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China Vows Retaliation On United States

China Vows Retaliation On United States

July 22, 2020 5:23 pm

China vowed to retaliate Wednesday after the United States ordered the closure of its consulate in Houston, a move that further inflamed tensions between the two superpowers. 

Wang Wenbin, a spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, said China was notified Tuesday that it would have to close the consulate within 72 hours. In a regular daily news briefing, he described the action as an “unprecedented escalation” and said China would “react with firm countermeasures” if the United States does not revoke the decision.

State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that the closure was “to protect American intellectual property …

Trump Blasted Over 'Delirious Monologue' At News Conference

Trump Blasted Over ‘Delirious Monologue’ At News Conference

July 15, 2020 5:53 am
WASHINGTON — In theory, President Trump summoned television cameras to the heat-baked Rose Garden early Tuesday evening to announce new measures against China to punish it for its oppression of Hong Kong. But that did not last long.

What followed instead was an hour of presidential stream of consciousness as Mr. Trump drifted seemingly at random from one topic to another, often in the same run-on sentence. Even for a president who rarely sticks to the script and wanders from thought to thought, it was one of the most rambling performances of his presidency.

He weighed in on China

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China Sues For Peace With India At Himalayan Border

China Sues For Peace With India At Himalayan Border

June 17, 2020 9:04 am
China said Wednesday it wanted to avoid further clashes with India along their Himalayan border after the first deadly confrontation between the two nuclear powers in decades.

The two countries have traded blame for Monday’s high-altitude brawl that left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead, with China refusing to confirm so far whether there were any casualties on its side.

India’s NDTV reported that no fewer than 45 Chinese soldiers were either dead or injured.

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Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian insisted again Wednesday that it was Indian troops …

Second wave fears as China reports most new cases in months

Second Wave Fears As China Reports Most New Cases In Months

June 14, 2020 4:02 pm

China reported its highest daily number of new coronavirus cases in months on Sunday, triggering fears of a second wave of infections as more European countries prepare to reopen their borders.

The shock resurgence in domestic infections has rattled China where the disease emerged late last year but had largely been tamed through severe restrictions on movement that were later emulated across the globe.

It also gives a bleak insight into the difficulties the world will face in conquering COVID-19, coming as many hard-hit European countries have seen an encouraging drop in contagion and prepare to welcome visitors from elsewhere …

Fearful Hong Kongers rush to secure limited British passports

Fearful Hong Kongers Rush To Secure Limited British Passports

June 12, 2020 4:17 pm

Shortly before Hong Kong was handed back to China, Simon Ng applied for a British National (Overseas) passport, a document he never thought he’d need. Now he is considering whether to use it to emigrate.

China’s plan to impose a sweeping national security law on the city in response to huge pro-democracy protests has Ng mulling the prospect of leaving, the first time he has contemplated such action since Britain returned the former colony in 1997.

“Back then, like many of my peers, I thought China would reform and there was hope,” the 52-year-old assistant professor told AFP.

“But now, …

Outrage In Hong Kong As China Pushes Security Law

Outrage In Hong Kong As China Pushes Security Law

May 22, 2020 4:52 pm

However, a huge pro-democracy movement has built in the face of fears China has been steadily eroding those freedoms.

The Communist Party made clear Friday the planned law was aimed at quashing the democracy movement.

“We must take powerful measures to lawfully prevent, stop and punish them,” vice chairman of the National People’s Congress’s (NPC) Standing Committee Wang Chen said, referring to “anti-China” forces.

Article 23 of Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, says the city must enact a law to prohibit “treason, secession, sedition (and) subversion” against the Chinese government.

But the clause has never been implemented due to …

Sao Paulo Records More Coronavirus Deaths Than China

Sao Paulo Records More Coronavirus Deaths Than China

May 17, 2020 10:07 am
Brazil’s most populous State, Sao Paulo, has surpassed China when it comes to the number of deaths from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to data released by Brazil’s Health Ministry on Saturday, there have been 4,688 COVID-19-related deaths in Sao Paulo, which is home to more than 40million people.

Official figures from China, which has a population of more than a billion, show the country has had 4,637 COVID-19 deaths.

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In the country as a whole, Brazil had recorded 15,633 deaths and 233,142 cases of infection as of Saturday.

Data from the U.S.-based

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China Threatens US On Latest Huawei Ban

China Threatens U.S. On Latest Huawei Ban

May 16, 2020 5:04 am

China has urged the United States to stop the “unreasonable suppression of Huawei and Chinese enterprises”.

It also threatened retaliation against the US for the move by putting major U.S. firms on an “unreliable entity list”, according to Communist Party tabloid Global Times.

US tech giants Apple, Cisco, Qualcomm and plane maker Boeing are among the firms that may be targeted, the report said.

The reaction came after Washington announced new export controls to restrict Huawei’s access to semiconductor technology.

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The latest restrictions on the world’s second-largest smartphone manufacturer, which …

Wuhan Records New Cases Of Virus After Lockdown Ease

Wuhan Records New Cases Of Virus After Lockdown Ease

May 12, 2020 5:37 am
Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, has reported its first new infections since the lifting of lockdown on the central Chinese city.

According to the Chinese state media, the Wuhan health authorities made this known in a statement on Monday stating that five cases were discovered on Sunday in a single residential community, the first confirmed in the city since April 3.

The health authorities said that 17 new infections were reported in China on Monday, Seven out of the cases were “imported” on a flight to Beijing that stopped in Inner Mongolia’s Hohhot for

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China Warns HK Protesters Against 'Stirring Up Trouble'

China Warns HK Protesters Against ‘Stirring Up Trouble’

May 7, 2020 6:50 am

China warned Hong Kong protesters Wednesday it would not tolerate them “stirring up trouble again” in the semi-autonomous territory that was rocked by months of pro-democracy demonstrations last year.

Mass arrests of protesters and a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus outbreak in the financial hub have stifled the protest movement, but small demonstrations have been held in recent weeks as contagion fears ease.

Hong Kong police used pepper spray to disperse protesters last Friday after a largely peaceful public holiday.

“We noticed that the black violent forces slowed down a little when faced with the Hong Kong …

In Schools And Offices, China Steps Up Virus Tests

In Schools And Offices, China Steps Up Virus Tests

May 1, 2020 4:56 pm
Chinese tech giant Sina set up a special room in its Beijing office for workers to be tested for the coronavirus. A school took swab samples from students before allowing them into classrooms. A traveller took the test before a trip to another province.Companies, schools and individuals across China are lining up to be tested for the virus as the country rises back to normal life after largely taming the epidemic.

Biotech firms are ramping up production of test kits with demand growing despite lingering questions over their accuracy, while the government is pushing for more testing.

E-commerce titans …

Trump dig at China rattles markets as India extends lockdown

Trump’s China Onslaught Rattles Markets

May 1, 2020 4:55 pm

US President Donald Trump’s new threat of tariffs against China over the coronavirus sent a shudder through global markets on Friday, as India warned the world’s biggest lockdown would continue for two more weeks.

European countries and some parts of the United States have begun to ease the social and economic restrictions that have shut in half the world, joining those Asian countries that feel they have already turned a corner.

But giant India, where stringent restrictions on 1.3 billion people have been credited with keeping virus cases low at the cost of hardship for millions, said it would renew …

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