May 20, 2022 China launches military exercises in South China Sea as Biden visits Asia China's military exercises in the South China Sea began on Thursday and will continue through Monday. The drills come as President Biden meets with the leaders of Japan, South Korea and the "Quad."
May 19, 2022 COVID lockdown in China metropolis loosening this weekend China's lockdown in Shanghai is loosening after an outbreak of COVID killed 580 people. Millions of residents were confined to their homes for weeks, reporting shortages of food and medicine.
May 18, 2022 Biden administration criticizes China for failing to take part in UN food shortage meeting: ‘Not surprising’ EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration is criticizing China for failing to take part at the United Nations’ Food Security Ministerial led by Secretary of State Antony Blinken Wednesday, with an official calling the move "disappointing, but sadly not surprising."
May 18, 2022 US citizen, 4 Chinese intelligence officers charged with spying on pro-democracy activists, dissidents Federal prosecutors indicted an American citizen and four Chinese government officials for an alleged plot to spy on activists in the U.S. who oppose the Chinese Communist Party
May 18, 2022 As suspected COVID spread continues in North Korea, WHO frets over missing data North Korea announced hundreds of thousands of new cases of fever on Wednesday. The country said that a million residents have already recovered from what outside experts believe are cases of COVID-19.
May 18, 2022 WHO calls ‘zero-COVID’ policy in China 'not sustainable' due to omicron The WHO's leader labeled China's "zero-COVID" pandemic strategy "not sustainable" due to the spread of the omicron variant.
May 17, 2022 Southern China sinkhole discovered, home to towering ancient trees A massive sinkhole was discovered in south China with ancient trees over 130 feet in length growing at the bottom, according to reports.
May 17, 2022 UK ‘dangerously over reliant’ on China for medical supplies despite Prime Minister's 2020 pledge: report British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2020 pledged that he would reduce the U.K.'s dependence on Chinese medical supplies, but the U.K. has done the opposite.
May 17, 2022 US, Japan prepping statement to ‘deter’ China action in Indo-Pacific region: report U.S. and Japanese leaders are reportedly preparing a statement that pledges the nations will come together to "deter" China's action in the Indo-Pacific region.
May 17, 2022 University students protest COVID restrictions at top Beijing institution Students protested at Beijing's Peking University last weekend over COVID-19 restrictions, including the use of a metal barrier. Social media videos of the peaceful demonstration have been largely removed by China government censors.
