In a four-page letter detailing his grievances with the WHO, Trump called on the group to “demonstrate independence from China,” renewing a complaint that led him in April to temporarily suspend U.S. ( read original…
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U.S. Is Using Taiwan as a Pressure Point in Tech Fight With China
The Trump administration is challenging Chinese access to Taiwan’s high-tech supply chain — and, by extension, Beijing’s influence over the island it claims as its territory. ( read original story …)
U.S.-China clash dominates as WHO summit highlights coronavirus tensions
President Donald Trump teed up the final day of the summit by sending an excoriating letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. ( read original story …)
Air pollution is already spiking in China with the virus lockdown lifted
As industry resumes, deadly pollutants hit levels in April even higher than last year, prompting warnings of a “dirty” economic rebound. ( read original story …)
Russia Will Oppose Any ‘Mock Trial’ of WHO, China Over Coronavirus, Senate Speaker Says
Valentina Matviyenko praised both the World Health Organization and China for their work in trying to slow the worldwide spread of the virus. ( read original story …)
WHO coronavirus assembly: U.S.-China clash dominates as summit reaches finale
President Donald Trump teed up the final day of the summit by sending an excoriating letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. ( read original story …)
China Says Trump Is Trying to Smear Regime After President Gives WHO 30 Day Ultimatum
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters that President Donald Trump had miscalculated the situation by trying to shift blame for the pandemic to Beijing. ( read original story …)
Australia says it doesn’t want trade war with China over coronavirus tensions
Australia says it doesn’t want a trade war with China, which is angry at Australia’s push for an investigation into its handling of the coronavirus. ( read original story …)
Neither Coronavirus Nor Trade Tensions Can Stop U.S. Companies’ Push Into China
Relations between the U.S. and China are at their lowest point in decades, and the Covid-19 pandemic has rattled consumers the world over. U.S. companies and brands are doubling down on China anyway. ( read…
China says U.S. trying to shift blame and smear Beijing over WHO
China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washington’s own mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis, responding to President Donald Trump’s letter threatening to halt funding to the … ( read original…
Australia Threatens WTO Action As Dispute With China Deepens
Australia threatened Tuesday to take China to the World Trade Organisation to counter a fresh round of punitive sanctions, as the two countries clashed over an investigation into the origins and … ( read original…
China’s Li focused on self improvement during COVID-19 shutdown
China’s Li Haotong says the disruption to the golf calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic has made him love the sport even more and he has been using the enforced break to iron out the…
Four dead after earthquake in southwest China
Four people were killed and another 24 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan … ( read original story…
