China announced a new date for its annual legislative conclave, now set for late May after a 2½-month delay, signaling confidence that the country’s coronavirus contagion has been sufficiently … ( read original story …)
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Northern Chinese Region Including Beijing to Ease COVID-19 Curbs
The municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, as well as neighbouring Hebei province, will lower their COVID-19 emergency response level to level II from level I starting at midnight on Thursday, their … ( read original…
Musk Slams U.S. Lockdown; Beijing Loosens Curbs: Virus Update
U.S. President Donald Trump ordered meat-processing plants to stay open to stave off shortages and said confirmed cases had topped one million in the country because of “better” testing. Elon Musk hit … ( read…
China Sets Date for Congress, Signaling Coronavirus Is Under Control
The Communist Party is eager to use its most important political spectacle to project confidence in the face of economic challenges and foreign criticism. ( read original story …)
U.S.-China blame game over COVID-19 heats up and Congress looks into antibody testing
The Trump administration has asked intelligence agencies to find out whether China, WHO hid info on coronavirus. ( read original story …)
The Finance 202: China hawks seize on coronavirus to push for an economic split
China sentiment in Washington amid the coronavirus pandemic is swamping the economic detente the Trump administration reached with Beijing just months ago. The economic crisis is fueling a new push by … ( read original…
Australia has enraged China after backing Trump’s call for an investigation into how the coronavirus pandemic started
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said an investigation into China’s role is a “very reasonable and sensible course of action” … ( read original story …)
Trump administration asks intelligence agencies to find out whether China, WHO hid info on coronavirus pandemic
A specific “tasking” seeking information about the outbreak’s early days was sent last week to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The CIA got similar instructions. ( read original story …)
China’s Vice Foreign Minister believes country has been transparent
The Trump administration has ordered intelligence agencies to find out whether China, WHO hid info on the coronavirus pandemic. In an NBC News exclusive, Janis Mackey Frayer discusses with Vice … ( read original story…
China, U.S. are on a collision course
For good or ill, America and China are on a collision course. The image of the unsinkable giant ocean liner Titanic and the massive iceberg come to mind with two exceptions. The first is that…
Coronavirus: ‘China is not the enemy of the United States’
This virus is the enemy of the United States, they need to find the right target,” he said. Watch the full interview on Wednesday 29th April 2020 on BBC World News and on Thursday 30th…
Australia pushes for independent inquiry over COVID-19 origins in China
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters his government will continue pushing for an independent review of the virus’ origins and China’s early handling of the outbreak. ( read original story …)
To Confront China After Coronavirus, We Must See the Bigger Picture
NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE I n a popular movie two decades ago, hard-eyed criminals released into Sydney a woman infected with a virus, knowing that unsuspecting Australians would catch the highly … ( read original story…