Tag: China

• Thursday, May 14th 2020 - 07:17 UTC

  Strong US military and political support for Taiwan ahead of inauguration of reelected president Tsai

  

  The US navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a week before Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration for a second term in office amid rising tensions with China.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:18 UTC

  Beijing disappointed with Australia: suspends meat imports from four abattoirs

  

  China has suspended meat imports from four Australian abattoirs, fuelling concerns that escalating tensions between the two nations are damaging Australia's most important trading relationship.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Chinese official sacked in Wuhan for reporting confirmed new cases of Covid-19

  

  An official has been sacked in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province after the city recently reported six new confirmed Covid-19 cases, local authorities said on Monday.

• Tuesday, May 12th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  “No mandate to invite Taiwan” to WHO assembly; Beijing warns New Zealand “to stop making wrong statements”

  

  The World Health Organization's director-general has “no mandate” to invite Taiwan to take part in its assembly next week, the body's lawyer said on Monday, adding member states had “divergent views” on the self-ruled island's participation.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  China and US clash over reference to WHO in a UN global cease fire statement

  

  China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday, and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday, a Chinese diplomat said.

• Monday, May 11th 2020 - 08:20 UTC

  Serious fist and stone incident in India-China border post in disputed area

  

  Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a high-altitude cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important mountain pass near Tibet, the Indian Army said on Sunday.

• Saturday, May 9th 2020 - 07:56 UTC

  Tougher visa guidelines for Chinese journalists in US

  

  The United States issued a new rule on Friday tightening visa guidelines for Chinese journalists, saying it was in response to the treatment of US journalists in China, a shift that comes amid tensions between the two nations over the coronavirus global pandemic.

• Friday, May 8th 2020 - 08:04 UTC

  Chinese scientists detect coronavirus in the semen of infected men

  

  Chinese scientists have detected coronavirus in the semen of infected men but further research will be needed to determine whether the virus can be sexually transmitted. The findings from a study of coronavirus patients at a Chinese hospital were published on Thursday in the JAMA Network Open medical journal.

• Thursday, May 7th 2020 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazilian pork exports increase 43% in first quarter, but beef sales dropped 5.86%

  

  Official data shows that Brazilian pork exports have increased by 43.34% in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the first quarter of 2019, with 11,660 tons. In the month of March alone, there was a 37.9% increase compared to March of 2019 when only 4,131 tons were shipped. The main markets are China and Hong Kong.

• Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:07 UTC

  US insists on blaming Beijing: “enormous evidence” coronavirus originated in a lab in China, claims Pompeo

  

  US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said “enormous evidence” showed the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing over its handling of the outbreak.