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October 30, 2021

Celtics' Enes Kanter says China's 'insecure tyrant' Xi Jinping shouldn't host Olympics

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter came after Chinese President Xi Jinping in a tweet on Saturday, saying he should be barred from holding the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

October 30, 2021

Rep. Mike Gallagher: Let's get to the truth on China, COVID – Biden, Fauci must be honest with American people

The National Institutes of Health finally admitted what has been obvious: taxpayer dollars supported gain-of-function research through Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance, potentially in Wuhan.

October 29, 2021

Former special US envoy to Afghanistan sounds off on US' 'unfinished business' in the country

Former special U.S. envoy to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said the United States "still ha[s] unfinished business in Afghanistan" on "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Friday in light of the Taliban's takeover of the country last August.

October 29, 2021

China's Inner Mongolia quarantines tourists amid COVID-19 resurgence

More than 2,000 tourists visiting China’s Inner Mongolia region have been sent to hotels to undergo two weeks of quarantine following the detection of new cases of COVID-19 in the area.

October 28, 2021

China says its an 'imaginary enemy' of US, claims hypersonic missile test was 'routine'

China on Thursday attempted to dismiss U.S. concerns surrounding its launch of a hypersonic missile by describing it as "routine" and alleging the U.S. has concocted China as an "imaginary enemy."

October 28, 2021

Media pressure on Wuhan lab-linked scientist grows after he was once oft-cited voice decrying lab leak theory

For more than a year, one of the most-cited voices dispelling the notion COVID-19 leaked from a Wuhan virology lab has been Peter Daszak, head of the EcoHealth Alliance research organization. That's changed.

October 27, 2021

North Korea asks starving citizens to eat less as food shortages expected to continue: reports

North Koreans are being asked to eat less food as the communist nation deals with a food emergency that is expected to continue at least until 2025, according to reports.

October 27, 2021

Milley: China's reported hypersonic test 'very concerning' and close to a 'Sputnik moment'

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff  Mark Milley says that China’s suspected test of a hypersonic weapon is “very concerning” and likened it to the “Sputnik moment” that occurred as Russia and the United States were competing in the space race in the late 1950s.

October 27, 2021

WaPo calls for answers on Wuhan lab research after calling past questions 'fringe' theories

The Washington Post editorial board called for EcoHealth Alliance President Peter Daszak to testify before Congress about the origins of COVID-19, including the possibility it leaked from a Wuhan virology lab Daszak worked with for years.

October 27, 2021

Beijing confirms strict 'closed loop' for Winter Olympics

Chinese organizers have confirmed participants in next year’s Winter Olympics will be strictly isolated from the general population and could face expulsion for violating COVID-19 restrictions.