Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told U.S. lawmakers that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from mainland China, threatening its special trade status as encoded in U.S. law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous from China’ – Pompeo
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has certified to Congress that Hong Kong no longer merits special treatment under US law. The declaration could have far-reaching implications for US-Hong Kong trade. ( read original story ...)
Trump Offers to Mediate China-India Border Disputes
As border tensions have escalated between China and India in recent weeks, President Donald Trump made an unsolicited offer Wednesday to mediate the two countries’ decades-old border disputes. ( read original story ...)
How Australia Is Countering China With Pacific Soft Power
The Australia government is airing popular TV shows in several Pacific island nations in a reversal from past budget cuts. ( read original story ...)
Far from being weakened by coronavirus, China pursues sovereignty claims on all fronts
But the potential for sticks and stones to escalate into something more serious is causing alarm as far away as Washington. And its western border is far from the only place where China is flexing its ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous,’ slams China intervention
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday officially declared that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory ... ( read original story ...)
Missouri Senator Demands Google Provide Information About YouTube Censorship of Comments Critical of China
"Selling out American principles to curry favor with communist officials is no way to run an American business—regardless of who else is doing it," Missouri Senator Josh Hawley said. ( read original story ...)
We must find bipartisanship on the China issue
The coronavirus pandemic has brought urgency to the search for a national strategy on China that both Republicans and Democrats can agree on. But right now, both sides are politicizing the issue for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong unrest worries curb global shares rally
Unrest in Hong Kong over Beijing's proposed national security laws weighed on global shares and oil prices on Wednesday, offsetting optimism about the re-opening of the world economy. ( read original story ...)
Protesters mass in Hong Kong before anthem law is debated
HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of protesters shouted pro-democracy slogans and insults at police in Hong Kong before lawmakers later Wednesday debate a bill criminalizing abuse of the Chinese national ... ( read original story ...)