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May 19, 2020

Hawley bill would let Americans sue China over coronavirus

There is new demand to hold China accountable for coronavirus, by opening the U.S. legal system to permit millions of American virus victims to sue China and the Chinese Communist Party for damages.

May 19, 2020

Wuhan writer’s diary of life during coronavirus angers China, translated to English

A diary written by a Chinese author living in Wuhan in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak gives a glimpse inside the city where the pandemic first emerged – and local authorities weren’t too happy.

May 19, 2020

More than 100 million people in China face new lockdown as second wave of COVID-19 cases emerge

Nearly 108 million people in China's Jilin province are being forced back on lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections has triggered a backslide in the nation's push to return to normal. 

May 19, 2020

Sen. Lankford on Pensacola terrorist's phone: 'We lost a lot of valuable time' waiting for Apple to cooperate

The FBI and the United States government "lost a lot of valuable time" waiting for Apple to cooperate with their requests to unlock the Pensacola shooter's iPhones, Oklahoma Republican Sen. James Lankford asserted Tuesday. 

May 19, 2020

Chinese man abducted 32 years ago as toddler reunited with birth parents thanks to facial recognition tech

A Chinese man who was kidnapped as a toddler 32 years ago was reunited with his biological parents during an emotional news conference Monday after police used facial recognition technology to track him down and confirm his identity, according to reports.  

May 19, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany on Trump's threat to freeze WHO funds: They must prove they don't have a 'China bias'

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that “at the moment” it is definite that President Trump will withhold funding from the World Health Organization for another 30 days.

May 19, 2020

James Carafano: Amid coronavirus, global challenges remain for US – Keep eye on these 3 hot spots

There are plenty of other problems in this wide world that might well hit American lives and livelihoods just as hard as COVID-19.

May 18, 2020

China backs WHO investigation into coronavirus origin, pledges $2B

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $2 billion to the World Health Organization to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

May 18, 2020

GOP reps urge Magnitsky Act sanctions against Chinese officials over coronavirus response

Three Republican members of Congress are pushing the Trump administration to sanction individual Chinese government officials over what they call their "duplicitous, ineffective, and cruel response" to the coronavirus outbreak.

May 18, 2020

Hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers dragged out of legislative session before pro-Beijing camp elects chair

Several pro-democracy lawmakers in Hong Kong were dragged out of a legislative council session on Monday in a melee that broke out over a bill that would criminalize disrespect of the Chinese national anthem, according to reports.