TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called for stability in relations with China in her inaugural address Wednesday but said she would not accept Beijing’s political terms that … ( read original story…
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With its remarkable success in fighting the coronavirus and its democratic values, Taiwan is enjoying a groundswell of support in the United States whose leadership is eager to hold up the island as a ……
Parents finally reunited with son after he was abducted in China 32 years ago
“This is the best gift I have ever got,” said the missing man’s mother, who found out about the news on Mother’s Day. ( read original story …)
As China faces a backlash in the West, Xi needs Africa more than ever
A true coronavirus crisis in Africa might not only test China’s performance as a world leader in health, but also how deep the equal friendship Beijing has repeatedly claimed to share with Africa … (…
China leaves lending benchmark LPR unchanged, as expected
China held its benchmark lending rate steady as expected on Wednesday, mirroring the central bank’s decision last week to keep borrowing costs on medium-term funding for financial institutions … ( read original story …)
China reports five new COVID-19 cases for May 19 vs 6 day earlier
China recorded five new coronavirus cases for May 19, down from six a day earlier, the National Health Commission reported on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Trump on China trade deal: ‘I feel differently now about that deal than I did three months ago’
President Trump on Tuesday said that although the China trade deal is just kicking in, he feels “very differently” about it since global coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story …)
US, China standoff ensnares WHO meeting on COVID-19 fight
Facing the most disruptive pandemic in generations, the technocratic halls of the World Health Organization are now the scene of pitched battles in an increasingly bitter proxy war between the China a … ( read…
USS Theodore Roosevelt returning to sea as China steps up coronavirus-era ‘harassment’ of US spy planes, ships
China appears to have taken advantage of the coronavirus outbreak and ramped up its harassment of the U.S. military and its regional allies amid the global pandemic. ( read original story …)
Hawley bill would let Americans sue China over coronavirus
There is new demand to hold China accountable for coronavirus, by opening the U.S. legal system to permit millions of American virus victims to sue China and the Chinese Communist Party for damages. ( read…
Trump, Accusing WHO of Pro-China Bias, Threatens to Cut Funding, Withdraw U.S.
President Trump threatened to permanently cut off funding to the World Health Organization and revoke U.S. membership if the group doesn’t make changes meant to curb what he called its pro-China bias. ( read original…
Wuhan writer’s diary of life during coronavirus angers China, translated to English
A diary written by a Chinese author living in Wuhan in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak gives a glimpse inside the city where the pandemic first emerged – and local authorities weren’t too…
China Strikes Back At U.S. Sanctions On Huawei Technologies, Warns Of Repercussions
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has claimed that U.S. sanctions against the company may jeopardize its very survival and create turmoil in the global tech industry. On Frid … ( read original story …)
