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Russia

Russia has already self-quarantined 2,500 people to prevent spread of KILLER coronavirus infection – Moscow mayor

Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020By Editor

Despite its 4,000km border with China, Russia currently has no live reported domestic cases of the pathogen which has sent its neighbor into lock-down. Authorities clearly want to try and keep it that way. … Read More >Russia has already self-quarantined 2,500 people to prevent spread of KILLER coronavirus infection – Moscow mayor

Between a rock and a hard place: UK trying to balance between China & US over Huawei’s 5G rollout

Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020By Editor

America’s top cyber-security official has asked Britain to reconsider its decision on Huawei’s 5G access. Washington’s behavior is “absolutely paternalistic,” says Hilary Fordwich of the British-American Business Association. … Read More >Between a rock and a hard place: UK trying to balance between China & US over Huawei’s 5G rollout

Coronavirus pandemic could wipe $1.1 TRILLION off global economy — Oxford Economics

Posted on February 20, 2020February 20, 2020By Editor

China’s GDP growth is expected to fall from six percent last year to 5.4 percent in 2020 due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, said the latest report by Oxford Economics. … Read More >Coronavirus pandemic could wipe $1.1 TRILLION off global economy — Oxford Economics

Overseas investors increase holdings of Chinese bonds despite coronavirus uncertainty

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

Demonstrating confidence in China, international investors continued to invest in the country’s economy. Net purchases of Chinese bonds were worth 43 billion yuan ($6.1 billion) after the Spring Festival, market data showed. … Read More >Overseas investors increase holdings of Chinese bonds despite coronavirus uncertainty

USA

‘Unreasonable & unacceptable’: Beijing slams Washington for press freedom hypocrisy after Chinese media branded ‘foreign missions’

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

China has denounced Washington for advocating freedom of the press while obstructing media, after it tightened control over Beijing-run outlets operating in the US by equating them to diplomatic missions. … Read More >‘Unreasonable & unacceptable’: Beijing slams Washington for press freedom hypocrisy after Chinese media branded ‘foreign missions’

Death toll surpasses 2,000 in China coronavirus outbreak, with over 75,000 confirmed cases globally

Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020By Editor

The viral outbreak gripping China has claimed over 2,000 lives – the vast majority in Hubei province, the epicenter of the illness – according to the latest official tally. More than 75,000 people have been infected to date. … Read More >Death toll surpasses 2,000 in China coronavirus outbreak, with over 75,000 confirmed cases globally

China to grant tariff exemptions on additional US goods

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020By Editor

The Chinese government announced on Tuesday it would allow importers to apply for new tariff exemptions on nearly 700 products from the United States, including agricultural and energy goods. … Read More >China to grant tariff exemptions on additional US goods

Up and at’em! China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes work on FAR SIDE of the Moon

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020By Editor

China’s Yutu-2 lunar rover and Chang’e-4 spacecraft have sprung back to life and resumed work on the far side of the Moon, after a brief slumber as the Earth’s natural satellite was hidden from the Sun. … Read More >Up and at’em! China’s Chang’e-4 probe resumes work on FAR SIDE of the Moon

Head of Wuhan hospital dies of coronavirus as global death toll rises to nearly 1,900

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020By Editor

The director of a hospital at the epicenter of China’s coronavirus outbreak has died, according to state media, marking the latest death as Beijing scrambles to contain the virus. … Read More >Head of Wuhan hospital dies of coronavirus as global death toll rises to nearly 1,900

World

China says US is an ‘EMPIRE OF HACKERS,’ mocks cyber-accusations in wake of Crypto AG scandal

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020By Editor

Washington accusing other states of leading cyberwarfare against the US is like “a thief crying ‘stop, thief!’” Beijing said, reacting to revelations the CIA used Swiss cryptography firm Crypto AG to spy on hundreds of countries. … Read More >China says US is an ‘EMPIRE OF HACKERS,’ mocks cyber-accusations in wake of Crypto AG scandal