s US meeting
China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday following a meeting between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
China starts 3 days of combat readiness patrol exercises around Taiwan
China says it has started three days of combat readiness patrol exercises around Taiwan, just a day after Taiwan President Tsai returned home from the U.S.
China health officials lash out at WHO, defend COVID virus search
The WHO comments were “offensive and disrespectful,” said the director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing. He accused the WHO of “attempting to smear China” and said it should avoid…
French Diplomacy Undercuts U.S. Efforts to Rein China In
Allies don’t always see things the same way, as Emmanuel Macron’s cozy visit to Xi Jinping made abundantly clear.
China and India keep Asia’s crude oil imports robust in March: Russell
A worker walks past oil pipes at a refinery in Wuhan, Hubei province March 23, 2012. REUTERS/Stringer …
Wuhan Row: China Tells WHO To Stop Politcising Coronavirus Origins, Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Comments – DETAILS
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director-general, on March 17 had said that newly disclosed genetic material gathered in Wuhan in central China, where the first cases were detected in late 2019, …
China Rejects W.H.O. Accusations of Hiding Wuhan Covid Data
The W.H.O. rebuked Chinese officials for not sharing the data earlier and asked why it had gone missing again. “These data could have — and should have — been shared three years ago,” Tedros Adhanom…
Russia is facing stagnating innovation, more dependence on China, and will become a state-led economy as war in Ukraine drags on, economists say
Top scholars weigh in on how Russia’s large-scale war efforts against Ukraine have warped the country’s economy.