Elsewhere, for the first time since the pandemic began, China reported no new cases on Saturday and millions of Muslims are marking a muted and gloomy holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the end of the fasting …
Life in coronavirus quarantine in a camp on the Myanmar-China border
Faced with the threat of a coronavirus pandemic which could have devastating effects in a country with poor health infrastructure, Myanmar’s government and many ethnic armed organisations have taken …
Xi says China could have set GDP growth goal around 6% had there been no coronavirus
Chinese President Xi Jinping said China’s annual economic growth target could have been set around 6% had the new coronavirus epidemic not happened, according to state media reports on Saturday.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan
Police in Hong Kong have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters rallying against China’s plans to impose a new security law on the territory. Thousands of demonstrators have been marching …
China signals room left to borrow in drive for economic rebound
Cong Liang, secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said at a press conference on Saturday that it was “viable, safe and necessary” for the Chinese government to …
China warns US pushing relations to ‘brink of new Cold War’
The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War”, China’s foreign minster said Sunday, rejecting US “lies” over the coronavirus while saying Beijing was open to an …
China says virus pushing US ties to brink of ‘Cold War’
China said Sunday that relations with the United States were “on the brink of a new Cold War”, fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic, as Muslims around the world celebrated a muted …
Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas at Protest Against China’s Push
Protesters ignored rules on social distancing and set aside coronavirus fears to demonstrate against Beijing’s plan to impose security legislation they see as a threat to freedoms.
China tells U.S. to stop taking them ‘to the brink of a new Cold War’
The United States should abandon its “wishful thinking about changing China” and stop pushing the two countries “to the brink of a new Cold War,” Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday, trying …
China tells U.S. to stop wasting time in coronavirus battle
The United States should stop wasting time in its fight against the coronavirus and work with China to combat it, rather than spreading lies and attacking the country, the Chinese government’s top …