Mid-week market drivers with Dukascopy TV. We’ve got COVID-19 news and numbers, U.S – China tension, and optimism towards the economic. ( read original story …)
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US – China Relations: Top Trump Official Says Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous, Jeopardizing Special Trade Status
No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China, given facts on the ground” — Pompeo … ( read original story …)
China is already changing its coronavirus origin story
The coronavirus origin story just changed, as China confirmed the wet market in Wuhan wasn’t the source of COVID-19. The news comes from the country’s top epidemiologist expert and follows a … ( read original…
Hong Kong Protesters Taking Greater Risks to Challenge Beijing
Thousands joined demonstrations across Hong Kong to oppose a bill that would criminalize disrespect of China’s national anthem, as well as a national security law that Beijing has vowed to impose on … ( read…
U.S. won’t certify Hong Kong’s autonomy from China, jeopardizing trade status
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday he has officially notified Congress that Hong Kong is in effect no longer autonomous from mainland China. ( read original story …)
A ‘capital war’ is accelerating between the US and China, and the coronavirus pandemic is only making it worse, according to one investor
“We’re in a world where capital wars matter,” Michael Howell, CEO of Crossborder Capital, said in a Tuesday interview with CNBC. ( read original story …)
Wuhan, China’s Ongoing Coronavirus Testing Shows A 0.002% Infection Rate
The second wave narrative is dead. Meanwhile, many European Union countries are saying they’ll never do lockdowns again. ( read original story …)
Trump Offers to Mediate China-India Border Disputes
As border tensions have escalated between China and India in recent weeks, President Donald Trump made an unsolicited offer Wednesday to mediate the two countries’ decades-old border disputes. ( read original story …)
US will no longer consider Hong Kong autonomous from China
US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, marking a significant shift in US policy in the wake of Beijing’s decision to impose national security legislation … (…
Hong Kong police arrest 360 as thousands protest China-imposed security laws
Police in Hong Kong fired pepper pellets and made 360 arrests as thousands of people took to the streets on Wednesday in anger over national security legislation proposed by China that has raised … (…
Missouri Senator Demands Google Provide Information About YouTube Censorship of Comments Critical of China
“Selling out American principles to curry favor with communist officials is no way to run an American business—regardless of who else is doing it,” Missouri Senator Josh Hawley said. ( read original story …)
Pompeo says Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China
Secretary of State of Mike Pompeo has notified Congress that the Trump administration no longer regards Hong Kong as autonomous from mainland China … ( read original story …)
Pompeo declares Hong Kong no longer autonomous from China in a move that threatens to escalate US-China tensions
The action follows a new China national security law for Hong Kong that bans treason and other perceived offenses in the semi-autonomous territory. ( read original story …)
