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Coronavirus Task Force’s Dr. Deborah Birx Says COVID-19 Likely Moved From Animal to Human, Originated in China
Birx said she doesn’t dispute that coronavirus originated in China, but so far evidence is lacking that it’s spread was the result of a Wuhan laboratory accident. ( read original story …)
Birx says China has ‘moral obligation’ to be transparent in communications about coronavirus pandemic
Dr. , the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, deferred on Sunday from answering a question about whether it was “fair” for President Trump to cut off funding to the World Health … ( read…
A $100 Billion Breather: China Banks Give Borrowers a Coronavirus Debt Holiday
China has dodged a wave of coronavirus-related defaults with a large, coordinated effort by regulators and banks to allow companies and individuals defer their loan payments. ( read original story …)
US – China Relations: Trump Warns Beijing Of Consequences If It Was ‘Knowingly Responsible’ For Coronavirus Outbreak
A mistake is a mistake,” Trump said Saturday. “But if China was knowingly responsible, there will be consequences.” … ( read original story …)
U.S. Sent China $18M in Face Masks and Protective Gear Ahead of Shortages as Outbreak Spread Globally: Report
The U.S. Commerce Department pushed U.S. manufacturers to sell millions of dollars’ worth of face masks and other personal protective equipment to China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak earlier … ( read original…
Beijing requires nucleic acid tests for eight groups of people
Passengers travel on a train with the “smart train passenger service system” in Beijing, capital of China, on April 2, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin) BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) — Beijing will carry out … ( read…
China’s Gome to raise $200 mln through debt sale to Pinduoduo – source
Chinese electronics retailer Gome Retail Holding is planning to raise $200 million through a convertible bond issue to e-commerce platform Pinduoduo, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said … ( read original story…
Arrests show Beijing sees Hong Kong crackdown as priority: activist
Suppressing Hong Kong’s democracy movement is a priority for China, even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a top pro-democracy leader said on Sunday, a day after police arrested him and 14 … (…
Trump said China may have started the coronavirus deliberately, as top advisers claim attacking Beijing may be the best way to for the president to save his job
Blaming the COVID-19 pandemic on China will shift attention away from the US death toll and help clinch his re-election, said Trump’s advisors. ( read original story …)
China posts first GDP decline on record as coronavirus cripples economy
China’s economy shrank for the first time since at least 1992 in the first quarter, as the coronavirus outbreak paralysed production and spending, raising pressure on authorities to do more to stop … ( read…
Controversy over Beijing’s liaison office role deepens after Hong Kong government flip-flops on position, declaring again that agency’s work not limited by Basic Law article
Drama centres on three statements issued within 4.5 hours over accusations the liaison office and HKMAO had interfered by criticising opposition Article 22 of the mini-constitution states that no … ( read original story …)
China’s New COVID-19 Hotspot on Russian Border Raises Tensions Between Two Allies
At least 346 Chinese nationals who travelled from Moscow through Suifenhe contracted the disease, turning the town into a point of strain for the “strategic partnership.” … ( read original story …)