U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his …
Congress looks at options to punish China over the corornavirus outbreak
Republican lawmakers, determined to punish China for concealing early data on the coronavirus outbreak, are proposing ways to turn up the heat.
What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is a planned multitrillion-dollar infrastructure program that is intended to link China with more than 100 countries through railroad, shipping and energy …
An Allied Plan to Depend Less on China
The U.S., Australia, Japan and India already have a forum for coordination.
Trump suspects coronavirus outbreak came from China lab, doesn’t cite evidence
President Donald Trump said, without offering any evidence, that he has reason to believe that the coronavirus outbreak originated from a laboratory in China.
China to reopen Forbidden City after three-month closure
China’s Forbidden City will reopen on Friday, three months after it closed due to the coronavirus crisis — the latest signal that the country has brought the disease under control. The Palace Museum, …
Top E.U. Diplomat: Disinformation Report Not Watered Down for China
Josep Borrell said that China expressed its concerns over the report, but he would not explain how. European lawmakers appeared skeptical.
Top European Union Diplomat Denies Bowing to China Pressure
The European Union’s top diplomat is refuting allegations that pressure from Beijing caused his agency to water down a report on Chinese links to fake news about the coronavirus.
Amid coronavirus shortages, manufacturing face mask filters in China is like printing money
A small city known for a special puffer fish dish suddenly became a center of “melt-blown” face mask fabric production.
Analysts: U.S., China should tread carefully in case of North Korea collapse
China plays an outsize role in North Korea’s economy, but its clout in the region doesn’t mean Beijing can easily intervene in the event of North Korea instability, U.S. analysts say.