Russia confirmed Tuesday that it would open talks with the United States this month on extending a major nuclear disarmament treaty but warned that US insistence on including China could scuttle … ( read original…
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Huawei and the U.S.-China Tech War
Computer chips are the first battlefield of the great power rivalry. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus may have spread in China as far back as August: study
Researchers took a page out of a spy novel to study satellite images and keywords — including “cough” and “diarrhea” — to bolster their theory that COVID-19 may have been infecting people in southern ……
Beijing does away with checkpoints and temperature checks
CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports on Chinese government efforts to reopen the country by lifting checkpoints and ending temperature checks. ( read original story …)
Mainland China reports three new confirmed, five asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported three confirmed and five new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases by the end of June 9, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Asia Pacific stocks set to dip; China’s inflation data ahead
Chinese inflation data for May is set to be released on Wednesday, with both the Consumer Price Index and Producer Price Index for the month expected to be out at around 9:30 a.m. HK/SIN. (…
Satellite images and internet trends suggest the coronavirus may have emerged months before China reported it: ‘Something was happening in October’
Traffic at six major Wuhan hospitals rose alongside searches for “cough” and “diarrhea” in fall 2019. ( read original story …)
Defense lawyer: Harvard professor Charles Lieber, charged in China case, is ‘victim’
A Harvard University professor accused of lying about his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program “is the victim” in the case, “not the perpetrator,” his lawyer said Tuesday, after authorities … ( read original story…
Pompeo chides HSBC for ‘corporate kowtow’ to Beijing
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday chided British bank HSBC for backing moves by China to end Hong Kong’s autonomy, saying such “corporate kowtows” got little in return from Beijing. ( read original…
Russian Negotiator Doubts China Will Join 3-Way Arms Accord Sought by Trump
Moscow won’t pressure China to join the coming arms-control talks with U.S. and Russian negotiators and the Chinese aren’t expected to attend, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said. ( read original story …)
Satellite images and online searches indicate China had coronavirus in the fall, Harvard study finds
China has faced criticism over its initial handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, which has included accusations that it withheld critical information from the WHO. ( read original story …)
Tony Blair Says the U.S. and China Are Entering an Era of ‘Much More Tense Relations’
The U.S. is about to enter into an era of “much more tense relations” with China, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a TIME 100 Talks discussion … ( read original story …)
Tillis pushes plan to punish China for COVID-19. Cunningham calls him ‘weak’ on China | Charlotte Observer
The candidates for U.S. Senate in North Carolina spar over holding China accountable for the coronanvirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
