Shenzhen’s housing watchdog has called for an end to sales gimmicks in a bid to take the heat out of a buying frenzy gripping the southern Chinese city. The move followed crazed scenes at the…
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HHS Secretary Alex Azar said China concealed info about coronavirus
China concealed information about the asymptomatic spread of coronavirus, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar said in a Friday news conference in Boston. ( read original story …)
Zoom Acknowledges It Suspended Activists’ Accounts At China’s Request
The video conferencing company says Beijing had asked that four meetings and associated users be terminated. Two of the users were based in the U.S. and the third in Hong Kong. ( read original story…
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: UK economy, Jewellery, Animal feed
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. DOWN LOW. Britain’s economy contracted by a record … ( read original story …)
Eurasia Group founder Ian Bremmer says Trump right on China but wrong on WHO; CDC issues new guidance for large gatherings
CDC issues new guidance for large gatherings | COVID-19 cases spike, but most governors signal they’re staying the course | Study finds wearing masks could prevent a second wave | Trump campaign says … (…
Zoom hits political turbulence in Washington, Beijing; lobbyists ready
Zoom Video Communications, whose remote meeting app made the obscure California company a hub for global communications during the coronavirus pandemic, now finds itself fighting political battles in … ( read original story …)
Fact check: Video and stills don’t show Minneapolis but explosion in Tianjin, China
Social media users have been sharing images and videos online of an explosion and claiming that it shows Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd precinct building. This is untrue – the video dates to 2015 … (…
Chinese officer arrest draws condemnation from Beijing
China is rebuking the United States following the arrest of a Chinese national accused of making false statements on his visa application. ( read original story …)
Anti-China group urges Trump administration to block Chinese companies from U.S. markets: document
China advocacy group that includes former White House adviser Steve Bannon is calling on the Trump administration to exclude Chinese companies from U.S. financial markets, as the White House studies … ( read original story…
New coronavirus cases see Beijing close 2 food markets, scrap plan to let some kids resume school
China’s capital went 56 days without a new coronavirus transmission, but now a meat and seafood market are closed and many school kids’ return has been delayed. ( read original story …)
Zoom was a window through China’s ‘Great Firewall’ — but it may be closing
Zoom said it had suspended accounts of three U.S. and Hong Kong activists at Beijing’s request after they tried to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. ( read original story …)
How COVID-19, Floyd protests shape China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Protests over the killing of George Floyd in the U.S. appear to have made China less worried about criticism it might get over human rights issues. ( read original story …)
Beijing Warns Students About Studying In Australia, Canberra Refuses To Be Intimidated
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday he would not be intimidated by what he described as” coercion” from Beijing. ( read original story …)
