China said the United States was trying to shift the blame for Washington’s own mishandling of the COVID-19 crisis, responding to President Donald Trump’s letter threatening to halt funding to the … ( read original…
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Australia Threatens WTO Action As Dispute With China Deepens
Australia threatened Tuesday to take China to the World Trade Organisation to counter a fresh round of punitive sanctions, as the two countries clashed over an investigation into the origins and … ( read original…
China’s Li focused on self improvement during COVID-19 shutdown
China’s Li Haotong says the disruption to the golf calendar due to the COVID-19 pandemic has made him love the sport even more and he has been using the enforced break to iron out the…
Four dead after earthquake in southwest China
Four people were killed and another 24 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan … ( read original story…
China Offers Farmers Cash To Give Up Wildlife Trade
Farmers in China are being offered cash to quit breeding exotic animals as pressure grows to crack down on the illegal wildlife trade that has been blamed for the coronavirus outbreak. Authorities … ( read…
Donald Trump threatens to quit WHO over China links
Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw from the World Health Organization unless it demonstrates independence from China, in an escalation of his attack on the body. In a letter to Tedros Adhanom … ( read…
China puts city of Shulan under Wuhan-style lockdown after fresh Covid-19 cases
Measures tightened further in city of 700,000 close to Russian border that has been deemed a high-risk area … ( read original story …)
BRIEF-Shenzhen Ping An Innovation Capital Investment Reduces Stake In Quakesafe Technologies To 5.0%
SAYS PING AN INSURANCE GROUP’S UNIT SHENZHEN PING AN INNOVATION CAPITAL INVESTMENT HAS REDUCED ITS STAKE IN THE COMPANY TO 5.0% ON MAY 15 FROM 5.5% PREVIOUSLY Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2AH6kIR … ( read…
Tesla’s China car registrations plunge 64% month-on-month in April
U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc’s China car registrations slumped 64% in April, month on month, data from auto consultancy LMC Automotive showed. ( read original story …)
Pompeo calls on China to ‘immediately’ reveal Panchen Lama’s whereabouts
May 18 (UPI) –U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanded China “immediately” reveal where it is holding Panchen Lama, a Tibetan Buddhist leader who was last seen 25 years ago at the age of six.…
Scientists in China believe new drug can stop pandemic ‘without vaccine’
A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the ……
Xi Defends China’s COVID-19 Actions, Backs ‘Impartial’ Review Of Pandemic Response
President Xi Jinping did not specifically refer to any of President Trump’s criticisms. But he said the pandemic has exposed “weaknesses and deficiencies” in the global health system. ( read original story …)
An easing of coronavirus prevention measures helps China’s auto plants rev up
In the eastern Chinese city of Yuyao, a group of five face-masked workers at a Geely auto plant, stood almost shoulder to shoulder behind an SUV as they conducted paint and other quality checks. (…
