The Trump administration has launched a major diplomatic and economic offensive against China, hitting Chinese officials with myriad sanctions over the past four months … ( read original story …)
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Pakistan Wary of U.S.-India Military Alliance Against China
Pakistani permanent representative to the U.N. Munir Akram said the United States sought a military alliance with India but this would be “wrong” and “bad for the West.” … ( read original story …)
US sees election threats from China, Russia and Iran
The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, Russia and Iran. U.S. intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Donald Trump … ( read original…
Mysterious seeds from China being investigated by feds, universities to learn source of mailings
Packets of mystery seeds from China have been popping up in American mailboxes for the Last few weeks. Now the USDA has released new information, identifying what some of them might be. ( read original…
Trump’s Moves Against China Driven by Security Concerns, Navarro Says
President Trump’s actions against the Chinese social-media apps TikTok and WeChat are driven by concerns over collection of American users’ data and complaints about Chinese business tactics, a top … ( read original story …)
China sentences second Canadian to death in two days
A Chinese court has sentenced a second Canadian citizen to death on charges of producing illegal drugs.A court notice in the province of Guangdong said Ye Jianhui was sentenced on Friday, a day after ……
China sentences another Canadian to death on drugs charges
They are the third and fourth Canadians to be sentenced to death in China recently. Relations between the countries have been tense since the arrest of a Huawei executive in Vancouver in late 2018. (…
China sentences more Canadians for drug trafficking, manufacturing
A Canadian citizen was sentenced to death for manufacturing and trafficking illegal drugs in China, a few days after another Chinese court ordered the death penalty for a Canadian national detained on … ( read…
GOP House Candidate Selling ‘COVID-19 Made in China’ Masks Faces Backlash
“He’s literally financing his campaign with a tactic that has been shown to exacerbate anti-Asian racism,” Sookyung Oh said. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong Offers Free Testing as China Sends in Teams to Contain Coronavirus
Hong Kong is offering residents free coronavirus testing as it battles its biggest outbreak yet, with government leaders trying to reassure citizens suspicious of the intentions of the Chinese … ( read original story …)
Trump administration sanctions Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam for carrying out Beijing’s ‘policies of suppression’
The Trump administration on Friday announced that it is sanctioning Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam as part of a wave of sanctions on Hong Kong officials over the Chinese government’s ‘policies … ( read…
DFS Invests in Shenzhen Duty Free, Strengthens Mainland China Presence
As travel retail dries up completely in Hong Kong, taking up a stake in Shenzhen Duty Free is a big move to safeguard DFS’s future. ( read original story …)
China: fourth Canadian citizen given death penalty over drugs charges
Ye Jianhui sentenced to death on Friday in Guangdong, as relations between Canada and China have deteriorated … ( read original story …)