The United Kingdom on Tuesday called on China to step back from the brink over a national security law in Hong Kong that it said was a breach of Beijing’s international commitments to the “one…
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Coronavirus live news: Iran records over 3,000 new cases; Wuhan doctor is China’s first Covid-19 fatality in weeks
Wuhan doctor who worked with whistlebower dies; Abu Dhabi closes borders; Dr Fauci says he hasn’t spoken to Trump in two weeks … ( read original story …)
Leaked documents reveal China withheld crucial information about the coronavirus at the start of the outbreak
China didn’t publish the coronavirus genome until over a week after its scientists decoded it, according to a new investigation. ( read original story …)
China delayed releasing coronavirus data, frustrating WHO
Throughout January, the World Health Organization publicly praised China for what it called a speedy response to the new coronavirus. It repeatedly … ( read original story …)
Trump’s G7 invitation to South Korea, Australia draws response from China
China warned against excluding Beijing from major world organizations, following reports U.S. President Donald Trump could be seeking to expand the Group of Seven summit to include South Korea, … ( read original story …)
China’s President Xi says need to improve monitoring for diseases of unknown causes
China needs to improve its monitoring for diseases of unknown causes and unusual public health incidents, said President Xi Jinping according to state television. At a roundtable with experts and … ( read original story…
Out of Favor With Australia’s Central Government, China Targets States
The leader of one of Australia’s biggest states has touted an infrastructure deal with Beijing as a way to create jobs in a coronavirus-afflicted economy. But others worry Chinese money may end up … (…
UK Warns China: Do Not Cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong
“It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community … ( read original…
China withheld data on coronavirus from WHO, recordings reveal
Complaints by officials at odds with body’s public praise of Beijing’s response to outbreak … ( read original story …)
China delayed releasing coronavirus information for days at start of outbreak, frustrating the WHO
After the new coronavirus was first detected in China, scientists rushed to identify it, but the information was not quickly passed to the WHO. ( read original story …)
‘We Need Help’: Coronavirus Fuels Racism Against Black Americans in China
African governments have loudly protested abuse of their citizens in China, but the Trump administration’s response to harassment of African-Americans has been muted. ( read original story …)
North Korea to reopen schools, trade with China as coronavirus threat recedes
TOKYO — North Korea is reopening schools and restarting cross-border trade with China as it eases measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak, according to state media, independent news reports and … ( read original story…
China buys U.S. soybeans after halt to U.S. purchases ordered: sources
State-owned Chinese firms bought at least three cargoes of U.S. soybeans on Monday, even as sources in China said the government had told them to halt purchases after Washington said it would … ( read…
