A Beijing district put itself on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism and sports events on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale … ( read original…
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China Shuts Vast Beijing Market as It Hunts Coronavirus Cluster
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Twitter removes over 170,000 China-linked accounts spreading false coronavirus, Hong Kong information
Twitter has removed over 170,000 accounts linked to China that were engaged in “a range of manipulative and coordinated” activities around issues such as the coronavirus pandemic and Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Beijing Shuts Down Seafood Market After Dozens Test Positive for Coronavirus
Nearly all of the 53 people had worked or shopped at the market, which is said to supply 90 percent of the Chinese capital’s fruit and vegetables. ( read original story …)
U.S.’s Pompeo to meet China’s top diplomat in Hawaii seeking to ease tensions: media
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Hawaii, trying to ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies over various issues, according to media … ( read original…
Faced With Crisis and Re-Election, Senate Republicans Blame China
Politically endangered Republicans are scrambling to make their contests referendums on China rather than the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
Beijing district in ‘wartime emergency’ after virus spike shuts market
A district of Beijing was on a “wartime” footing and the capital banned tourism on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections. ( read original story …)
Playing Hardball With China Works in a “Constrainment” Strategy
Global attitudes towards the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are hardening. In 2019, the European Union declared the PRC a “systemic rival” amid rising trade tensions. In May 2020, the White House … ( read…
Australian sentenced to death in China for smuggling drugs
An Australian national has been sentenced to death in China after a court convicted him on charges of drug smuggling. ( read original story …)
Beijing goes into ‘wartime mode’ as virus emerges at market in Chinese capital
A district in central Beijing has gone into “wartime mode” after discovering a cluster of coronavirus cases around the biggest meat and vegetable market in the city, raising the prospect of a second … (…
Asia Today: Beijing shuts food market after 7 new cases
City authorities are moving quickly to stem a new outbreak of COVID-19 in Beijing after the discovery of seven cases in the past two days. The National Health Commission said that six cases were ……
Beijing Shuts Some Markets; London Stores to Open: Virus Update
Beijing closed some food markets including the city’s largest fruits and vegetables supply center, amid fears of a resurgence. ( read original story …)
China central bank bank approves American Express for bank card clearance business
China’s central bank said on Saturday it has given American Express approval to set up a bank card clearance business in the country. ( read original story …)
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