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Health secretary Alex Azar slams WHO as China backs coronavirus investigation
Health secretary Alex Azar blasted the World Health Organization as China’s Xi Jinping signaled a willingness to participate in a coronavirus probe. ( read original story …)
Poor Countries Borrowed Billions from China. They Can’t Pay It Back.
Nations want Beijing to forgive or renegotiate loans as their economies suffer. Doing so would be costly. Saying no could hurt China’s global image. ( read original story …)
Pompeo Blasts WHO And China For Excluding Taiwan From This Week’s Health Assembly
By not inviting Taiwan to its health assembly, the World Health Organization kept out “scientific expertise on pandemic disease” and “damaged the WHO’s credibility,” the secretary of state said. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus News: China Pledges $2 Billion In WHO Funding To Help Developing Countries
China’s Xi Jinping announced that his country would be pledging $2 billion in funding for the World Health Organization to help respond to COVID-19 in developing nations. ( read original story …)
The Coronavirus Threatens China’s Belt and Road Loans
Nations want Beijing to forgive or renegotiate loans as their economies suffer. Doing so would be costly. Saying no could hurt China’s global image. ( read original story …)
Germans View China and U.S. as Equally Important Allies
Germans now see their country’s relationship with China as nearly just as important as its relationship with the United States – a stark change in mindset from a year ago and with the coronavirus ……
Hong Kong legislature erupts over pro-Beijing chair
On Monday, clashes broke out in the Hong Kong legislature after a pro-Beijing lawmaker was elected as chair. The new chair could help passage of a law that criminalizes abuse of the Chinese national ……
Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers dragged out of legislative session before pro-Beijing camp elects chair
Several pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were dragged out of a legislative council session on Monday in a melee that broke out over a bill that would criminalize disrespect of the Chinese national … (…
Pro-Beijing Lawmakers Regain Upper Hand in Hong Kong Legislature
Beijing lawmakers on Monday regained control of a committee crucial to passing a proposed law that would criminalize disrespect of China’s national anthem. ( read original story …)
WHO vows to review COVID-19 response; China pledges $2B in aid
The leader of the World Health Organization on Monday promised an independent investigation into its response to the coronavirus pandemic so that mistakes made during the health crisis are never … ( read original story…
Fang Fang: The Wuhan writer who angered China
The 65-year-old’s diary entries were widely read, providing millions in China with a rare glimpse into the city where the virus first emerged. Earlier this year, Wuhan became the first place in the … (…
Xi Jinping Pledges to Support Virus Investigation as China Casts Doubt on its Origin
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday told the World Health Organization he supports an international investigation into the origins of the coronavirus, even as China’s state media advanced a … ( read original story …)
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