China’s foreign ministry complained Saturday that American law enforcement officials improperly entered its consulate in Houston, which was ordered to close in an … ( read original story …)
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China’s Mighty Yangtze Is Heaving From Rain and the Three Gorges Will Be Tested
Since June 1, historic floods in China have affected more than 45 million people in 27 provinces; the economic toll is estimated at more than $16.5 billion. ( read original story …)
With Eye on China, India Tightens Trade Rules
India has toughened trade rules for neighboring countries in a move seen aimed at China, as a dispute along their Himalayan borders plunges ties between the Asian giants to their lowest point in … (…
After a COVID-19 lull, North Korea gets back to sanctions-busting as China turns a blind eye
North Korea relies on front-companies registered in China to export coal and sand and import oil in violation of U.N. sanctions. ( read original story …)
Tight security outside U.S. Chengdu consulate after China orders closure
Security was tight outside the U.S. consulate in the Chinese city of Chengdu on Saturday as staff inside prepared to leave, a day after China ordered it to close in response to a U.S. order…
China orders U.S. to close its consulate in Chengdu in retaliatory move
China has ordered the U.S. to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu in response to the U.S. shutdown of the Chinese Consulate in Houston. ( read original story …)
Australia Rejects Beijing’s South China Sea Claims, Backing US
Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating … ( read original story…
Was China’s Houston Consulate Trying to Steal the Coronavirus Vaccine?
China’s efforts to use the Houston consulate to steal science and technology secrets were “particularly aggressive and particularly successful,” Trump administration indicates. ( read original story …)
China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades…
Pompeo urges more assertive approach to ‘Frankenstein’ China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use “more creative and assertive ways” to press the Chinese Communist Party to change ……
Mainland China reports 34 new coronavirus cases, including 20 in Xinjiang
China reported 34 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for July 24, up from 21 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday. ( read original story …)
World shares retreat on rise in Sino-US tensions
Global shares skidded further from five-month peaks on Friday as a bounce back in European business activity did little to ease the jitters surrounding Sino-U.S. tensions, while gold approached a … ( read original story…
Australia declares ‘there is no legal basis’ to Beijing’s claims in South China Sea
Australia says China’s claims to disputed islands are ‘invalid’ and are not consistent with UN convention on law of the sea … ( read original story …)
