US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday warned China against interfering with American journalists working in Hong Kong, in an escalating row between the two countries over press freedom and other … ( read…
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BRIEF-Shenzhen Fluence Tech’s Shareholders To Sell A Combined 9.5% Stake
May 17 (Reuters) – Shenzhen Fluence Technology PLC : * SAYS SHAREHOLDERS AGREE TO SELL A COMBINED 9.5% STAKE IN THE COMPANY FOR 276.3 MILLION YUAN ($38.91 million) Source text in Chinese: … ( read…
US senator criticized for blaming China for Covid-19 in graduation speech
Republican Ben Sasse said China had ‘started the pandemic’ and mocked psychologists and students’ physical fitness … ( read original story …)
Pompeo warns China after revealing it ‘threatened to interfere’ with work of US journalists in Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned China on Sunday, revealing he’s learned that the communist country has been threatening to stand in the way of American journalists in Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Chinese ‘Social Distance’ While Ordering Food in Beijing, China
Chinese order dumplings and buns via an impromptu ‘bridge’ as they practice ‘social distancing’ and continue wearing protective face masks outside in downtown as the coronavirus pandemic threat … ( read original story …)
China is a danger to the free world, says Mike Pompeo
China’s expanding network of infrastructure and overseas investment projects pose a danger to America and the free world, the US secretary of state has warned in a further sign of the deepening rift … (…
ASX set for opening gains, amid rising tensions with China
The total sum would encompass effectively all imports coming from China into the US, marking an almost complete break-down in the trade relationship between the US and China. The MSCI World Index fell … (…
Tibetan exile govt urges China to reveal whereabouts of Panchen Lama
Tibet’s parliament-in-exile on Sunday called for Beijing to confirm the “well-being and whereabouts” of the Panchen Lama, the second-most important figure in Tibetan Buddhism’s largest school, a … ( read original story …)
Chinese envoy to Israel found dead, ‘health reasons’ likely cause: Beijing
China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, died at his home in Tel Aviv on Sunday, apparently from natural causes, a statement from Beijing said. The 57-year-old envoy, who had arrived in Israel in … (…
WH trade adviser pressed to defend China accusations
Peter Navarro, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers, excoriated China ‘s response to the coronavirus outbreak Sunday, accusing the country of hiding the virus from the world and … ( read original story…
China is ‘responsible’ for take down of US economy: Trump economic adviser
Peter Navarro, one of President Donald Trump’s top economic advisers, excoriated China ‘s response to the coronavirus outbreak Sunday, accusing the country of hiding the virus from the world and … ( read original story…
The coronavirus blame-game America and China take their rivalry to the World Health Organisation
At the annual global health assembly expect rows over Taiwan and access to drugs to fight covid-19 Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic … (…
Coronavirus Second Wave: Could China See A Sharp Rise In Cases, Deaths?
In recent weeks, China has seen at least new cases in Jilin, a northeastern province on the border of North Korea and Russia. ( read original story …)
