Two World Health Organization experts are heading to the Chinese capital to lay the groundwork for a larger mission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus pandemic … ( read original story …)
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Kazakhstan accused China of fabricating reports of an outbreak of pneumonia more deadly than COVID-19
Kazakhstan is accusing China of making false claims that Kazakh authorities are dealing with an “unknown pneumonia” that is deadlier than COVID-19. China’s embassy in Kazakhstan warned Chinese … ( read original story …)
Stocks jittery as record U.S. virus count weighs on risk appetite
Global equity benchmarks slid and oil prices flat-lined on Friday as investors weighed a record number of new coronavirus cases in the United States against improving economic data in Europe. ( read original story …)
WHO experts visit China to set up coronavirus investigation
The World Health Organization has sent an advance team to China to conduct an investigation on the origins of the coronavirus that emerged in the country late last year, a spokeswoman for WHO said ……
Trump says U.S.-China relationship is ‘severely damaged,’ Phase 2 trade deal not a priority
Trump blamed China for not stopping the spread of the coronavirus, according to reporters who were traveling with the president on Air Force One. ( read original story …)
Sweden’s Former Ambassador to China Is Cleared of Wrongdoing in Bookseller Talks
Prosecutors cleared the former ambassador to China of wrongdoing, ending an 18-month probe into a series of shadowy meetings that had raised questions over the divide between diplomacy and national … ( read original story…
Xinhua Headlines: Beijing’s nursing homes maintain zero COVID-19 infections
Beijing has so far reported no COVID-19 infections in its nearly 700 care homes for the elderly, thanks to the close attention the city has paid to the safety of the susceptible group. — The…
WHO advance team on way to China to set up probe into virus origin
An advance team from the World Health Organization (WHO) has left for China to organise an investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus which sparked the pandemic, a spokeswoman said on … ( read…
Swedish court finds ex-envoy to China not guilty in Gui Minhai case
A Swedish court on Friday found a former ambassador to China not guilty of exceeding her authority in dealings with a foreign power in connection with a meeting aimed at helping free bookseller Gui ……
WHO Experts in China to Begin Investigation of Coronavirus Origins
The last WHO coronavirus-specific mission to China was in February, after which the team’s leader, Canadian doctor Bruce Aylward, praised China’s containment efforts and information-sharing … ( read original story …)
Cash flows into China funds fuel fears of 2015 boom-bust repeat
Investors poured the most cash into China funds since July 2015, BofA said on Friday, even as fears grew of a repeat of the 2015-16 bubble that saw the benchmark Shanghai index fall more than…
TikTok May Make Changes to Distance Itself From China Amid U.S. Pressure
Officials from ByteDance, the Beijing-based tech startup that owns the short-form video app, are now mulling a shake-up of TikTok’s corporate structure, a new report suggests. ( read original story …)
U.S.-China Tensions Rise Amid Hong Kong and Trade Concerns
While the U.S. deals with the novel coronavirus, racial injustice and a presidential campaign, tensions with China continue to unfold. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib explains. Photo: Wang Zhao/AFP … ( read original story …)
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