The U.S. Commerce Department pushed U.S. manufacturers to sell millions of dollars’ worth of face masks and other personal protective equipment to China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak earlier …
Arrests show Beijing sees Hong Kong crackdown as priority: activist
Suppressing Hong Kong’s democracy movement is a priority for China, even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, a top pro-democracy leader said on Sunday, a day after police arrested him and 14 …
Mongolia reports one more COVID-19 infection, two recoveries
ULAN BATOR, April 19 (Xinhua) — Mongolia’s National Center for Communicable Disease (NCCD) confirmed on Sunday one more case of COVID-19, raising the total number to 32. “A total of 104 tests for …
Australia demands coronavirus enquiry, adding to pressure on China
Australia’s foreign minister, Marise Payne, said her concern about China’s transparency was at a “a very high point.” …
China’s New COVID-19 Hotspot on Russian Border Raises Tensions Between Two Allies
At least 346 Chinese nationals who travelled from Moscow through Suifenhe contracted the disease, turning the town into a point of strain for the “strategic partnership.” …
Harbin outbreak threatens China’s coronavirus recovery
A cluster of coronavirus cases in China’s north-eastern city of Harbin has forced authorities to impose new lockdowns, shattering the country’s run of weeks of reporting near zero domestic …
US Looks at Wuhan Lab Theory , China Researcher Says Allegations Malicious
As United States intelligence agencies continue their investigation into the source of the COVID-19 spread, the director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology spoke out Saturday to defend the Chinese …
Why China is losing the coronavirus narrative
When Roger Roth received an email from the Chinese government asking him to sponsor a bill in the Wisconsin state legislature praising China’s response to coronavirus, he thought it must be a hoax.
In 1911, another epidemic swept through China. That time, the world came together
In 1911, a deadly epidemic spread through China and threatened to become a pandemic. Its origins appeared to be related to the trade in wild animals, but at the time no one was sure. Lockdowns, …
Trump Says China Should Face Consequences For Knowingly Spreading Coronavirus, Unless It Was a ‘Mistake’
When asked if there should be consequences to China if they were responsible for all of the global spread of coronavirus, President Donald Trump said sure, unless it was a “mistake.” …