China reported 2 new coronavirus cases for May 5 and 20 new asymptomatic cases, data from the national health authority showed on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
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Coronavirus: Can live-streaming save China’s economy?
“I’m a bit nervous,” confessed Li Qiang, the deputy mayor of Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus was first reported late last year, as he awaited the start of his first-ever TikTok … (…
China launches new rocket into space as it steps up Moon landing plans
Space agency tests new design that is billed to replace current Shenzhou module, a copy of Russia’s Soyuz … ( read original story …)
Chinese ambassador: Blaming China will not end this pandemic
An unnecessary burden has been distracting our focus and undercutting international efforts to curb the virus. ( read original story …)
Is This The Right Time For A Chinese IPO In US? Kingsoft Cloud Will Soon Find Out
From this sale, Kingsoft Cloud expects to generate net proceeds of between $392 million and $451 million. The company would then have a market value of between $3.6 billion and $3.8 billion. Kingsoft … (…
Ji Chaozhu, Interpreter for China During Nixon’s Trip, Dies at 90
With his flawless English, he sometimes translated for both American and Chinese officials, making him the “indispensable man.” … ( read original story …)
US couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter
Chinese authorities placed exit bans on U.S. citizen Daniel Hsu and his wife, Jodie Chen, blocking them from returning home to suburban Seattle and effectively orphaning their 16-year-old daughter in … ( read original story…
U.S. faces meat shortage while its pork exports to China soar: Braun
Meatpackers and livestock producers in the United States have spent at least a year adjusting to the surge in business to China, which has faced a severe pork shortage in the wake of its battle…
Rep. John Ratcliffe: China, COVID-19 origins will be priorities if confirmed as DNI
Ratcliffe sought to assure the panel he wouldn’t let politics affect his job as the chief U.S. intelligence officer, after senators expressed skepticism over his ability to be impartial. ( read original story …)
Senators press Trump pick for top U.S. spy on China in era of coronavirus
U.S. senators pressed Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. intelligence on Tuesday on whether he would act independently of the president on hot-button issues like the origins of the coronavirus in … ( read original…
Outsourcing U.S. Drug Manufacturing to China was a Mistake—A Lethal One | Opinion
There is growing bipartisan agreement that we need to bring pharmaceutical production back home. But one enormous hurdle remains. ( read original story …)
China Has a Playbook for Managing Coronavirus Chaos
The world is seeing a great race between countries seeking to reestablish their previous order as the coronavirus and lockdowns rock the foundations of their societies and threaten chaos. For the … ( read original…
Tom Cotton calls on China to produce evidence that disputes Wuhan lab as source of COVID-19
All evidence in investigations of the origin of the deadly coronavirus pandemic points to two laboratories in Wuhan, China, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., stated Tuesday. ( read original story …)
