I feel sorry for Chinese foreign ministry officials, with whom I have had many good conversations over the years. They have been pushed to lambast Australia and other Western democracies with such … ( read…
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China Suspends Imports of Ecuador Shrimp on Coronavirus Risk
China’s customs authority said on Friday it was suspending imports from three shrimp producers in Ecuador after detecting the new coronavirus in recent shipments. ( read original story …)
‘I know how they treat whistleblowers’: Virologist flees Hong Kong and accuses China of coronavirus cover-up
A Chinese doctor specializing in immunology and virology has fled Hong Kong and is telling the world that China attempted to cover up the reality of COVID-19. ( read original story …)
WHO experts head to China to investigate origins of COVID-19
Two World Health Organization experts were heading to the Chinese capital on Friday to lay the groundwork for an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. An animal health expert and … ( read…
To cool off U.S.-China tensions, let’s start with a truce on media access
You gave an important speech in Beijing on Thursday in which you attempted to halt the slide in U.S.-China relations. You declared that China did not want to see its relationship … ( read original…
Russia, China veto aid to Syria via Turkey at U.N. Security Council
Millions of Syrian civilians in the country’s northwest depend on the humanitarian aid delivered from Turkey, the United Nations says. ( read original story …)
China, Russia veto extending aid routes to Syria
China and Russia on Friday vetoed a U.N. Security Council measure to provide cross-border aid to Syria for the next six months. ( read original story …)
Russia and China veto aid to Syria rebels via 2 crossings
Russia and China have vetoed a U.N. resolution backed by the 13 other Security Council members that would have maintained humanitarian aid deliveries to Syria’s mainly rebel-held northwest through two … ( read original story…
China warns of deadlier than corona ‘unknown pneumonia’
The country as a whole saw 1,772 pneumonia deaths in the first part of the year, 628 of which happened in June, including some Chinese nationals … ( read original story …)
Trump Pessimistic on Phase-Two China Trade Deal
President Trump said that he is no longer thinking about negotiating a phase-two trade deal with China, saying the relationship between the countries has been badly damaged by the coronavirus pandemic … ( read original…
Russia, China Blocking Syria Aid Is ‘Stain on Humanity’ Says UN Ambassador
Kelly Craft, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., tells Newsweek she has taken personally the Russia and China vetoes of a Security Council resolution that would have extended humanitarian access into Syria. ( read original story…
WHO sends team to China to set up investigation into COVID-19 origins: report
The World Health Organization has sent experts to China in an effort to start an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. A team consisting of an animal health expert and an … (…
WHO advance team heads to China to begin COVID-19 investigation
A World Health Organization advance team has departed for China to begin an investigation into the origins of the coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story …)