The United States on Monday hardened its rejection of China’s disputed claims to offshore resources in most of the South China Sea, calling it “unlawful,” a move that will further sour the … ( read…
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Japan accuses China of pushing territorial claims during coronavirus pandemic
Japan’s annual defence review accuses China of pushing its territorial claims amid the coronavirus pandemic and suspects Beijing of spreading propaganda and disinformation as it provides medical aid … ( read original story …)
The Latest: Number in COVID-19 Treatment Only 297 in China
China says the number of people in treatment for COVID-19 in the country has fallen to just 297, with only three new cases of coronarvirus reported, all brought from outside the country. ( read original…
Despite COVID-19 students in China take national college exam
Around the world, social distance learning has become a new reality. Students in China are still taking the National College Entrance exam, a test they have spent years preparing for. ( read original story …)
China reports five new coronavirus cases on July 13
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported on Tuesday five new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 13, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said. All of the new infections … (…
China reported on Tuesday five new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 13 – Reuters
Reuters reports that China reported on Tuesday five new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 13, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said. All of the new infections … (…
Asia Pacific stocks set to trade lower; investors await China’s June trade data
Stocks in Asia Pacific were set to decline at the Tuesday open, ahead of the release of China’s trade data for June. ( read original story …)
US declares ‘most’ of China’s maritime claims in South China Sea illegal
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announced a formal rejection of “most” of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea, the latest in the escalation between Washington and Beijing. ( read original…
Trump administration rejects nearly all Beijing’s claims in South China Sea, a move likely to inflame tensions
The Trump administration on Monday rejected nearly all of China’s maritime claims in the South China Sea and accused Beijing of “bullying” its neighbors to control the resources in that area. The … ( read…
U.S. Rejects Beijing’s Maritime Claims In South China Sea
China claims sovereignty over the vast majority of the economically important body of water, and in recent years, it has built artificial islands to bolster those claims. ( read original story …)
South China Sea dispute: China’s pursuit of resources ‘unlawful’, says US
China’s pursuit of offshore resources in parts of the South China Sea are “completely unlawful”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said. Mr Pompeo said he wanted to make clear that Beijing’s … (…
Trump administration will reject most Chinese claims to waters in South China Sea, Pompeo says
The Trump administration on Monday rejected nearly all of China’s claims in the South China Sea – wading into one of the most sensitive regional issues in Asia and further escalating tensions between … (…
Pompeo: U.S. to Take a Stand Against China in South China Sea
Pompeo’s surprise statement came four years and a day after a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that sided against China in a case regarding territorial disputes also … (…
