Chinese officials claim that the neighboring country of Kazakhstan is dealing with an outbreak of a new virus that’s even deadlier than the novel coronavirus. Kazakhstan officials say there … ( read original story …)
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China accuses U.S. of “naked act of provocation” with U-2 spy plane
Beijing says the plane disrupted a military drill and “severely incurred the risk of misjudgement and even of bringing about an unintended air-sea incident.” … ( read original story …)
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, firms amid South China Sea dispute
The United States on Wednesday targeted 24 Chinese companies and a number of individuals it said were part of ongoing construction and military actions over disputed islands in the South China Sea, … ( read…
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Firms and Executives Active in Contested South China Sea
The U.S. unveiled visa and export restrictions against Chinese state-owned companies and their executives involved in advancing Beijing’s territorial claims in the contested South China Sea. ( read original story …)
U.S. Sanctions 24 Chinese Companies Over Role in South China Sea
The Trump administration moved to cut off two dozen Chinese companies from the American market on Wednesday, saying they had contributed to China’s controversial island-building campaign. The 24 … ( read original story …)
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, 24 cos amid South China Sea dispute
The United States on Wednesday targeted 24 Chinese companies and a number of individuals it said were part of ongoing construction and military actions over disputed islands in the South China Sea, … ( read…
Coalition to pursue power to block deals such as Victoria’s belt and road agreement with China
Coalition to introduce laws to prevent Australian governments and universities making ‘detrimental’ deals with foreign powers … ( read original story …)
U.S. says China ‘bullying’ UK, cites HSBC Hong Kong-related accounts
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States was “dismayed” by British bank HSBC’s reported actions toward certain Hong Kong-related accounts, including those linked to … ( read original story …)
To counter China, some Republicans are abandoning free-market orthodoxy
Since the Reagan years, Republicans have opposed the federal government picking winners and losers in the economy through government programs. But China’s rise is forcing them to rethink that. ( read original story …)
China firm over detention of 2 Canadians after FMs meet
China says it remains firm in its insistence that Canada make the first move to end the detention of two Canadians, following a meeting of the two countries’ foreign ministers … ( read original story…
Beijing Now Coronavirus-Free as Last Two Patients Discharged From Hospital
Beijing, China, is now free from coronavirus, with the last two patients being discharged from hospital Tuesday. Authorities said no new cases were reported in the capital city the same day. The two … (…
Beijing protests alleged U.S. spy plane incursion during Chinese military drills
China is protesting the alleged incursion of a U.S. spy plane into a no-fly zone imposed during live-fire military exercises in the country’s north. ( read original story …)
China puts hundreds of uninhabited islands up for rent
China’s northeastern Liaoning province is home to hundreds of uninhabited islands — and they’re available to rent. ( read original story …)
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