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April 28, 2020

China lashes out at US, claims country is 'lying through their teeth' on coronavirus; threatens Australia

China's foreign ministry on Tuesday accused the United States of "lying through their teeth" and suggested the country mind its own business as the war of words between the world's two biggest economic powers escalated. 

April 28, 2020

Who are the Uyghurs, China's Islamic minority?

The Uyghurs are an ethnic minority living in China’s autonomous northwestern Xinjiang province.

April 28, 2020

Joseph D’Souza: Coronavirus shows how China's disregard for human rights threatens the world

Going forward, no major global economy should be allowed to be integrated with the rest of the world while it continues to violate the fundamental rights of its citizens.

April 28, 2020

Coronavirus likely to come back each year, Chinese scientists say

Scientists in China appeared to dampen hopes that the coronavirus would eventually burn out for good and said the virus, which has been blamed for 200,000 deaths and decimating the world economy, will likely return each year.

April 27, 2020

Brit Hume predicts 2020 race will depend on whether more voters think Trump or China 'lied and people died'

Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume joined "Special Report" Monday to weigh in on the latest developments in the 2020 presidential race and predict how Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic would impact the outcome.

April 27, 2020

China expert Pillsbury scolds Navarro over rhetorical shots at Beijing: 'I think that's a mistake'

Hudson Institute senior fellow Michael Pillsbury urged White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro to "modify'" his public comments about China Monday after Navarro accused China President Xi Jinping of "profiteering" from the coronavirus pandemic.

April 27, 2020

Coronavirus crisis: Behind the effort to push the World Health Assembly to open formal probe into the WHO

Australia is leading the drive for international action into a formal probe of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its questionable handling of the coronavirus pandemic, officially termed COVID-19.

April 27, 2020

China threatens economic punishments if Australia investigates Beijing's coronavirus response

China is warning Australia that it could face economic consequences if it doesn't back off from an investigation into Beijing's handling of the coronavirus.

April 27, 2020

China slams Pompeo, calls him 'enemy of world peace,' as war of words continues

China on Monday took aim at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, accusing him of spreading disinformation by blaming the Asian country for the novel coronavirus that's infected more than 3 million people globally. 

April 27, 2020

China puts pressure on EU to soften report about COVID-19 disinformation, threatening retaliation: report

A European Union report accusing China and Russia of running a "global disinformation campaign" was significantly scaled back after pressure from Beijing and fears that, if China was blamed, it would withhold much-needed medical supplies around the world as retaliation.