These are the first criminal charges against foreign hackers going after coronavirus research, but the hackers’ efforts didn’t stop there: They have also allegedly targeted dissidents and human rights … ( read original story …)
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Beijing threatens retaliation for forced closure of Houston consulate
The U.S. State Department confirmed on Wednesday it had ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, prompting Beijing to insist on firm countermeasures unless Washington immediately … ( read original story …)
U.S. tells China to shut Houston consulate in move China calls ‘unprecedented escalation’
China said on Wednesday the United States had abruptly told it to close its consulate in the city of Houston, a move that Beijing said it strongly condemns, threatening retaliation. ( read original story …)
U.S. orders closure of Chinese consulate in Houston, angering Beijing
The U.S. has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in what a Chinese official called an outrageous and unjustified move that will sabotage relations between the two countries. ( read original story …)
China vows retaliation after U.S. ordered its Houston consulate closed within 72 hours
The U.S. State Department said in a statement that the closure was to protect American intellectual property and private information. ( read original story …)
U.S. orders China to close its Houston Consulate
The State Department says it was done to protect Americans’ intellectual property and private info. China calls it outrageous. Residents nearby said they saw documents being burned in a courtyard. ( read original story …)
US orders China to close Houston consulate
The US has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Texas, by Friday – a move described as “political provocation” by Beijing. The US State Department said the decision was taken “in order to…
Taiwan says China sending planes near island almost daily
Taiwan’s foreign minister says China is sending military planes near the island with increasing frequency in what appears to be a stepping up of its threat to use force to bring it under Beijing’s con…
Stock Futures Slip on U.S.-China Tensions
Washington orders the abrupt closure of China’s consulate in Houston, a move condemned by Beijing as outrageous and unprecedented. ( read original story …)
China says U.S. told it to shut its Houston consulate
China said on Wednesday the United States had abruptly told it to close its consulate in the city of Houston, a move that Beijing said it strongly condemns, threatening retaliation. ( read original story …)
Currency markets flip to ‘risk-off’ after U.S.-China tensions escalate
Risk appetite in currency markets diminished in early London trading on Wednesday, with the dollar partially erasing its overnight losses, after China’s foreign ministry said the United States told … ( read original story …)
China’s Foreign Ministry Says U.S. Ordered Abrupt Closure of Houston Consulate
The U.S. government abruptly ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in an “unprecedented escalation,” the Foreign Ministry said, in the latest sign of deteriorating ties between the … ( read original story …)
China: U.S. Ordered Us to Close Our Houston Consulate
The U.S. ordered the abrupt closure of China’s consulate in Houston, a dramatic escalation in bilateral tensions that Beijing condemned as outrageous and unprecedented. ( read original story …)