As Washington and Beijing trade barbs over the coronavirus pandemic, a longer-term struggle between the two Pacific powers is at a turning point, as the United States rolls out new weapons and …
EU Holds Coronavirus Summit to Woo Balkans, Where China and Russia Are Winning Hearts and Minds
Balkan leaders have praised China and Russia for sending medical supplies to help the COVID-19 pandemic, but EU leaders are also providing funds and encouraging closer ties.
Coronavirus and xenophobia: ‘Blame China’ is Trump’s 2020 version of ‘Build the Wall’
Joe Biden and Democrats won’t beat Trump on substance, qualifications and details. They must be as aggressive, vicious and consistent as Republicans.
What back-to-school looks like for students in China’s coronavirus epicenter of Wuhan
Seniors file back into class, wearing masks and having their temperatures checked, for the first time in months to prep for exams.
Coronavirus latest: Beijing warns Hong Kong protesters it will not ‘sit idly by’
China brands anti-government demonstrators as ‘political viruses’, increasing the rhetoric as the territory eases social distancing restrictions.
Brunei reports no new COVID-19 cases for 16 straight days
Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday with the national tally of cases standing at 138, marking the sixteenth day in a row without new cases since April 19. According to Brunei’s …
Investors’ No. 1 concern is a US-China political face-off, says economist
The coronavirus pandemic might have peaked, but the political fallout from it is just picking up pace and investors are getting very worried, said an economist on Wednesday.
China says HK will never be calm unless violent protesters removed
China’s Hong Kong affairs office on Wednesday condemned Hong Kong protesters as a “political virus” who seek independence, warning that the city will never be calm unless what it said were violent …
China’s April-May exports growth expected to contract by up to 30%, says economist
China could ramp up stimulus to boost domestic demand to mitigate the impact of the coronavirus crisis on exports and its labor market, Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset …
China plans to complete space station by 2022
China plans to send four crewed space missions and the same number of cargo craft to complete work on its permanent space station within about two years, officials said after …