WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has not ruled out additional sanctions on top Chinese officials as a result of actions he took on Tuesday to punish China for its handling of Hong Kong, a spokesman for the National Security Council said on Wednesday. White House. FILE PHOTO: United States …
Read More »Fauci optimistic about the prospects for the US vaccine, not worried that China will win the race
(Reuters) – The leading US infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, predicted Wednesday that the country will reach its goal of a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year and was not moved by the possibility that China would come first. FILE PHOTO: Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the …
Read More »Record floods raise doubts about China’s Three Gorges Dam
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As China calculates the costs of its harshest flood season in more than three decades, the role played by the controversial and massive Three Gorges dam, designed to help tame the Yangtze River, has come under fire. a new scrutiny. Amid some of the heaviest rains on …
Read More »Firebrand Democrats Poll Strongly In Hong Kong, Election Organizer Relinquishes Pressure From Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Young firebrand activists polled strongly in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy primaries in initial results released on Wednesday, but an election organizer resigned after Beijing warned that the vote could violate a new security law national. FILE PHOTO: Pro-democracy candidate Au Nok-hin (R) celebrates with disqualified legislator Nathan …
Read More »China promises retaliation after Trump ends Hong Kong preferential status
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the end of Hong Kong’s special status under US law to punish China for what he called “oppressive actions” against the former British colony, prompting Beijing to warn of retaliation. Citing China’s decision to enact a new national security law for …
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