China reported 11 new confirmed cases on April 20, down from 12 a day earlier, with no new deaths, the country’s health authority said on Tuesday. Of the total, four were imported, down from eight…
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U.S. Sought to Promote Face Mask Suppliers to China in Mid-March, Despite Shutting Exports Program Down
Documents reviewed by Newsweek suggest that the Department of Commerce sought to connect buyers in China with U.S. manufacturers, even as concerns over national supplies grew. ( read original story …)
Revenge Is a Dish That’s Off the China Menu
A surge in China sales for stores operated by the likes of LVMH and Hermes International has spurred optimism that consumer demand will snap back as the lockdowns lift. The reports offered a glimmer ……
China, Germany’s Bild in war of words after newspaper scorched Xi over coronavirus
China and the largest newspaper in Germany have been in a war of words, according to reports, over the role of President Xi Jinping in the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
China rejects Australia’s call for probe into virus response
China on Monday rejected Australia’s call for a probe examining the global response to the coronavirus pandemic — including Beijing’s early handling of the outbreak. ( read original story …)
China Using Covid-19 to Crack Down on Hong Kong
“We’re all in this together,” proclaims Beijing’s coronavirus propaganda machine to the world. Of course, in reality, Beijing is only in this to save its ruling Communist Party. ( read original story …)
GOP Lawmaker Asks USDA to Reconsider Importing Chinese Citrus Fruits, Says ‘We Cannot Trust’ China’s Government
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown us all firsthand that we cannot trust the word of the Chinese government,” Collins wrote Monday. ( read original story …)
China is using the pandemic as cover for more repression in Hong Kong
IN NEARLY 40 years of advocating for democracy in Hong Kong, Martin Lee had never been arrested. That was no doubt due to his unyielding adherence to peaceful means of protest. It also reflected Hong…
The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet
Conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have left the United States fatally unprepared for real biological warfare. Argument: The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet… Beijing no longer has many … ( read original story …)
Why stripping China of the 2022 Olympics isn’t going to happen
There has rumblings about the world punishing China for the coronavirus pandemic by stripping it of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Here’s why it won’t happen. ( read original story …)
China Organ Harvesting Campaigners Demand UN Chief Investigates Appointment of Chinese Diplomat to Human Rights Role
The independent London-based China Tribunal said the appointment of Jiang Duan to the UNHRC Consultative Group risks “complicity” with Beijing’s human rights abuses. ( read original story …)
South China Sea dispute: Beijing names more islands to strengthen territorial claims
China has named 25 islands and reefs in the South China Sea in a move to cement its territorial claims in the disputed waters.The announcement came after Beijing set up two district governments on the…
The Futility of Biden’s China Rhetoric
Criticizing Trump as soft on China is a losing game for Democrats. The Biden camp’s logic is easy to understand. Trump has made China the primary scapegoat for his failures. His supporters are running ……
