While the Olympic spotlight has remained focused on the postponed Tokyo Games — and their chances of taking place next summer amid the COVID-19 pandemic — there might be additional trouble brewing … ( read…
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U.S. weighs ban on TikTok as friction with China rises
The White House is considering putting TikTok on a blacklist that would effectively prevent Americans from using the popular video app, as one option to prevent China from obtaining personal data via … ( read…
GOP Congressman Michael McCaul says China should be “held accountable” for coronavirus
China should have to answer for misleading the world about the novel coronavirus, says Republican Congressman Michael McCaul. He faults China’s lack of transparency for enabling the virus to erupt … ( read original story…
The Trade That Delivered a 16% Return During the Corona-Crash
What’s more is if it’s come from China, if it’s a coronavirus that’s on our doorstep, we started to see it spreading from Sydney is getting shut down and China, to tourism and such getting…
Federalist publisher says US lockdowns are ‘what China wants’
Federalist publisher Ben Domenech on Friday said he believes recurring lockdowns are “what China wants” to devastate the U.S. economy and the media is “playing into China’s hands” with its coronavirus … ( read original…
‘A Tale of Two Cities’: The one Beijing wants and the one Hongkongers are fighting for
The opening words of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities come to mind when considering Hong Kong right now: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the…
WHO preparing full mission to China to study virus origins
The World Health Organization is forming a team of international experts to go to China to study the origins of the novel coronavirus, but it will not be in place before the end of July,…
As China Media Hails Superior Recovery, Americans Pessimistic About Economy
China posted unexpectedly good GDP growth for the second quarter of 2020, as the world’s major economies struggle to recover from the coronavirus downturn. ( read original story …)
China denounces reported U.S. plan to target Chinese Communist Party
China condemned the United States on Friday following a report the Trump administration was considering a travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members. ( read original story …)
China says it’s not trying to replace US, won’t be bullied
A Chinese spokesperson says her country isn’t seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world’s top technological power, but will fight back against “malicious slander” and attacks from … ( read original…
China coronavirus: Most flights cut to Xinjiang after outbreak
Almost all flights in and out of Urumqi, capital of China’s far-western Xinjiang region, have been cancelled because of a coronavirus outbreak. The city has just six confirmed cases with symptoms and … ( read…
U.S. aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions
For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other…
US law enforcement chief William Barr blasts American firms with China links for ‘kowtowing’ to Beijing, with Disney and Apple among the targets
The United States’ top law enforcement official slammed Hollywood studios and American tech firms for “kowtowing” to Beijing on Thursday, the latest in a coordinated series of speeches from senior US … ( read original…
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