Mainland China recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 26, up from 20 cases the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
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Beijing Urges Controls; Mutant Strain Spreads: Virus Update
Beijing government is calling for stricter Covid-19 control and prevention during the holidays as the Chinese capital city reported five local cases on Saturday. The cluster of infections that’s … ( read original story …)
US Regulator Sues Crypto Hedge Fund Founder — $25 Million in Digital Assets to Be Frozen
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency hedge fund founder for fraud. The regulator is seeking an emergency order freezing $25 million in digital … ( read original story…
NY Post Editorial Board: China’s deadly COVID cover-up was worse than we thought
While working at Wuhan Central Hospital in China’s Hubei Province, he saw a new version of the severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS, which also originated in China in 2002. As news of the…
Sailors Stranded for Months as China Refuses to Let Ships Unload Australian Coal
China is vague about why vessels that carried Australian coal to its ports can’t unload their cargo. “We’re all depressed; our mental health is deteriorating,” one sailor said. ( read original story …)
Beijing aims to avoid battle but win war with new dark arts
As Britain prepares to send the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to theAsia-Pacific region in a new year show of hard power, 2020 is ending with ringing warnings about the military threat that … (…
Beijing mum on reported changes to Hong Kong’s political system, but sources say that doesn’t mean they’re off the table
Top officials in Beijing concluded their five-day meeting on Saturday without making any reference to the prospect of a major overhaul of Hong Kong’s political system, as had been reported extensively … ( read original…
China, Japan Increase ‘Stay Put’ Orders, South Korea Sees Largest Daily COVID Case Spike
South Korea, a country previously touted for curbing the coronavirus pandemic early on, recorded its largest case increase on Christmas Day. ( read original story …)
Chinese Media Attacks American ‘Selfishness’ As Trump Blames Beijing for Coronavirus Crisis
China is to blame for the financial crisis facing millions of Americans, amid continued wrangling over the stimulus package. ( read original story …)
Trump doubles down on defense bill veto, calls it a ‘gift to China, Russia & Big Tech’
President Trump on Saturday defended his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, calling it a “travesty” and again claiming it is a “gift” to China, Russia and Big Tech companies. ( read original story…
Biden’s Pick for Defense Chief Likely to Face Questions on Civilian Control, China
Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin will have to overcome two congressional hurdles in his path to the Pentagon—a waiver, then confirmation—during which he’s likely to face questions from lawmakers regarding … ( read original story …)
Hunter Biden’s business dealings spark fear Joe Biden won’t take ‘tough policy toward China’
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a “cold war” between communist China and the United States, with Beijing scrambling at levels previously unseen to try to undermine America’s status as the … ( read original story…
China expected to surpass US economy in 2028: analysis
The Chinese economy is expected to surpass that of the U.S. in 2028 — five years earlier than previously forecast — following fallout over the coronavirus pandemic, according to an analysis released … ( read…
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