The WHO and China have strongly dispute the accusations, saying Taiwan has been given all the help it needed, but that only China, which claims democratic Taiwan as one of its pro …
US Warship Sails Through Waterway Separating China and Taiwan
A U.S. Navy warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Wednesday. The U.S. Pacific Fleet posted a message on its Facebook page with a picture of the guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell …
Turkey sends aid to Gaza, prevents aid to Cyprus
Turkey claimed that medical aid it sent arrived in Gaza on Thursday even as Turkey prevented medical aid from arriving in Cyprus from China. Ankara forced a plane to divert to Moscow for refueling …
India Follows China’s Lead to Widen Use of Coronavirus Tracing App
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is aggressively pushing a state-backed contact tracing app to fight the spread of COVID-19, raising fears that the world’s second-most populous nation is on its way to …
India’s investment policy upsets Xiaomi, Oppo’s consumer finance plans
Tougher scrutiny of foreign investment in India has soured the plans of China’s smartphone manufacturers seeking to expand beyond selling hardware for a bigger share of the South Asian country’s …
From France to China, nations worry about low rates of coronavirus infection
“Without a vaccine, the herd immunity alone will not be enough to avoid a second wave at the end of the lockdown,” French researchers said.
Pandas in Canada zoo to return to China after shortage of their favorite bamboo
Eric Baculinao and Reuters The Calgary Zoo in Canada is sending two giant pandas back to China years ahead of schedule after difficulties importing the bamboo they eat due to coronavirus-related …
Trump says he’s very disappointed in China-Fox Business Network
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was very disappointed in China after the novel coronavirus broke out soon after the two countries agreed on a Phase 1 trade deal.
While the U.S. Sits Back, China Is Using COVID-19 to Cozy Up to Europe | Opinion
China has sought to leverage the crisis for geopolitical advantage. To do so, China isn’t relying on the traditional forms of statecraft, such as diplomacy. Instead, it is pairing highly publicized …
How a Nursing Home and a Clock Merchant Got Masks Out of China
A makeshift supply chain connecting a nursing-home owner with a friend of a friend who normally imports clocks, shows how chaotic the market for protective gear has become.