China has dodged a wave of coronavirus-related defaults with a large, coordinated effort by regulators and banks to allow companies and individuals defer their loan payments.
Birx says China has ‘moral obligation’ to be transparent in communications about coronavirus pandemic
Dr. , the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, deferred on Sunday from answering a question about whether it was “fair” for President Trump to cut off funding to the World Health …
U.S. Sent China $18M in Face Masks and Protective Gear Ahead of Shortages as Outbreak Spread Globally: Report
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.” …
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.
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 …