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 …)
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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
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 …)
Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China
The coronavirus is believed to have emerged in a market selling wildlife in the central Chinese city of Wuhan late last year. It has spread around the world infecting some 2.3 million people and ……
Coronavirus live news: Trump warns of consequences if China ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic
US president says he doesn’t believe China or Iran death tolls; Europe fatalities approach 100,000; Spanish PM seeks lockdown extension. Follow the latest updates … ( read original story …)
Gov’t edits press release overnight after contradicting Beijing on constitutional status of its Hong Kong office
The local government revised a statement on Saturday night, after an earlier version contradicted Beijing’s stance on whether Article 22 of the Basic Law was applicable to China’s office in Hong Kong. ( read original…
Trump warns China over Covid-19 outbreak as Europe approaches 100,000 deaths
President said there should be consequences if Beijing was ‘knowingly responsible’ for pandemic … ( read original story …)
In 1911, another epidemic swept through China. That time, the world came together
In 1911, a deadly epidemic spread through China and threatened to become a pandemic. Its origins appeared to be related to the trade in wild animals, but at the time no one was sure. Lockdowns,…
Replenish paycheck protection — and take the Winter Olympics from Beijing
Small businesses and not-for-profits (including faith communities that provide so much of the nation’s invisible safety net to the lost and the least) are clamoring for replenishment of the Paycheck … ( read original story…
Wall Street’s Bid to Conquer China Faces Same Pitfalls as Before
Wall Street banks have spent more than a decade chasing profits in China with scant success. Now, as the nation opens its doors to more competition, the global banks’ renewed ambitions risk being … (…
Amid international skepticism, China defends its official data after revising Wuhan death toll upward by 50 percent
China revised its official coronavirus death toll in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the outbreak, by around 50 percent more Friday, citing new statistical evidence that has emerged as the city … ( read original…
Dr. Deborah Birx Calls China’s Low Coronavirus Death Rate ‘Unrealistic’
I put China on there so you could see how basically unrealistic this could be,” Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus response coordinator, said about China’s relatively-low mortality rate to … ( read original…
As U.S. Investigates Wuhan Lab Leak Theory, Senior China Researcher Says Allegations Are ‘Malicious, Impossible’
The vice director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology spoke out to defend the Wuhan biosafety lab from allegations the coronavirus was created by the Chinese scientists. ( read original story …)
Paycheck protection needs replenishing. And the 2022 Winter Olympics need moving from Beijing.
Small businesses and not-for-profits (including faith communities that provide so much of the nation’s invisible safety net to the lost and the least) are clamoring for replenishment of the Paycheck … ( read original story…
