The White House has scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon following administration criticism of Beijing’s assertion of power. Watch President Trump’s remarks live. ( read original story …)
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Should the United States Punish China for Aggression Toward India and Hong Kong?
As Beijing flexes its muscle from Hong Kong to Ladakh, the U.S. government must decide how to respond. In Britain’s hierarchical culture, the crime for the upper classes isn’t telling lies—it’s … ( read original…
Coronavirus Special Report: Sen. Marsha Blackburn on China
CQ Roll Call’s Niels Lesniewski sits down with Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee to discuss China, Hong Kong and COVID-19. ( read original story …)
4 Takeaways From Beijing’s Hong Kong Power Grab
Hong Kong is supposed to be a semiautonomous enclave of China, “one country, two systems.” But China is moving to impose a sweeping national security law on the city, which critics say is illegal. (…
US, UK Raise Hong Kong At UN As Pressure Mounts On China
The United States and Britain on Friday defied China’s anger by raising Hong Kong’s autonomy at the UN Security Council as President Donald Trump prepared new measures against Beijing. Western … ( read original story…
Hong Kong: China fury amid global pressure over security law
China has rejected foreign criticism. By law, Hong Kong has some freedoms – of the press and association – not guaranteed on the mainland. These are a legacy of the agreement under which Hong Kong…
Stocks tumble ahead of Trump’s China press conference
President Donald Trump’s upcoming news conference on China on Friday shook up stocks in morning trading on Wall Street, as the White House could respond to the communist country’s action against Hong … ( read…
Yandex: Not So Immune To Corona As You Might Think
The coronavirus outbreak is going to reveal the biggest downside of Yandex’s case: the company is tied tightly with the ever-shrinking Russian economy. Yandex.T … ( read original story …)
S&P 500, Dow dip on jitters over Trump’s China response
The S&P 500 and Dow slipped on Friday as investors were nervous ahead of a U.S. response to China’s national security law on Hong Kong that threatens to take the shine off another month of…
Trump’s China Fight Shows Covid-19 Hasn’t Changed Oil’s World
With November looming, and his presidency tainted by America’s Covid-19 death toll and joblessness, Trump may well have decided China makes a better pandemic scapegoat than econ … ( read original story …)
After Silencing Coronavirus Whistleblowers, China Now Detains Citizens Documenting Outbreak
Reports suggest whistleblowers and citizens documenting and reporting on the COVID-19 in China are being silenced and detained for a variety of reasons. ( read original story …)
US stocks slide as traders await President Trump’s China news conference
Investor concerns continued to mount around President Donald Trump’s planned press conference about China. ( read original story …)
Greece: Tourists from 29 countries including Germany, Denmark, China can fly in as of June 15
Greece on Friday listed 29 countries from where it will accept visitors as of June 15 as the Greek government looks to mitigate some of the financial damage from the coronavirus pandemic. The Greek ……
