Authorities in the city of Suzhou handed out 20 million “digital yuan” to local residents to spend on online or offline purchases, as China took another step toward becoming the first major world … (…
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Millions to Lose Jobless Benefits As Trump Refuses to Sign Stimulus Bill, Says COVID Is ‘China’s Fault!’
Gig-workers, freelancers and as well as long-term unemployed to lose benefits as Trump refuses to sign $900 billion relief package. ( read original story …)
Beijing Tightens COVID-19 Curbs as Cases Detected Across Capital
Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China’s mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for a fourth … ( read…
Families of detained Hongkongers in Shenzhen condemn closed-door hearing, call on foreign governments to observe trial
The families accuse mainland authorities of conducting ‘secret’ trials and ‘disregarding basic human rights’, and urge foreign governments to send monitors. ( read original story …)
China reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 locally transmitted
Mainland China recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 26, up from 20 cases the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Beijing Urges Controls; Mutant Strain Spreads: Virus Update
Beijing government is calling for stricter Covid-19 control and prevention during the holidays as the Chinese capital city reported five local cases on Saturday. The cluster of infections that’s … ( read original story …)
NY Post Editorial Board: China’s deadly COVID cover-up was worse than we thought
While working at Wuhan Central Hospital in China’s Hubei Province, he saw a new version of the severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS, which also originated in China in 2002. As news of the…
Sailors Stranded for Months as China Refuses to Let Ships Unload Australian Coal
China is vague about why vessels that carried Australian coal to its ports can’t unload their cargo. “We’re all depressed; our mental health is deteriorating,” one sailor said. ( read original story …)
Beijing aims to avoid battle but win war with new dark arts
As Britain prepares to send the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to theAsia-Pacific region in a new year show of hard power, 2020 is ending with ringing warnings about the military threat that … (…
Beijing mum on reported changes to Hong Kong’s political system, but sources say that doesn’t mean they’re off the table
Top officials in Beijing concluded their five-day meeting on Saturday without making any reference to the prospect of a major overhaul of Hong Kong’s political system, as had been reported extensively … ( read original…
China, Japan Increase ‘Stay Put’ Orders, South Korea Sees Largest Daily COVID Case Spike
South Korea, a country previously touted for curbing the coronavirus pandemic early on, recorded its largest case increase on Christmas Day. ( read original story …)
Chinese Media Attacks American ‘Selfishness’ As Trump Blames Beijing for Coronavirus Crisis
China is to blame for the financial crisis facing millions of Americans, amid continued wrangling over the stimulus package. ( read original story …)
Trump doubles down on defense bill veto, calls it a ‘gift to China, Russia & Big Tech’
President Trump on Saturday defended his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, calling it a “travesty” and again claiming it is a “gift” to China, Russia and Big Tech companies. ( read original story…
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