“I’m a bit nervous,” confessed Li Qiang, the deputy mayor of Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus was first reported late last year, as he awaited the start of his first-ever TikTok … (…
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Space agency tests new design that is billed to replace current Shenzhou module, a copy of Russia’s Soyuz … ( read original story …)
Chinese ambassador: Blaming China will not end this pandemic
An unnecessary burden has been distracting our focus and undercutting international efforts to curb the virus. ( read original story …)
Ji Chaozhu, Interpreter for China During Nixon’s Trip, Dies at 90
With his flawless English, he sometimes translated for both American and Chinese officials, making him the “indispensable man.” … ( read original story …)
Rep. John Ratcliffe: China, COVID-19 origins will be priorities if confirmed as DNI
Ratcliffe sought to assure the panel he wouldn’t let politics affect his job as the chief U.S. intelligence officer, after senators expressed skepticism over his ability to be impartial. ( read original story …)
Senators press Trump pick for top U.S. spy on China in era of coronavirus
U.S. senators pressed Donald Trump’s nominee to lead U.S. intelligence on Tuesday on whether he would act independently of the president on hot-button issues like the origins of the coronavirus in … ( read original…
Outsourcing U.S. Drug Manufacturing to China was a Mistake—A Lethal One | Opinion
There is growing bipartisan agreement that we need to bring pharmaceutical production back home. But one enormous hurdle remains. ( read original story …)
China Has a Playbook for Managing Coronavirus Chaos
The world is seeing a great race between countries seeking to reestablish their previous order as the coronavirus and lockdowns rock the foundations of their societies and threaten chaos. For the … ( read original…
Tom Cotton calls on China to produce evidence that disputes Wuhan lab as source of COVID-19
All evidence in investigations of the origin of the deadly coronavirus pandemic points to two laboratories in Wuhan, China, Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., stated Tuesday. ( read original story …)
China launches trial version of latest spacecraft
China has launched a newly designed spacecraft as part of its program to build an orbiting space station, furthering its aspirations to rival the U.S., Russia and private companies in outer space expl … (…
COVID-19 Patients Carried Coronavirus Antibodies for at Least Two Weeks after Recovering in Small Study in China
The study could help answer questions about how long a person recovering from coronavirus has antibodies to fight off repeat infections. At the moment, it is not known how long antibodies last or … (…
Europe and China were on course for a reset. Coronavirus changed all that
Before coronavirus brought the world to its knees, 2020 was slated to be a crucial year for the European Union and China. ( read original story …)
US national security officials and global health experts are increasingly concerned China will develop a coronavirus vaccine first
As President Donald Trump adopts an increasingly hard-line stance toward Beijing, the US could be at a disadvantage if China finds a vaccine first. ( read original story …)
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