August 30, 2020 China restaurant collapses during 80th birthday party, leaving 29 dead, dozens injured A two-story restaurant in China collapsed while hosting an 80th birthday party, leaving 29 people dead and dozens injured, authorities said Sunday.
August 27, 2020 Dissident Chinese artist made secret film about Wuhan during China’s coronavirus lockdown Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made a secret film called Coronation in Wuhan, the central Chinese city that became the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, during its strict lockdown.
August 27, 2020 Burger King operator in China fined over $500G for using expired ingredients It’s a whopper of a fine.
August 27, 2020 Pompeo calls out China for 'illegal fishing' after vessels spotted off Galapagos Islands U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the recent reports of hundreds of Chinese vessels off of the Galapagos Islands "deeply troubling,” calling on China to stop all “illegal fishing” Thursday.
August 27, 2020 Twitter suspends 'Dracula' botnet pushing pro-Chinese propaganda Twitter has suspended or restricted nearly all 3,000 accounts linked to a “Dracula” botnet pushing pro-Chinese political propaganda.
August 26, 2020 Chinese dissident praises Trump’s stance on Beijing, accuses Biden of ‘appeasement’ Chen Guangcheng, a blind Chinese dissident, endorsed President Trump for reelection and condemned the "tyranny" of the Chinese Communist Party during the third night of the Republican National Convention.
August 26, 2020 South China Sea tension rises amid US blacklisting, report of Beijing missile fire 'warning' The U.S. on Wednesday announced it blacklisted Chinese officials and business executives involved in the military buildup of the disputed South China Sea, further ratcheting up tensions in the region ahead of the November election -- the same day that Beijing reportedly fired missiles into the sea as a "warning" to the U.S.
August 26, 2020 Chinese diplomats aided military scholars in gathering intelligence: report When the United States government ordered the closure of Houston's Chinese consulate in July, they also instructed the East Asian power player to remove military researchers after uncovering an intelligence-gathering operation to collect scientific research from American universities, U.S. officials say.
August 25, 2020 Trump administration considering labeling China's oppression of Uighur Muslims a genocide: report The Trump administration is considering labelling China’s oppression of Uighur Muslims in the western Xinjiang province “genocide,” Politico reports.
August 25, 2020 China claims US spy plane entered no-fly zone Beijing alleged that a U.S. spy plane entered a no-fly zone it had designated over an area where the Chinese military was conducting live-fire drills, condemning the overflight as a provocative act.
