China – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Floods in China Leave More Than 120 People Killed, Missing Since January, Reports Reveal

Posted on July 5, 2020July 5, 2020By Editor

More than 120 people died or have gone missing in China since the beginning of the year due to floods, while another 875,000 had to evacuate from dangerous areas for the same reason, Chinese People’s Daily reported on Saturday, citing authorities. … Read More >Floods in China Leave More Than 120 People Killed, Missing Since January, Reports Reveal

Why is China snatching up UK real estate? RT’s Boom Bust explores investor buying boom

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020By Editor

As high unemployment following the coronavirus pandemic saps house-buying demand, commercial-property investors are looking to take advantage of falling prices. … Read More >Why is China snatching up UK real estate? RT’s Boom Bust explores investor buying boom

China will dethrone US as world’s leading economy this year – RT’s Keiser Report

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020By Editor

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a ‘savings glut’ in the United States, which goes “completely against” policies designed to stimulate American economic growth, say Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert. … Read More >China will dethrone US as world’s leading economy this year – RT’s Keiser Report

Why is the US Still Sanctioning Syria?

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020By Editor

Chinese media highlighted a recent plea by Beijing to the US to lift sanctions against Syria. … Read More >Why is the US Still Sanctioning Syria?

US government payouts to Hong Kong ‘civil society groups’ revealed after funding freeze

Posted on July 4, 2020July 4, 2020By Editor

Beijing’s repeated accusations of foreign interference in Hong Kong’s internal affairs appear to have been vindicated, after a government funding freeze exposed US financial support for activists in the semi-autonomous city. … Read More >US government payouts to Hong Kong ‘civil society groups’ revealed after funding freeze

World

China won’t sit idle if UK citizenship offer to Hong Kong proceeds, says ‘days of colonial rule’ are gone

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

Beijing has warned that it won’t stand back and watch the UK grant citizenship to millions of Hong Kongers. If China’s opposition to the move isn’t heard, some “corresponding measures” will come into play. … Read More >China won’t sit idle if UK citizenship offer to Hong Kong proceeds, says ‘days of colonial rule’ are gone

USA

Rural US Telecoms ‘Stunned’ By US Gov’t Plans to Bar Funding Amid ‘Critical’ Time in COVID-19 Crisis

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

The major organisation representing rural wireless networks across the US made the announcement after US authorities ramped up tensions in the ongoing trade war with Chinese tech companies providing essential services amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was revealed. … Read More >Rural US Telecoms ‘Stunned’ By US Gov’t Plans to Bar Funding Amid ‘Critical’ Time in COVID-19 Crisis

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Australia May Offer Safe Haven to Hong Kong Residents After Security Law Enactment

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

Australia is “actively considering” offering safe haven to Hong Kong residents following the enactment of the Chinese law on national security in the special administrative region that has sparked mass protests, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday. … Read More >Australia May Offer Safe Haven to Hong Kong Residents After Security Law Enactment

UK

Chinese Envoy to UK Argues London Hong Kong Remarks Are ‘Gross Interference’ in Internal Affairs

Posted on July 3, 2020July 3, 2020By Editor

On Wednesday, the UK Foreign Office summoned Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming to express “deep concerns” over the new national security law for Hong Kong passed by China’s top legislative body and signed by President Xi Jinping on Tuesday. … Read More >Chinese Envoy to UK Argues London Hong Kong Remarks Are ‘Gross Interference’ in Internal Affairs

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Cornered at UNSC, US faces historic rebuke from world powers over Iran

Posted on July 2, 2020July 2, 2020By Editor

Speaking at a videoconference meeting of the Security Council on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the 15-nation UN body to block the planned lifting of the UN arms embargo on Iran in October. … Read More >Cornered at UNSC, US faces historic rebuke from world powers over Iran