China reported two new coronavirus cases for May 6, unchanged from the same number of increases the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Thursday. ( read original story …)
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Coronavirus live news: Trump says Covid-19 task force to continue ‘indefinitely’ as US-China rift widens
China relationship one of ‘disappointment and frustration’; eurozone’s future threatened; Spain extends state of emergency. Follow the latest updates … ( read original story …)
White House says relationship with China is disappointing, frustrating
China relationship is one of disappointment and frustration, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Wednesday, highlighting a deepening rift between Washington and Beijing over the … ( read original story …)
Japan stocks set to trade lower; private survey on China’s services sector ahead
China’s Caixin/Markit services Purchasing Managers’ Index is expected to be out around 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Thursday. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus Casts Deep Chill Over U.S.-China Relations
The pandemic has brought relations between the two to a modern-day nadir as they try to outmaneuver one another to shape the world order. ( read original story …)
EU Offers More Aid, Membership to Balkans in Riposte to China, Russia
EU Offers More Aid, Membership to Balkans in Riposte to China, Russia BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s 27 leaders on Wednesday gave their “unequivocal support” for the six Balkan countries to … ( read…
Pompeo accuses China of withholding vital information on coronavirus
Chinese officials have accused the secretary of state of pushing an unverified theory that the outbreak began in a lab in Wuhan. ( read original story …)
The SEC’s China Evasion
The commission’s ‘buyer beware’ announcement looks tough but actually is irresponsible. ( read original story …)
Trump’s Virus Origin Theories Could Spark a Beijing Backlash
The administration keeps pushing unverified accusations that the coronavirus came from a Chinese research laboratory. ( read original story …)
China’s Bargain on Global Influence Is Paying Off
President Donald Trump declared that he would halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, previously more than $400 million annually—and he announced this right in the midst of a global … ( read original…
WHO, China in Discussions to Investigate Origin of Coronavirus
“There is discussion with our counterparts in China for a further mission, which would be more academic in focus and really focus on looking at what happened at the beginning in terms of the exposures…
China Is Bargain-Shopping for Global Influence
President Donald Trump declared that he would halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, previously more than $400 million annually—and he announced this right in the midst of a global … ( read original…
US – China Relations: ‘Blaming China’ For Coronavirus Bad For Both Economies, Says Top Official
China’s ambassador to the United States says the administration could wind up wrecking the two countries’ relationship. ( read original story …)
