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April 9, 2020

Taiwan hits back at World Health Organization chief's claims of racism

Taiwanese officials on Thursday pushed back strongly on allegations from World Heath Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that the Asian island off the coast of China was involved in a months-long racist smear job against him. 

April 9, 2020

Twitter lets pro-China disinformation linger on its platform amid coronavirus pandemic

Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter are banned in China, but that hasn’t stopped government officials from the communist nation from using the platforms to spread disinformation and conspiracy theories.

April 9, 2020

Dan Crenshaw rips David Frum by comparing Trump attack to Chinese propagandist

Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, slammed The Atlantic staff writer David Frum for his attack on President Trump by comparing the rhetoric to Chinese propaganda. 

April 9, 2020

Tom Cotton says WHO leader has 'reputation for corruption': He is in China's pocket

The World Health Organization (WHO) is "in the pocket of China" and their relations must be investigated, Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton asserted Thursday.

April 9, 2020

Tucker Carlson: What exactly is Joe Biden's position on the coronavirus pandemic?

What matters in moments like this are the big things, and at the top of that list is who should lead this world going forward? Should it be the United States or should it be the government of China? Anyone who has trouble answering that question probably won't be the president.

April 9, 2020

Gordon G. Chang: Trump right to attack WHO on coronavirus – UN agency deserves even harsher criticism

The World Health Organization bears responsibility for helping China spread the coronavirus far beyond China’s borders. What should have been merely a local outbreak that began in China became a worldwide pandemic as a result of the actions of Beijing and the WHO.

April 8, 2020

New York-area coronavirus outbreak originated primarily in Europe, not China: report

Two separate studies show that the coronavirus outbreak in the New York City area – by far the most deadly in the U.S. – originated from Europe, not China, according to a report.

April 8, 2020

Pence vows US will ask WHO 'tough questions' over how 'they could have been so wrong' about coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence backed up President Trump's remarks regarding the consideration of cutting funding to the United Nations-linked World Health Organization.

April 8, 2020

Defense official says media reports about November coronavirus intel assessment are false

A defense official on Wednesday issued a rare denial of reports by ABC News and others that claimed a November intelligence assessment warned about a rapidly spreading coronavirus in China that posed a threat to American forces in the region.

April 8, 2020

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro calls WHO chief one of China's 'proxies' at the UN

White House economic adviser Peter Navarro told "The Story" Wednesday night that China has its sights set on controlling various United Nations agencies like the World Health Organization, and is using the WHO's current director-general as a surrogate.