Now, according to health officials, the outbreak is contained and the daily increase in cases has now mostly fallen to single digits. With concerns running high about a second wave of coronavirus … ( read…
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China pledges continued economic support but warns of liquidity hangover
China will maintain ample financial system liquidity in the second half of the year as the economy recovers from the coronavirus but will need to consider withdrawing that support at some point, its … (…
China’s Military Provokes Its Neighbors, but the Message Is for the United States
From the Himalayas to the South China Sea, China is pressing its territorial claims aggressively, raising the possibility of additional deadly clashes. ( read original story …)
Effects of U.S.-China tensions could ‘spread throughout the world,’ says expert
Relations between the U.S. and China have deteriorated to their worst in decades since President Donald Trump took office in 2017. ( read original story …)
U.S. agrees to EU offer to create dialogue on China’s threat to the West
The United States has accepted the European Union’s offer to create a new dialogue to discuss the threat China poses to the West, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday. ( read original story …)
COVID-19 undid 3 years of economic progress in China. Don’t expect a quick rebound, these experts say
Beijing may be falling back on an old playbook as it reels from the impact of the coronavirus. it’s a reminder of just how desperate things may have … ( read original story …)
Senate backs bill to punish China over Hong Kong
The “Hong Kong Autonomy Act” passed by unanimous consent. To become law, it must also pass the House of Representatives and be signed by President Donald Trump. ( read original story …)
Shaoquett Moselmane: Australian lawmaker’s office raided ‘amid China probe’
An Australian lawmaker is to be suspended from his party following reports his office is facing investigation by national security agencies over alleged links to China. Authorities raided the home and … ( read original…
Nike takes $790 million loss in sales slump, even as China returns to growth
Nike’s US sales were down 46% March to May. Nearly all of the footwear giant’s retailing stores were closed two thirds of the fiscal fourth quarter. ( read original story …)
Asia Today: China reports further decline in new virus cases
China reported a further decline in newly confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, with 13 cases. Eleven were in Beijing, where mass testing has been carried out following an outbreak that … ( read…
Mainland China reports 13 new coronavirus cases, including 11 in Beijing
China’s health authority on Friday reported 13 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for June 25, down from 19 a day earlier. Of the new infections, 11 were in Beijing, the National Health Commission ……
Hong Kong pro-democracy shops fear China’s new security law
Daniel Lee says a surge of new customers came to his Hong Kong Reader Bookstore after pro-democracy demonstrations erupted in the Chinese-ruled territory last summer, looking for books on political … ( read original story…
Bowing to Beijing would put ‘an awful lot more Canadians’ at risk, Trudeau says
Bowing to pressure from Beijing to secure the release of two Canadians would put “an awful lot more” citizens at risk by signalling Canada can be intimidated, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said … ( read…
