US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday renewed his widely contested charge that the coronavirus pandemic likely originated in a Chinese laboratory, but acknowledged there was no certainty.
Gen. Jack Keane: US has ’10-year hole’ to dig out of in dealing with China threat
The United States has a “10-year hole” to dig out of in its dealings with China, Gen. Jack Keane stated Wednesday.
WHO says it’s in talks to send mission to China to investigate source of coronavirus
“The public health importance of this is critical because without knowing where the animal origin is it’s difficult for us to prevent this from happening again,” a WHO official said Wednesday.
China insists U.S. “doesn’t have any” evidence virus came from lab
Foreign Ministry in Beijing says figuring out COVID-19 origin should be left to scientists, “not politicians who lie for their own domestic political ends.” …
Coronavirus Casts Deep Chill Over U.S.-China Relations
The pandemic has brought relations between the two to a modern-day nadir as they try to outmaneuver one another to shape the world order.
China Won’t Support International COVID-19 Probe Without the ‘Right Atmosphere,’ UN Ambassador Says
China’s ambassador to the UN in Geneva has dismissed international requests to allow foreign experts into the country to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, suggesting such a …
China calls Hong Kong protesters a ‘political virus’
Beijing escalates rhetoric as it is accused of using coronavirus as cover to ‘turn screws’ …
Engineers brave pandemic to work on China-Laos railway construction
Laos railway construction sites have been pulling out all the stops in their efforts to extend the railway in the northern Laos’ mountains and over the Mekong River amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
VW hails speed of car sales recovery in China
Volkswagen says demand for its cars in China is almost as high as it was this time last year, underlining the speed of the recovery in the brand’s most profitable market. The German carmaker said it …
US weighs matching anti-China rhetoric with economic action
Washington is weighing more aggressive economic measures against China amid rising anger over Beijing’s handling of the pandemic, threatening the commercial truce reached less than four months ago. As …