AFTER YEARS of a slow, drip-drip, China is now rushing at high speed to end Hong Kong’s legendary freedom and independence. President Xi Jinping appears to have decided that, with a new national … (…
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Trump urges Americans to stop politicizing the coronavirus, blames China
President Donald Trump on Monday urged Americans to stop politicizing the coronavirus, only to blame the outbreak in the United States on China moments later. “We must stop politicizing the virus, but … ( read…
Pompeo says he is not optimistic China will rethink its position on Hong Kong
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday said he is not optimistic that China will rethink its position on Hong Kong, particularly after the arrest of media tycoon Jimmy Lai under Hong Kong’s new…
Tropical Storm Mekkhala drops heavy rain across eastern China
A week after Typhoon Hagupit’s damaging strike on eastern China, another tropical system is targeting the country. ( read original story …)
China sanctions U.S. lawmakers, non-profit leaders over Hong Kong
China announced sanctions Monday against U.S. lawmakers and the heads of several U.S. non-profit organizations over their support for Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
China’s jets fly in Taiwan Strait amid high-level U.S. visit
Chinese fighter jets trespassed the center of the Taiwan Strait in an apparent warning to Taipei as Taiwan received its highest-level U.S. official visit since 1979. ( read original story …)
US says Beijing has ‘eviscerated’ Hong Kong freedoms
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he is “deeply troubled” by the Hong Kong arrest of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, accusing Beijing of an assault on rights and freedoms in the ……
China’s Sinopharm starts Phase III trial of COVID-19 vaccine in Bahrain
Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun Phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Bahrain, after launching similar trials in the United Arab Emirates last month, … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Doublespeak in Hong Kong
Lam’s statements—and the Hong Kong government’s actions—during the height of the city’s prodemocracy protests last year struck those supportive of the movement as half-measures that came too late to … ( read original story …)
China hawks latch on to Trump’s campaign against Beijing
His decision to make China a bogeyman in the 2020 US presidential race has opened the door for security hawks to push policies to clamp down on threats from Beijing that Mr Trump previously ignored.…
China Sanctions 11 Americans Over U.S. Moves Against Hong Kong
China said it would impose sanctions on 11 U.S. citizens, including Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, in retaliation for similar measures by Washington against Hong Kong and mainland Chinese … ( read original…
U.S. Health Chief Praises Taiwan’s Covid-19 Success, Irks Beijing in Rare Visit
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar met Taiwan’s leader and praised its democratic system during a rare high-level visit to Taipei. ( read original story …)
Beijing Has Big Plans in the Middle East | Opinion
But Beijing isn’t just banking on a partnership with Iran. The evidence is increasingly undeniable: China is making major moves in the Middle East. As part of that offensive, even as it cements its ……
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