The state of Missouri filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Chinese government over the coronavirus, alleging that nation’s officials are to blame for the global pandemic. The lawsuit, filed in federal …
Missouri Sues China, Communist Party Over The Coronavirus Pandemic
The state of Missouri is suing China for that country’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak. It’s the first such lawsuit brought by a state, and relies on an unusual interpretation of federal law.
China ramps up tensions with Hong Kong in new statements
China ratcheted up tensions with Hong Kong on Tuesday by voicing its support for the arrests of pro-democracy dissidents over the weekend.
Missouri Files Lawsuit Against China Over Coronavirus, GOP Lawmakers Lead First State ‘Negligence’ Claims
Republican lawmakers made Missouri the first state to file a lawsuit against the Chinese government over the country’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Missouri attorney general sues China for ‘campaign of deceit’ around COVID outbreak
The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern State of Missouri, alleges that the People’s Republic of China, the Communist Party of China and other governing bodies in the …
Beijing names islands in disputed South China Sea
China on Tuesday defended its naming of 80 islands and other geographical features in the South China Sea in a move likely to anger neighbours as the country asserts its territorial claims.
China can’t be ‘scapegoated’ if it’s actually guilty
The front-page headline in Sunday’s New York Times read: “G.O.P. Aiming To Make China The Scapegoat.” Scapegoat? Sorry, it was the Chinese Communist regime, n …
U.S. Warships Enter Disputed Waters of South China Sea as Tensions With China Escalate
The move comes as a war of words between the United States and China over the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.
Brunei reports no new COVID-19 cases
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, April 21 (Xinhua) — Brunei reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, making the country’s tally of cases stand at 138 since the first case was detected in the sultanate on …
Uzbekistan reaches 150,000 coronavirus tests: official
TASHKENT, April 21 (Xinhua) — Uzbekistan has carried out more than 150,000 tests for the novel coronavirus so far, with the figure soon to reach half a million, a health ministry official said …