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U.S. stock market swings higher despite rising U.S.-China tensions; oil up
U.S. stocks gyrated on Friday before ending slightly higher, as investors worried about increased China-U.S. trade hostilities and disappointing retail sales figures, while signs of a pick-up in crude … ( read original story …)
China Acknowledges Destroying Early Coronavirus Samples, Confirming U.S. Accusation
China National Health Commission official Liu Dengfeng said some early COVID-19 samples were destroyed after the disease was deemed too dangerous to handle for some facilities. ( read original story …)
PBS affiliates partnered with China-backed outlet to air pro-Beijing movie: report
China documentary produced in conjunction with an outlet controlled by the Chinese Communist government, according to a new report. ( read original story …)
Fearing second infection wave, China’s Wuhan ramps up virus tests
Authorities in Wuhan have tested over 3 million residents for the coronavirus in April and May and aim to test all of the rest, state media said, as the city at the epicentre of the…
China and U.S. Trade Coronavirus Accusations, Raising Fears of a New Cold War: Live Coverage
New evidence of deepening economic crisis came from Germany, China and elsewhere. For the second time in a month, a Brazilian health minister is leaving after clashing with the president. ( read original story …)
Stock market live updates: Stocks flat, record retail sales plunge, China tensions
Stocks swung wildly in Friday’s volatile session amid trade worries and weak economic data. Investors digested a record drop in retail sales, while monitoring signs of increased trade tensions with … ( read original story…
Breakingviews – U.S.-China trade escalation singles out hostages
China trade war is escalating, not just in rhetoric about the coronavirus but also in the world of high technology. Further restrictions on China’s Huawei Technologies by the administration of … ( read original story…
U.S. Bars China’s Huawei From Purchasing Critical Materials Made Using American Technology
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross reprimanded the company as the announcement was made Friday. “This is not how a responsible global corporate citizen behaves,” Ross said. ( read original story …)
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation
The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares … ( read original story …)
Can China be sued in the U.S. and forced to pay for coronavirus losses? Legal experts say no
Though President Trump and other conservatives blame China for the enormous damage inflicted here by the coronavirus, legal experts say the recent efforts to sue Beijing in U.S. courts for the … ( read original…
Taiwan Declines China’s Condition to Take Part in World Health Organization Again
Beijing wants Taipei to acknowledge Taiwan is part of China as a condition for participation in international institutions such as the World Health Organization and its annual assembly. ( read original story …)
Taiwan must accept Chinese status to attend WHO assembly, says Beijing
Chinese diplomats have asked European states to deny support for Taiwan’s attendance … ( read original story …)
