Beijing’s campaign of repression is already shaping what we can say, where we can travel, what products we buy, and even the news we read. ( read original story …)
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Mexico to conduct late-stage trials for China, U.S. COVID-19 vaccines
Mexico will conduct late-stage clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines in development by Johnson & Johnson and two Chinese companies, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Trump says ‘great’ bond with China’s Xi changed after COVID-19
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping has frayed in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken to his Chinese … (…
Trump claims love affair with China’s Xi is no more
Trump started to refer to COVID-19 by the racist terms “China virus” and even “Kung Flu” in an effort to distance himself from Xi. ( read original story …)
Trump says his good relationship with China’s Xi has changed
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he used to have a very good relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping but that changed after the novel coronavirus pandemic and that he has not spoken ……
Pompeo opens anti-China, anti-Russia tour in Czech Republic
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe expected to focus on threats to the region posed … ( read…
China Moves to Resolve Controversy Over Delayed Hong Kong Elections
Beijing stepped in to settle uncertainty over a controversial yearlong delay to Hong Kong’s legislative elections, approving plans to keep the city’s current lawmakers in office for at least 12 more … ( read original…
How one man and his cellphone in Canada rescued a group of Africans stuck in China because of the coronavirus pandemic
Even for 2020, with its once-in-a-generation global pandemic and the countless travel bans that have followed, this rescue mission seems a bit far-fetched. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus found on frozen seafood in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China have found the novel coronavirus on the packaging of imported frozen seafood that arrived from the port city of Dalian, which recently battled a surge of … ( read…
Trump Again Blames China For Coronavirus Pandemic: ‘It’s China’s Fault’
President Donald Trump played the China blame game Monday, calling COVID-19 the “China virus” only a few sentences after urging Americans to stop politicizing the pandemic. Trump’ … ( read original story …)
Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold
Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law. ( read original story …)
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China’s response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been … (…
China is increasing its military drills as tensions with US heat up
China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington’s military activities and the visit of a US cabinet secretary to Taiwan. (…
