Former Iowa Wesleyan basketball player Jeff Harper is still awaiting his fate in a China jail, for an incident that happened in January. ( read original story …)
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Stocks down as coronavirus outbreaks flare in U.S., China
Wall Street is growing pessimistic amid a resurgence of coronavirus cases in China and new outbreaks in the U.S. ( read original story …)
China Reports Progress in Ultra-Secure Satellite Transmission
Researchers enlisted quantum physics to send a “secret key” for encrypting and decrypting messages between two stations 700 miles apart. ( read original story …)
Europe reopens, Beijing outbreak revives need for vigilance
European countries have reopened their borders after a three-month coronavirus shutdown, although international visitors are still being kept away … ( read original story …)
Australian researchers risk being caught in US-China ‘tech wars’ crossfire
China now ranked above the US when it comes to collaboration with Australian researchers, but a new report finds that co-operation will come under increasing pressure … ( read original story …)
Atlanta police killing adds urgency to protests, Paul Whelan’s sentencing and China’s COVID-19 charm offensive
Atlanta police killing adds urgency to protests, Paul Whelan’s sentencing and China’s COVID-19 charm offensive Good morning, NBC News readers. The Atlanta police killing of a Black man has sparked … ( read original story…
‘Beijing will not be a second Wuhan’: Fears of new outbreak after string of coronavirus cases
Fears of new outbreak after string of coronavirus cases The new outbreak has been traced to a major wholesale food market in Beijing’s southwestern Fengtai district. Beijing has reported a rising … ( read original…
Pangolin, animal linked to coronavirus, removed from China’s list of traditional medicines
Pangolins are small mammals that live in Asia and Africa. Its scales have been used as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. ( read original story …)
David Cameron pushes ahead with troubled $1bn China fund
Former UK prime minister David Cameron is pushing ahead with a troubled scheme to raise a $1bn China investment fund despite a hardening of the British government’s stance against Beijing. Named the … ( read…
South China Sea Big Power Rivalry Pits Chinese Missiles Against US Navy Carriers
Pacific waters for the first time in three years. China is trying to prove it is capable of defending itself and has the anti-aircraft missiles at hand to prove their point. ( read original story…
China implements ‘wartime’ measures to contain new Beijing coronavirus outbreak
China reported an increasing number of coronavirus cases in Beijing after community transmission was confirmed a few days ago. A patient with fever came to a hospital last week, prompting … ( read original story…
Beijing carries out mass testing as coronavirus spreads in the Chinese capital
Beijing has set about testing hundreds of thousands of people for coronavirus in an exhaustive effort to stamp out a new eruption of the disease in the Chinese capital. After dozens of new cases were…
Beijing Imposes Lockdown, Mass Testing After New Local Coronavirus Cluster Discovered
Following the new outbreak, Beijing imposed a partial lockdown in its vicinity and is ramping up mass testing and screening. The State Council’s Joint Prevention and Control Mecha … ( read original story …)
