President Trump joined other world leaders in the first ever virtual United Nations General Assembly, where he again blamed China for the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also praised his own … ( read original story …)
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China rejects push to strip Beijing of Winter Olympics over human rights concerns
Beijing has rejected calls for China to be banned from hosting the 2020 Winter Olympics over its human rights record, dismissing the scrutiny as against the spirit of the Games. ( read original story …)
China Stakes Claim As Climate Leader While Lambasting US ‘Obstruction’
Speaking to the UN General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday renewed his support for the Paris climate accord and called for a green focus as the world recovers from the Covid-19 … (…
U.S.-China tensions not enough to derail markets: Strategist
As the U.S. election draws near, Daniel Gerard from State Street Global Markets goes through what to expect from U.S.-China tensions and markets going forward. ( read original story …)
China investors bet on volatility as U.S. presidential election heats up
Investors in China are betting on a bumpy ride until the end of the U.S. presidential election and seeking to protect their assets from a long chill in Sino-U.S. ties. Global equity fund managers ……
China, in Pointed Message to U.S., Tightens Its Climate Targets
President Xi Jinping pledged, among other goals, to achieve “carbon neutrality by 2060.” It was China’s boldest promise yet on climate change. ( read original story …)
China ‘coercing’ thousands of Tibetans into mass labour camps: Report
China is coercing hundreds of thousands of people in Tibet into military-style vocational training centres, a study has warned. The report by the Jamestown Foundation is based on state media reports, … ( read original…
China, top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop adding to the global warming problem by 2060. Xi’s announcement during a speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly is a significant … (…
India and China agree to stop sending troops to disputed Himalayan border
China and India on Monday agreed to stop sending more troops to their disputed border in the Himalayas, following an escalation in tensions between the two nuclear powers. ( read original story …)
“It’s China Virus, Corona Sounds Like A Beautiful Place In Italy”: Trump
US President Donald Trump has hit out at China for not stopping the COVID-19 pandemic that has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives globally, as he yet again used the term “China virus” and urged…
Coronavirus: why China has left its options open for WHO’s global vaccine plan
The deadline has passed for China to join a World Health Organization scheme to equitably distribute Covid-19 vaccines around the globe, as Beijing instead makes its own offers for shots being … ( read original…
China will become carbon neutral by 2060, Xi Jinping says
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged to go carbon neutral by 2060 and reach peak emissions by 2030 in a speach to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
UN General Assembly: US-China tensions flare over coronavirus
Media caption Tensions between the US and China came to the fore of the annual UN General Assembly in New York, with US President Donald Trump blaming China for the spread of coronavirus. He called…
