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May 12, 2020

Graham introduces bill to sanction China if it refuses to cooperate on coronavirus investigation

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Tuesday introduced legislation that would allow President Trump to sanction the Chinese government if it refuses to cooperate with a U.S.-led investigation into the origins of the coronavirus.

May 12, 2020

China suspends Australian beef imports as public spat over coronavirus origin heats up

China has backed up its threat of economic retaliation against Australia, suspending beef imports from four of the country's largest meat processors as ties between the trading partners sour following a dispute over the origin of the novel coronavirus. 

May 12, 2020

South Carolina AG: China's coronavirus response was 'disgusting,' Congress must investigate

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said on “Fox & Friends First” on Tuesday that China's response to the coronavirus outbreak was “disgusting.”

May 12, 2020

China issues lengthy rebuttal to top 24 COVID-19 'lies' told by United States

China has issued a 30-page rebuttal of what it claims are the top 24 lies told by U.S. politicians over Beijing's handling of COVID-19, including where the novel coronavirus originated and allegations the government tried to silence whistleblowers and cover up vital data that could have stopped the killer contagion in its tracks. 

May 12, 2020

Wuhan draws up plans to test all 11 million residents for coronavirus after fresh outbreak: reports

The Chinese city of Wuhan, believed to be the epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic, is planning to test all 11 million residents within the next 10 days after a new outbreak was reported over the weekend, according to a state media report.

May 12, 2020

Bryan Adams goes on expletive-laced tirade about China and the coronavirus

Bryan Adams, the Canadian rocker, created a stir online Monday after he posted an expletive-filled rant against the “greedy bastards” behind Chinese wet markets that he says produced the coronavirus and put his tour on hold.

May 11, 2020

Arkansas professor allegedly hid China ties to secure NASA grant money

A University of Arkansas engineering professor was charged with wire fraud for failing to disclose his close ties to the Chinese government and businesses while trying to secure federal grants from NASA, the Justice Department said Monday.

May 11, 2020

Indian, Chinese soldiers hurt in fistfight, stone-throwing at border, army says

Chinese and Indian soldiers got into a cross-border altercation that involved fistfights and stone-throwing in a remote disputed mountain pass near Tibet over the weekend, according to media reports. 

May 11, 2020

How has coronavirus pandemic affected China's concentration camps?

The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 4.1 million people globally and killed some 285,500 people since it first emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan late last year.

May 11, 2020

Bipartisan lawmakers push to have Taiwan included in World Health Agency meeting, China pushes back

Citing the global fight against coronavirus, a group of bipartisan U.S. lawmakers on Friday wrote to nearly 60 countries on behalf of Taiwan, asking them to support the country's inclusion in the World Health Organization.