IN NEARLY 40 years of advocating for democracy in Hong Kong, Martin Lee had never been arrested. That was no doubt due to his unyielding adherence to peaceful means of protest. It also reflected Hong…
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The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet
Conspiracy theories and pseudoscience have left the United States fatally unprepared for real biological warfare. Argument: The United States Can’t Ditch China Yet… Beijing no longer has many … ( read original story …)
Why stripping China of the 2022 Olympics isn’t going to happen
There has rumblings about the world punishing China for the coronavirus pandemic by stripping it of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Here’s why it won’t happen. ( read original story …)
China Organ Harvesting Campaigners Demand UN Chief Investigates Appointment of Chinese Diplomat to Human Rights Role
The independent London-based China Tribunal said the appointment of Jiang Duan to the UNHRC Consultative Group risks “complicity” with Beijing’s human rights abuses. ( read original story …)
South China Sea dispute: Beijing names more islands to strengthen territorial claims
China has named 25 islands and reefs in the South China Sea in a move to cement its territorial claims in the disputed waters.The announcement came after Beijing set up two district governments on the…
The Futility of Biden’s China Rhetoric
Criticizing Trump as soft on China is a losing game for Democrats. The Biden camp’s logic is easy to understand. Trump has made China the primary scapegoat for his failures. His supporters are running ……
Hundreds of Coronavirus Patients in China Wrongly Listed As ‘Cured’ As New Stats Show Drop in People Who Have Recovered
The latest figures follow a revised death toll in Wuhan, which increased the city’s death count by around 50 percent. ( read original story …)
They escaped Wuhan, China, as the coronavirus hit. Now they’re waiting for it to peak in Maryland.
The Maryland couple and their 5-year-old daughter had been visiting Xiaoli’s parents in Hubei province, the original hot spot of the novel coronavirus outbreak, when they were evacuated. When the … ( read original story…
Beijing’s Propaganda Is Finding Few Takers
As the Chinese Communist Party embarks on a presumptive goodwill campaign, few in the developing world are falling for it. ( read original story …)
China c.bank orders checks on business loans collateralised with property in Shenzhen -sources
China’s central bank has ordered banks in the southern city of Shenzhen to investigate business loans collateralised with real estate made this year, as the city’s housing market heats up rapidly, two … ( read…
U.S. calls on Beijing to grant freedom of movement to Chinese rights lawyer
The United States on Monday called on China to allow freedom of movement to prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang, whom it said has been released after five years of unjust detention, the U.S. State ……
China cries foul over calls for COVID-19 transparency
China is a victim of the global coronavirus pandemic and not the principal enemy of the United States, Beijing’s foreign ministry said Monday. ( read original story …)
The Note: China comes into uneasy focus in early general-election skirmish
There’s political consensus, for the moment, about the potency of China as an election-year issue that stems directly from the COVID-19 crisis. ( read original story …)
