U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe expected to focus on threats to the region posed … ( read…
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China Moves to Resolve Controversy Over Delayed Hong Kong Elections
Beijing stepped in to settle uncertainty over a controversial yearlong delay to Hong Kong’s legislative elections, approving plans to keep the city’s current lawmakers in office for at least 12 more … ( read original…
How one man and his cellphone in Canada rescued a group of Africans stuck in China because of the coronavirus pandemic
Even for 2020, with its once-in-a-generation global pandemic and the countless travel bans that have followed, this rescue mission seems a bit far-fetched. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus found on frozen seafood in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which recently battled a surge of … ( read…
Trump Again Blames China For Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘It’s China’s Fault’
President Donald Trump played the China blame game Monday, calling COVID-19 the “China virus” only a few sentences after urging Americans to stop politicizing the pandemic. Trump’ … ( read original story …)
Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold
Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law. ( read original story …)
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been … (…
China is increasing its military drills as tensions with US heat up
China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington’s military activities and the visit of a US cabinet secretary to Taiwan. (…
Taiwan says virus aid sent quietly to avoid Beijing protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan sent COVID-19 assistance to foreign countries surreptitiously to avoid protests from China, its foreign minister said Tuesday during a meeting with the highest-level … ( read original story …)
Liquidity in China will flow to equities as Beijing curbs real estate speculation, economist says
Real estate has been the public’s favored investment, but the Chinese government is now cracking down on speculation, said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management on … ( read original story…
Please Explain podcast: Beijing clamps down, Hong Kong media tycoon arrested
Climate and environment editor Nick O’Malley joins China correspondent Eyrk Bagshaw to discuss the power of China’s new security laws. ( read original story …)
After border clash with China, India to continue strengthening ties with U.S., others, experts say
Former diplomats and political commentators have said the altercation in June was a “turning point” in one of Asia’s most important bilateral relationships. ( read original story …)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing … ( read original story …)
