Twitter pushed back on an assertion from the US State Department Friday that it was “highly probable” that the Chinese government coordinated networks of Twitter accounts to disseminate disinformation … ( read original story …)
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Louisiana sheriff sues China for ‘economic damages’ caused by coronavirus
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards filed a class-action lawsuit in the state of Friday against the People’s Republic of China on the basis of “economic damages” caused by the novel coronavirus. ( read original story …)
The coronavirus has helped us finally see China for what it is
Thanks to a tendency to project our own values onto other countries, many Americans mistakenly assumed that China would become more like us as it embraced a free market. This assumption has guided U.S ……
The Latest: US objects to UN resolution amid China dispute
The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it … ( read original story …)
What’s happening between the US and China is no cold war
Washington’s policy for 50 years has been designed to manage China’s rise to great power status peacefully. Trump instead has pivoted to confrontation, arguing the policy produced a rich, ambitious … ( read original story…
As Pandemic Spreads, Regard for China Recedes in West
The coronavirus pandemic is exacting an expanding toll on China’s standing in the West, with U.S. and European views on cooperation with Beijing dimming, officials and analysts say. ( read original story …)
Can coronavirus be sexually transmitted? Study from China points to yes
Less than two weeks after the release of research from the University of Utah (U of U) showing that the coronavirus is unlikely to spread through sexual contact, a new study out of China is…
What did China do about coronavirus? A timeline
The US and other countries have raised questions about whether China was fully transparent when the virus first emerged there. So what do we know about what happened in China, and what did it say…
Global stock markets rise as China-US trade tensions ease
Oil price rises and shares end week on a high despite growing economic damage from coronavirus pandemic … ( read original story …)
New Jersey Mayor Claims He Had COVID-19 In November; China Uses It in Propaganda War
When COVID-19 testing, which was not in existence in November, became available, Melham’s doctor tested him for COVID-19 antibodies and the test came back positive. ( read original story …)
Belgian Llama Holds Key To Possible Corona Treatment
Belgium’s top researchers insist that their efforts to isolate an anti-body grown in a llama — the Andean beast of burden — is based on a solid lead. Professor Xavier Saelens of the Flemish ……
US and China: edging towards a new type of cold war?
Mr Pottinger, the US deputy national security adviser. He lauded the Chinese who keep the flame of liberty alive today, including 20 Catholic priests who “refused to subordinate God to the party and … (…
US accuses China, Russia of coordinating on virus conspiracies
The United States on Friday accused China and Russia of stepping up cooperation to spread false narratives over the coronavirus pandemic, saying Beijing was increasingly adopting techniques honed by … ( read original story …)
