Va., discusses mountings global tensions as China flexes its military strength and the U.S and Taiwan signal strengthening ties.
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China sends fighter jets toward Taiwan after Tsai’s US meeting
China sent warships and dozens of fighter jets toward Taiwan on Saturday following a meeting between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen.
China starts 3 days of combat readiness patrol exercises around Taiwan
China says it has started three days of combat readiness patrol exercises around Taiwan, just a day after Taiwan President Tsai returned home from the U.S.
China health officials lash out at WHO, defend COVID virus search
The WHO comments were “offensive and disrespectful,” said the director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing. He accused the WHO of “attempting to smear China” and said it should avoid…
French Diplomacy Undercuts U.S. Efforts to Rein China In
Allies don’t always see things the same way, as Emmanuel Macron’s cozy visit to Xi Jinping made abundantly clear.
Wuhan Row: China Tells WHO To Stop Politcising Coronavirus Origins, Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Comments – DETAILS
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director-general, on March 17 had said that newly disclosed genetic material gathered in Wuhan in central China, where the first cases were detected in late 2019, …
China Rejects W.H.O. Accusations of Hiding Wuhan Covid Data
The W.H.O. rebuked Chinese officials for not sharing the data earlier and asked why it had gone missing again. “These data could have — and should have — been shared three years ago,” Tedros Adhanom…
Covid-19: China health officials lash out at WHO, defend virus search
The WHO comments were “offensive and disrespectful,” said the director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shen Hongbing. He accused the WHO of “attempting to smear China” and said …
China Health Officials Lash Out At WHO, Defend Virus Search
The director of the China Center for Disease Control and Prevention accused the WHO of “attempting to smear China” and said it should avoid helping others “politicize COVID-19.”
China CDC urges WHO to take ‘scientific, fair’ position on COVID-19 origins
SHANGHAI: The head of China’s Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Saturday (Apr 8) urged the World Health Organization (WHO) to return to a “scientific, fair” position in tracing the or …
China CDC publishes study finding traces of COVID-19 virus at Wuhan market, not all agree
The study provides a glimpse of the early events during the COVID-19 outbreak at the Wuhan market, but there are many gaps that still need to be filled.
Michael McCaul Vows U.S. Won’t Be ‘Intimidated’ by China As Tensions Mount
McCaul told Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Saturday that the U.S. would provide training for the island’s military.
China CDC warns WHO against politicising Covid origins, urges ‘scientific and fair’ position
Shanghai: A day after the WHO Director-General asked China to share information about the origins of Covid-19, the head of China’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) asked the global …