The pandemic all but shut down China for several weeks this year, wreaking havoc on the world’s second largest economy and forcing millions of people out of work.
Sheriff sues China over virus-related losses
The sheriff of a Louisiana parish filed a federal lawsuit Friday against China, claiming it unleashed coronavirus and then lied about how potent it was.
USS Montgomery, USNS Cesar Chavez enter South China Sea to support drill ship
The USS Montgomery and the USNS Cesar Chavez sailed into the South China Sea this week in support of the West Capella drill ship, according to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
Coronavirus has created a rift between the US and China that may take a generation to heal
The novel coronavirus has destroyed lives and livelihoods in both the United States and China. But instead of bonding the two nations together to fight the pandemic, it has sent their already strained …
As Pandemic Spreads, Regard for China Recedes in West
The coronavirus pandemic is exacting an expanding toll on China’s standing in the West, with U.S. and European views on cooperation with Beijing dimming, officials and analysts say.
The EU has admitted it let China censor an op-ed by the bloc’s ambassadors
The European Union has acknowledged it allowed the Chinese government to censor an opinion piece published in the country, removing a reference to the origin of the coronavirus outbreak and its …
Louisiana sheriff sues China for economic damages caused by coronavirus
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Daniel Edwards filed a class-action lawsuit in the state of Louisiana Friday against the People’s Republic of China on the basis of “economic damages” caused by the novel …
Hong Kong Lawmakers Tussle Amid Dispute Over Chinese-Anthem Bill
Scuffles erupted at a Hong Kong lawmakers’ meeting in an escalating dispute over a bill that would criminalize disrespect of China’s national anthem, legislation that threatens to reignite unrest that …
Apple is reportedly starting to build some of its AirPods in Vietnam
About 30% of the company’s classic AirPods will be produced in Vietnam rather than China, the Nikkei Asian Review reported.
US and China: edging towards a new type of cold war?
Mr Pottinger, the US deputy national security adviser. He lauded the Chinese who keep the flame of liberty alive today, including 20 Catholic priests who “refused to subordinate God to the party and …