Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that China withheld information about the coronavirus outbreak from the World Health Organization, and that the WHO’s regulations “clearly failed” to prevent the …
China promoting US lockdown protests, spreading coronavirus misinformation online: report
China, taking notes from Russia’s playbook, is spreading misinformation about the c in the United States by sending text messages, as well as boosting social media posts, aimed at sowing public fear …
China failed to disclose coronavirus outbreak to WHO in timely manner -Pompeo
Top News China failed to disclose coronavirus outbreak to WHO in timely manner -Pompeo. Posted . U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said the United States strongly b …
Philippines protests China’s sea claim, weapon pointing
The Philippines is protesting China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and its aiming of weapons control radar at a Philippine navy ship …
Fitch cites Hong Kong’s increasing closeness to China as a reason for rating downgrade
Ratings agency Fitch lowered Hong Kong’s sovereign rating from AA to AA- with a stable outlook. The move was the agency’s second downgrade of the city’s rating in less than a year, and places Hong …
Hong Kong reshuffles govt. as debate rages over Beijing’s role
Hong Kong unveiled a government shake-up on Wednesday that it said was aimed at reviving the financial hub’s beleaguered economy and had nothing to do with a recent controversy over Beijing’s role in …
Coronavirus live updates: Total cases in Singapore top 10,000; new cases in Germany jump by 2,237
China’s National Health Commission said there were 30 new confirmed cases as of April 21, and no new deaths were reported for the seventh straight day.
Missouri is suing China over the coronavirus pandemic. It’s the latest conservative gambit.
Schmitt’s lawsuit appears to be part of a growing effort among elected officials, mostly GOP lawmakers, to make China quite literally pay for the mounting pain and economic turmoil that covid-19 has …
China calls virus lawsuit brought by US state ‘very absurd’
BEIJING — China on Wednesday slammed a lawsuit brought against it by the U.S. state of Missouri over the coronavirus pandemic as “very absurd.” Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the legal …
Coronavirus Crisis Offers Taiwan a Chance to Push Back Against China
Saying “Taiwan Can Help,” the island is resisting China’s efforts to isolate the self-ruling democracy that Beijing claims as its territory.