A specific “tasking” seeking information about the outbreak’s early days was sent last week to the Defense Intelligence Agency. The CIA got similar instructions.
In a sign the virus is contained, China schedules big political meetings for late May
But that will be particularly tricky this year, with China still emerging from a coronavirus outbreak that began in Wuhan at the end of last year, killing 4,643 people and sickening almost 85,000 in …
China, U.S. are on a collision course
For good or ill, America and China are on a collision course. The image of the unsinkable giant ocean liner Titanic and the massive iceberg come to mind with two exceptions. The first is that either …
How foreigners, especially black people, became unwelcome in parts of China amid COVID crisis
Since March, anti-black racism has increased in China. Some American expats say it is the result of coronavirus propaganda.
China’s virus-hit box office faces losses of over $42 billion: state media
China’s movie box office faces losses of more than 300 billion yuan ($42.43 billion) this year after the coronavirus epidemic forced theatres to shut and the production and distribution of films to be …
Australia pushes for independent inquiry over COVID-19 origins in China
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters his government will continue pushing for an independent review of the virus’ origins and China’s early handling of the outbreak.
Only one of these candidates is actually able to stand up to China
Charleston, S.C., Biden called China’s President Xi Jinping “a thug”: “This is a guy who doesn’t have a democratic-with-a-small-‘d’ bone in his body.” Trump now wants to make relations with China …
China to convene congress, confident it’s conquered the coronavirus
China is taking another step toward returning to business as normal by scheduling its most important political meeting of the year for late May.
India Activates Currency Swap Arrangement with Maldives Amid China’s Return to the Island
New Delhi (Sputnik): The currency swap facility is part of the $1.4 billion economic package announced by India for the Maldives in December 2018 after Abdulla Yameen’s defeat in the elections. India …
Kyrgyzstan’s sewing industry reorients to survive coronavirus slump
Kyrgyzstan’s cottage textile industry was among the first areas of the economy to feel the pain when the coronavirus epidemic erupted in earnest in China at the turn of the year …