While residents of China’s capital feel like they’re living under “soft lockdown,” it’s still a limited outbreak, and authorities are determined to keep it that way. ( read original story …)
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China bought about $1 billion of U.S. cotton: Lighthizer
Chinese officials have repeatedly affirmed their commitment to buy more U.S. goods and services as agreed under a Phase 1 trade deal, U.S. Robert Lighthizer told lawmakers, adding that some $10 … ( read original…
India, China launch blame game after cross-border brawl leaves 20 dead
India and China are now pointing fingers at each other after troops from the two superpowers brawled with rocks and fists in a disputed territory earlier this week, leaving 20 Indian soldiers dead. ( read original story …)
Tensions high between India and China following border clash
Tensions are running high between India and China after a deadly clash at the border earlier this week. CBS News’ Arshad Zargar reports on the latest. ( read original story …)
‘Extremely Grave’: China Cracks Down Amid New COVID-19 Outbreak In Beijing
China raised its emergency warning to its second-highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital. It was a sharp pullback ……
Coronavirus Live Updates: In Beijing, a New Round of Restrictions
Texas, Florida and Arizona set records for new highs of daily cases. Emissions are surging as countries relax their lockdowns and traffic surges back onto roads. ( read original story …)
China’s Tencent to use facial recognition to curb young video gamers
Chinese tech behemoth Tencent has begun to use facial recognition to prevent minors from spending large sums of money while playing endless hours of video games. ( read original story …)
Beijing raises alert level amid spike in Covid-19 cases
Beijing had said it more or less eradicated local transmission. However, in recent days, there have been 137 cases in the city of 20 million people, leading officials to close schools, suspend … ( read…
China Is Collecting DNA From Tens of Millions of Men and Boys, Using U.S. Equipment
Even children are pressed into giving blood samples to build a sweeping genetic database that will add to Beijing’s growing surveillance capabilities, raising questions about abuse and privacy. ( read original story …)
Fists, Stones And Clubs: China And India’s Brutal High Altitude, Low-tech Battle
India and China’s militaries have some of the world’s most sophisticated modern weaponry, but their deadliest scrap in over 50 years was fought using fists, rocks wrapped in barbed wire and clubs … ( read…
China Tightens Controls Over Beijing as Coronavirus Infections Spread
Chinese officials cancelled hundreds of flights in and out of Beijing, restricted movement and renewed closures of businesses and schools as they battled to contain a fresh wave of new coronavirus … ( read original…
New Beijing outbreak raises virus fears for rest of world
BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second-highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital. It was a…
Pompeo to meet with China’s top diplomat in Hawaii: State Dept
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, on Wednesday in Honolulu, the State Department said, a crucial meeting as relations between the two countries have … ( read…
