US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday that the United States would treat Beijing’s pursuit of resources in the dispute-rife South China Sea to be illegal, ramping up pressure. “We are … (…
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Beijing’s claims in South China Sea ‘unlawful’, says US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Through Hong Kong, Beijing Channels Its Repression to the World
There are many unprecedented and appalling dimensions to the new National Security Law that Beijing has imposed on Hong Kong. In one stroke, China’s unelected leadership stripped away the … ( read original story …)
U.S. hardens stance against China’s South China Sea resource claims
The United States on Monday hardened its rejection of China’s disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, calling them “completely unlawful,” in a statement that will further … ( read…
U.S. rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
The Trump administration is escalating its actions against China by rejecting nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime claims in the South China Sea. ( read original story …)
U.S. Denounces China’s Claims to South China Sea as Unlawful
The Trump administration rejected China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea, reversing a previous policy of not taking sides in territorial disputes in the region and escalating tensions with … ( read original story…
China thwarts salmon, shrimp markets using coronavirus tactic, suppliers claim
China’s discovery of coronavirus in a container containing Ecuadorian shrimp is another demonstration of tactics aimed at lowering prices and destabilizing an industry, several industry sources told … ( read original story …)
US to reject nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
U.S. officials say the Trump administration is poised to escalate its actions against China by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright … ( read original story…
Blockchain Bites: It’s Never Been Harder to Mine Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is at a record high, Singapore’s CBDC may find commercial use and Chinese companies are going in on Filecoin. ( read original story …)
China releases genome from Beijing virus cluster as cases near 200
Chinese authorities share the genome data of the latest outbreak with the World Health Organization and international scientific community … ( read original story …)
China’s Closed. So Google Invests $10 Billion In India, Following Facebook, Amazon, Apple
Facebook announced it was investing $5.7 billion in India. In January it was Amazon, investing $1 billion in India. Today’s it’s Google (or its parent company, Alphabet) investing $10 billion in … ( read original…
Lonza licenses technology to China’s Junshi for experimental COVID-19 drug
Lonza Group LONN.S said on Monday that China’s Junshi Biosciences 1877.HK has licensed the Swiss contract drug manufac … ( read original story …)
Cooke wins road race gold in Beijing
BBC Sport looks back to the women’s road race at the Beijing Olympics when Team GB’s Nicole Cooke battled through the rain to win gold. ( read original story …)
China bans Senators Cruz, Rubio and 2 other U.S. officials in dispute over religious persecution
Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback also barred over criticism of ruling Communist Party’s treatment of minorities. ( read original story …)
