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May 27, 2020

Case against Huawei CFO for fraud will go forward in June, Canada judge rules

A Canadian judge ruled on Wednesday in favor of the U.S. at it attempts to extradite the daughter of Huawei founder, Meng Wanzhou for fraud charges. 

May 27, 2020

Ex-US envoy to China says Washington is waking up to Beijing taking 'more and more control' of Hong Kong

Former U.S. Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman Jr. praised Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Wednesday for declaring that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory.

May 27, 2020

Twitter fact-checks China official after confronted over Trump double-standard

Confronted with an apparent double standard in its lack of fact-check warnings on tweets by a Chinese government spokesman versus the hardline it took with President Trump this week, Twitter on Wednesday added notations to the postings, which falsely accused the US government of causing the coronavirus pandemic.

May 27, 2020

Pompeo officially declares Hong Kong ‘no longer autonomous,’ slams China intervention

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday officially declared that Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, days after Beijing moved to impose new national security legislation on the territory.

May 27, 2020

Rep. Waltz scorches Twitter for fact-checking Trump tweets: Will they fact-check the Chinese 'propaganda machine?'

Rep. Michael Waltz on Wednesday urged high tech companies to crack down on China’s "maleficence" instead of policing Americans.

May 27, 2020

Hawley on Twitter fact-checking Trump: 'Big Tech' is subsidized by taxpayers and censors Americans

'Big Tech' is subsidized by taxpayers and censors conservative speech, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley asserted Wednesday. 

May 26, 2020

Nobel Prize winner: Coronavirus lockdowns cost lives instead of saving them

Coronavirus lockdowns may have cost more lives than they saved, according to a Nobel laureate who accurately predicted when China would peak in the crisis.

May 26, 2020

Israel rejects $1.5B Chinese water plant after Pompeo said it could affect working relationship with US

The Israeli government announced Tuesday that IDE Technologies has been awarded a $1.5 billion contract to build the world’s largest desalination plant, beating out China-based CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. -- an announcement just weeks after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly opposed Chinese involvement in Israeli infrastructure.

May 26, 2020

Navarro blasts Biden, accuses ex-VP of spending Obama years 'toadying up and kowtowing' to China

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro accused Joe Biden Tuesday of spending his entire tenure as Barack Obama's vice president "toadying up and kowtowing to the Chinese" in response to the Biden campaign's claims President Trump's actions fueled the economic crisis initially caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

May 26, 2020

YouTube investigating 'error' that deleted comments offensive to China's Communist Party

YouTube admitted Tuesday it has deleted comments that contained particular Chinese-language phrases critical of China’s Communist Party (CCP), calling it an “error” that is being investigated -- but critics don't buy the explanation.