Russia on Monday said it surpassed China in number of confirmed coronavirus cases since the outbreak began, reporting a total of 87,147 infections across the country. Russia has been seeking …
EU ‘Caved In’ to China Over Coronavirus Disinformation Report, Lawmaker Claims
Dutch MEP Bart Groothuis demanded that foreign policy chief Josep Borrell give a “full explanation to the European parliament” over allegations of a watered down report regarding Chinese …
China Toughens Procurement Rules for Tech Equipment
Foreign suppliers have worried that national-security assessments of equipment deals will put them at a disadvantage in the Chinese market.
Iran, China emphasize cooperation in coronavirus battle – Iran presidency
Rouhani also asked Xi for help in ending U.S. sanctions which Iranian officials maintain have hampered the Islamic Republic’s efforts to combat the coronavirus. Iran is one of the Middle Eastern …
Hong Kong dissidents a further test for Taiwan-China ties
The publisher had waited nearly five years to reopen Causeway Bay Books, an independent store in Hong Kong that was forced to close in 2015 when Lam was detained in China for selling books critical of …
Kazakhstan extends state of emergency until May 11
“The state of emergency will be abandoned on May 11 unless a new massive outbreak of the COVID-19 takes place. I hope it (will) not happen,” said Tokayev, adding that the country has yet to pass the …
Trump plots new election strategy: tie Biden to China – and attack them both
As the campaign is reshaped by the coronavirus, the president has sought to shift focus away from his erratic response …
Does China Have Any Friends Left in the West?
Rather than being China’s “best partner,” the U.K. might be China’s only friend left in the West and even that friendship is under threat.
Power is ‘up for grabs’: Behind China’s plan to shape the future of next-generation tech
China is set to release a new plan this year called “China Standards 2035” with the aim of influencing how the next-generation of technologies will work.
Russia Coronavirus Cases Overtake China as Vladimir Putin Faces Sharp Rise in Infections
Russia now has the ninth highest number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the world, with 794 having died from the pandemic so far.