LONDON (Reuters) – China accused the United States on Thursday of fanning a new Cold War because certain politicians were looking for a scapegoat to bolster support ahead of the US presidential election in November. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Ambassador to Great Britain Liu Xiaoming gestures during a press conference in …
Read More »Receive mystery seeds in the mail? Don’t open or plant them, warn farm officials
The San Luis Obispo County Department of Agriculture / Weights And Measures warns people not to open packages of unsolicited seeds shipped from China. People in numerous states reported receiving the mystery seeds, and local agriculture officials say homeowners in San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County have also …
Read More »China needs ‘explosive’ purchase to meet US agricultural import target.
BEIJING / CHICAGO (Reuters) – With nearly seven months to go, an ambitious target of $ 36.5 billion for Chinese imports of US agricultural products this year may not be out of reach, but it looks like a very big stretch. FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field at …
Read More »Hong Kong students arrested on suspicion of incitement to secession in first police operation under new security law
Four students were reportedly arrested in Hong Kong in the first police operation to enforce China’s new “national security” law. Arrests have previously been made under the new law for banners and slogans displayed in protests. “Three men and a woman, aged 16-21, who claimed to be students, were arrested …
Read More »Hong Kong ‘on the verge of large-scale coronavirus outbreak’ | Coronavirus pandemic news
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned that the city is on the verge of a “large-scale” coronavirus outbreak that could overwhelm hospitals, urging people to stay indoors as much as possible, as the Strict new measures to curb the spread of the disease have taken effect. As of Wednesday, all …
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