A viral but false social post states Smithfield Farms raises hogs in the U.S., then sends them to China to be slaughtered and packaged. ( read original story …)
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Senate Republicans investigating WHO and China’s coronavirus response
The Senate Homeland Security Committee will conduct a “wide-ranging” oversight investigation into the WHO’s dealings with China … ( read original story …)
McDonald’s apologizes after a restaurant in China bans black customers
African American residents in Guangzhou have been facing increased xenophobia, which forced the U.S. Consulate to issue a travel warning. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s pandemic response is China’s ‘Chornobyl moment,’ critics say
China is getting its own “Chornobyl moment” due to Beijing’s attempts to hide and distort key scientific data on the COVID-19 pandemic and its crackdown on whistleblowers questioning the government’s … ( read original story…
Behind Bloomberg News’ campaign to silence its own journalists for reporting on China corruption
It’s a story that spans decades, exposes corrupt Chinese politicians and shows the lengths Bloomberg L.P. will go to protect its profit. It begins in China when a team of hard-nosed journalists at … ( read…
McDonald’s issues apology after China restaurant bans black people
The sign, which was posted in a Guangzhou McDonald’s, was removed and the restaurant temporarily shut down, a representative from McDonald’s said. ( read original story …)
Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, US
Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it’s still a long road to prove if they’ll really work … ( read original story…
South Africa coronavirus cases rise to 2,415, China donates equipment
South Africa’s health minister on Tuesday reported a rise in coronavirus cases of 143 over the past day, taking the total to 2,415. Health Minister Zwelini Mkhize provided no update on the number of ……
Policy Experts Blast China’s Coronavirus Coverup: ‘Chernobyl Moment’
Continued autocratic one-party rule in the People’s Republic of China has endangered everyone,” they wrote in an open letter. ( read original story …)
Global stocks gain on China trade data, easing pandemic worries
Equity markets rallied globally and the dollar weakened on Tuesday as better-than-expected Chinese trade data suggested the threat of a much deeper downtown from the coronavirus had been overstated, … ( read original story …)
Stocks rise on China trade data, easing pandemic fears
World stocks gained on Tuesday after Chinese trade data came in better than expected and some countries tried to restart their economy by partly lifting restrictions aimed at containing the … ( read original story…
If China acted earlier, coronavirus cases could have been cut by as much as 95 percent: former FDA chief
The former head of the Food and Drug Administration, Scott Gottlieb, tweeted Monday that the number of coronavirus cases in China could have been cut by as much as 95 percent if Beijing had acted … ( read original story …)
China Seals Parts of Russian Border, Fearing a Second Coronavirus Wave
China has sealed off parts of its border with Russia and rushed in emergency medical units to the area in a bid to stop a wave of imported coronavirus infections. WSJ’s Thomas Grove reports. Photo:…
