June 30, 2020 Pompeo: If UN lets Iran arms embargo expire, it will 'betray' ideals of peace, security Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed the United Nations Security Council Tuesday in another attempt to persuade the international security group to extend the arms embargo against Iran.
June 30, 2020 Wuhan company now at the center of one of the biggest fake gold scandals According to multiple industry reports published this week, the Wuhan-based and NASDAQ-listed Kingold Jewelry allegedly issued 83 tonnes of fake gold – valued at $4.2 billion and the equivalent to 22 percent of the country's gold – as collateral to attain loans from at least 14 Chinese money lenders and trust banks.
June 30, 2020 China's new Hong Kong security law would impose life sentences on anyone guilty of these charges Anyone in Hong Kong found guilty of secession, subversion or terrorism will now be sentenced to life in prison under the controversial new security law passed by China this week.
June 30, 2020 How much of the United States does China really own? The American Security Institute recently released a report and launched a campaign to draw further attention to the extensive array of sectors the Chinese government and its partners have invested into.
June 30, 2020 House GOP resolution condemns Chinese cyberattacks on US coronavirus research, calls for sanctions A House Republican resolution introduced Tuesday condemns Chinese cyber attacks on U.S. organizations conducting coronavirus research and calls for consequences, including sanctions, against those responsible.
June 30, 2020 FedEx pilot detained in China released, reunited with family: report The Chinese Communist Party released a FedEx pilot who had been held for nine months on charges that he was smuggling ammunition, according to a report.
June 30, 2020 China passes national security law for Hong Kong despite protests, US concerns Beijing increases its grip on Hong Kong
June 29, 2020 Swine flu strain with 'human pandemic potential' found in more Chinese pigs, scientists say Chinese researchers have reportedly identified a new strain of the swine flu that has the potential to become a pandemic.
June 29, 2020 Hong Kong police arrest dozens of protesters amid China's review of national security bill Hong Kong police arrested dozens of protesters Sunday during a demonstration against a controversial national security bill, which China’s legislature has begun to review.
June 29, 2020 China locks down county amid coronavirus surge linked to Beijing market China has put the 400,000 inhabitants of a county near Beijing on another coronavirus lockdown.