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March 18, 2020

Trump doubles down on 'China virus,' demands to know who in White House used phrase 'Kung Flu"

President Trump on Wednesday continued to call COVID-19, the "China virus,"  and said he doesn't think labeling the novel coronavirus is racist or puts Asian-Americans at risk.

March 18, 2020

Victor Davis Hanson says China's handling of coronavirus 'ruined their international brand'

Hoover Institution Fellow Victor Davis Hanson said on Wednesday that China’s handling of the coronavirus “ruined their international brand,” having potential serious repercussions on its economy as foreign companies may leave from there.

March 18, 2020

'The View' clashes over Trump's 'Chinese' virus phrasing: 'I cannot tell who's yelling at me first'

"The View" got into a testy debate on Wednesday as they discussed whether it was appropriate to describe COVID-19 as a "Chinese" or "Wuhan" virus.

March 18, 2020

China says decision to boot journalists was fault of US, warns it could kick out even more

China's newest crackdown on U.S. journalists stationed in Beijing not only echoes the Cold War Era but comes at a time when the world is in desperate need of independent information by trusted journalists on the front lines of a global pandemic and not by state-run media which pushes propaganda. 

March 18, 2020

Kim Jong Un orders workers to build new hospital as North Korea continues to claim no coronavirus cases

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is calling on his country to hastily build a “modern general hospital” to “better protect the precious health and safety of our people” amid growing suspicions that the Hermit Kingdom isn’t being honest about the coronavirus. 

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus cases top 200,000 worldwide, death toll passes 8,000

The total number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus worldwide has now surpassed 200,000, according to Johns Hopkins University, while the death toll has topped 8,000.

March 18, 2020

China's Xi Jinping meets with Pakistan president – promptly shakes his hand despite coronavirus warnings

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with his Pakistani counterpart Tuesday in Beijing to shore up their alliance amid the global coronavirus pandemic – promptly shaking hands in an an apparent oversight of advised health measures.

March 18, 2020

Trump unapologetically uses phrase ‘Chinese Virus’ as clash escalates with China over its origins

The war of words between the Trump administration and China over the origin of coronavirus has escalated as President Trump is going out of his way to call it the "Chinese Virus" and China has embarked on a propaganda campaign to shift blame for the pandemic away from the Chinese Communist Party's handling of the crisis. 

March 18, 2020

Tucker Carlson: When the coronavirus passes, we must treat China like a dangerous Cold War adversary

China is an imminent threat to the United States. One of the few upsides of this pandemic is we can now see that clearly.

March 18, 2020

People with blood type A might be more susceptible to coronavirus, study finds

People with blood type A might be more vulnerable to the coronavirus, while those with type O blood could be more resistant, according to a new preliminary study from China.