China drew Western condemnation on Friday over plans for a national security law to quash Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as it opened an annual congress that also laid bare the “immense” economic … ( read…
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China gets ‘promising’ early results from COVID-19 vaccine trial
Within two weeks of getting the vaccine, some developed so-called neutralizing antibodies, which can kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. ( read original story …)
China’s Proposed Security Law Would Be a ‘Death Knell’ for Hong Kong Freedom, U.S. Says
Secretary of State Pompeo says the decision to impose China’s national security law “would be a death knell for the high degree of autonomy Beijing promised for Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint … (…
Stocks Fall on China Crackdown Worries: Live Updates
China abandons growth target and lays plans to ramp up spending. Alibaba credits China’s quick handling of the virus for stronger-than-expected sales. Business insurers are facing huge pandemic losses … ( read original story …)
China Wants to End Hong Kong’s Autonomy While COVID-19 Distracts the World
The move Communist Party to set in train a national security law for Hong Kong signals a crackdown on the city’s freedoms and could spell the end to the autonomy … ( read original story…
China Is Hacking Coronavirus Research and Federal Agencies Can’t Stop Them
China is actively “trying to exploit” the gap between federally protected information and what’s produced in the public realm, national security experts and legislators told Newsweek. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus vaccine in China produces neutralizing antibodies in early-stage trial
A potential coronavirus vaccine developed in China appeared to provoke neutralizing antibodies in dozens of patients in an early-stage clinical trial, an important step in developing a vaccine that … ( read original story …)
China proposes strict national security law to combat political unrest in Hong Kong
China proposes strict national security law to combat political unrest in Hong Kong. Beijing says that the law is necessary to “safeguard national security.” … ( read original story …)
China Uses the Pandemic to Take Hong Kong’s Autonomy
Over the course of April and throughout May, while much of the world’s attention was trained on the coronavirus’s spiraling death toll, hardly a day passed in Hong Kong without news of arrested … (…
US slams China’s plan for Hong Kong as ‘death knell’ for autonomy
Mike Pompeo, US secretary of state, slammed China’s decision to impose a new national security law on Hong Kong, saying the move would be a “death knell” for autonomy in the Asian financial hub and…
As Coronavirus Keeps the West at Bay, China Moves to Tame Hong Kong
An emboldened China and its leader, Xi Jinping, assert themselves on national security, in line with Mr. Xi’s vision for a “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.” … ( read original story …)
Biden says U.S. should lead world in condemning China over Hong Kong actions
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also rebuked this week’s move by China’s Communist Party-controlled parliament, calling it arbitrary and disastrous. On Thursday, Republican President Donald Trump … ( read original story …)
Dropping Growth Target, China Acknowledges Severity of Its Economic Challenges
Under leader Xi Jinping, China has established itself as an increasingly assertive global player. But even as Beijing tightens its grip on Hong Kong and steps up its rhetoric against the U.S., senior … (…
