Bangladesh is the first country in South Asia to actively respond to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Both China and Bangladesh are developing countries with large populations, similar national ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia reports 1,693 new coronavirus cases, 59 deaths
Indonesia reported 1,693 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, bringing the country's total tally of infections to 128,776, data from the country's health ministry website showed. ( read original story ...)
China Moves to Resolve Controversy Over Delayed Hong Kong Elections
Beijing stepped in to settle uncertainty over a controversial yearlong delay to Hong Kong’s legislative elections, approving plans to keep the city’s current lawmakers in office for at least 12 more ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo opens anti-China, anti-Russia tour in Czech Republic
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in the Czech Republic at the start of a four-nation tour of central and eastern Europe expected to focus on threats to the region posed ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. health chief, visiting Taiwan, attacks China’s pandemic response
U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar attacked China's response to the coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday and said that if such an outbreak had emerged in Taiwan or the United States it could have been ... ( read original story ...)
Why a President Biden should lift tariffs on China
Last week, for a hot minute, it appeared that Joe Biden said something sensible about trade with China. Naturally, that did not last. Preliminary reports suggested that in an interview, Biden promised ... ( read original story ...)
How one man and his cellphone in Canada rescued a group of Africans stuck in China because of the coronavirus pandemic
Even for 2020, with its once-in-a-generation global pandemic and the countless travel bans that have followed, this rescue mission seems a bit far-fetched. ( read original story ...)
China Refrains From Ousting Hong Kong Lawmakers
Beijing allows four pro-democracy lawmakers to serve out their terms even after they were barred from running for re-election. ( read original story ...)
South China Sea Update: Chinese Ships Operating Inside Philippine-Claimed Zone For A Week
An official in the Philippine Navy is calling for a diplomatic protest, claiming Chinese vessels continue to "loiter" near the Reed Bank conducting surveys and trying to provoke the Philippine Navy ... ( read original story ...)
China increases military drills as tensions with US heat up
China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington's military activities and the visit of a US cabinet secretary to Taiwan. ( read original story ...)