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‘No mass exodus’: Most US firms don’t want to wind down operations in China over pandemic

Posted on April 19, 2020By Editor

Large US companies operating in China don’t want to move production and supply chains from the country in the near future, even though the coronavirus may force them to adjust their business strategies, a recent survey found. … Read More >‘No mass exodus’: Most US firms don’t want to wind down operations in China over pandemic

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As the Trump administration legitimizes Covid-19’s ‘China lab’ origins conspiracy theory, remember Iraqi ‘WMD’

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020By Editor

By publicly entertaining theories linking the Covid-19 virus to Chinese research laboratories, US President Donald Trump and his administration are setting China up as the witch in a new political witch hunt. … Read More >As the Trump administration legitimizes Covid-19’s ‘China lab’ origins conspiracy theory, remember Iraqi ‘WMD’

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Russia sought China’s APPROVAL for missile test, US diplomat claims. His proof? They didn’t come to his Twitter to deny it

Posted on April 19, 2020April 19, 2020By Editor

Ignoring one’s tweet can apparently not only spell the end to a teenage romance, but it can also be proof for high-profile geopolitical assertions. That is, at least, according to a high-ranking US diplomat. … Read More >Russia sought China’s APPROVAL for missile test, US diplomat claims. His proof? They didn’t come to his Twitter to deny it

Neither ‘lab’ nor ‘wet market’? Covid-19 outbreak started months EARLIER and NOT in Wuhan, ongoing Cambridge study indicates

Posted on April 18, 2020April 18, 2020By Editor

The novel coronavirus may have first passed to humans somewhere in southern China months before the outbreak in the city of Wuhan, a new study found, cutting against widely held theories about the origins of the pandemic. … Read More >Neither ‘lab’ nor ‘wet market’? Covid-19 outbreak started months EARLIER and NOT in Wuhan, ongoing Cambridge study indicates

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Pompeo Told Lavrov Any Future Arms Control Talks Must Include China – State Department

Posted on April 17, 2020By Editor

Russia and the United States are parties to the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which is set to expire in 2021. It is the last remaining arms control treaty in force between Russia and the United States after the collapse of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. … Read More >Pompeo Told Lavrov Any Future Arms Control Talks Must Include China – State Department

Worst three months in decades: China’s economy plunges almost 7% amid coronavirus battle

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020By Editor

The world’s second largest economy, China, took a huge hit due to the Covid-19 outbreak, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics. It showed a 6.8 percent drop in the first quarter of 2020 from a year earlier. … Read More >Worst three months in decades: China’s economy plunges almost 7% amid coronavirus battle

China’s Wuhan death toll spikes by 50% as authorities report 1,290 ‘delayed & omitted’ fatalities

Posted on April 17, 2020April 17, 2020By Editor

The Chinese city of Wuhan – ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic – has revised its fatality count, increasing the total by just shy of 1,300 deaths, which officials say went unreported due to “delays” and “omissions.” … Read More >China’s Wuhan death toll spikes by 50% as authorities report 1,290 ‘delayed & omitted’ fatalities

China rejects news report about Covid-19 origin, says WHO found ‘no evidence’ virus was made in lab

Posted on April 16, 2020April 16, 2020By Editor

China’s Foreign Ministry has said that claims about the novel coronavirus originating in a lab are not based on science, citing the WHO as it rebuked the latest news story on Covid-19 ‘patient zero.’ … Read More >China rejects news report about Covid-19 origin, says WHO found ‘no evidence’ virus was made in lab

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Hey, where’d you get those supplies from? Polish NATO delegation forgets to mention Covid-19 gear shipment came from China

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

With the world struggling to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic, Poland’s delegation to NATO has been eager to promote cross-border aid and international solidarity on its Twitter account – with one major exception. … Read More >Hey, where’d you get those supplies from? Polish NATO delegation forgets to mention Covid-19 gear shipment came from China

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‘Now is not the time!’ UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its ‘China ties’

Posted on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020By Editor

The United Nations has urged continued support for the World Health Organization (WHO) as countries around the globe battle the coronavirus pandemic, just hours after US President Donald Trump froze American funding to the agency. … Read More >‘Now is not the time!’ UN chief says WHO is ‘critical’ in global war against Covid-19 as US cuts funding to probe its ‘China ties’