Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told “Bill Hemmer Reports” Thursday that the Chinese government “was aware of human-to-human transmission” of the coronavirus “before they shared this with the world.” … ( read original story …)
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Barr Blasts Hollywood, Big Tech For ‘Kowtowing’ To China
The attorney general fired a broadside at big U.S. companies as well as the Chinese government as Sino-American relations continue their tailspin. ( read original story …)
Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China
The attorney general accused several companies by name of appeasing an authoritarian government to preserve access to a huge consumer market. ( read original story …)
Barr Pushes American Firms to Stand Up to China
Attorney General William P. Barr said American companies needed to resist what he described as efforts by China to cheat and bully its way toward global economic dominance. ( read original story …)
AG Barr suggests China is ‘stealing the future’ as he pushes Trump administration’s attacks on Beijing
Barr denounced China’s theft of intellectual property as “stealing the future” from the next generation of Americans. In an address at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Michigan, he also said … ( read…
China’s central bank chief urges IMF to open cash floodgate to fight pandemic
China’s top central banker has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to issue hundreds of billions of dollars of liquidity to its 189 member countries through a general allocation of Special … ( read original…
US firms ‘collaborating’ with China – Barr
His intervention is the latest criticism of China by White House and other US officials. Tensions between the US and China have been rising over a host of issues. The US this week removed Hong…
Barr warns against corporate America’s China ‘appeasement’
Mr Barr said Chinese government officials had increasingly sought to pressure American executives into taking action to support their international policy priorities and cautioned that doing so could … ( read original story …)
Taiwan conducts major annual military exercise amid rising China tensions
“It lets the world see our determination and efforts to defend the country’s territory,” President Tsai Ing-wen said. ( read original story …)
China Says Economy Grew by 3.2% in Second Quarter
The country reported that its GDP jumped by 3.2% from April to June compared to one year ago, China’s National Bureau of Statistics said in a press release on Thursday, beating economists’ … ( read…
A bookstore in Beijing features book tunnels that lead to cozy reading nooks and a café
Elements throughout the new bookstore were inspired by traditional gardens, bamboo forests, and famous Chinese paintings. ( read original story …)
US-China relations are at an all time low, but Trump still seems unsure how to handle Beijing
Throughout his time in office, US President Donald Trump has blown hot and cold on China. © Win McNamee/ President Donald Trump walks into the Rose Garden to make a s … ( read original…
Coronavirus could cause US to lose Iraqi Kurdish region to China
Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, China has been working to expand its influence over the KRG through medical aid. ( read original story …)
