US Secretary of Defense: Russia and China are taking advantage of the Coronavirus emergency to invest in vital infrastructure and sectors in Europe
WHO: We have not yet received evidence from Washington about the connection of the Wuhan Laboratory in China to coronavirus
Leading Republicans urge greater scrutiny of Chinese funding at U.S. universities.
"In some cases, it's a little more pushier than others," @EsperDoD says of Russia China aggressiveness "In other places we see them standing down, if you will, bcs they are affected by COVID19 as well"
1 year agoChina's ambassador to EU Zhang Ming made no new pledges to an EU-led global pledging event. A previous EU doc showed Premier Li Keqiang would be attending, but was later replaced by Zhang. Chinese mission to EU insists it hasn't released any info other than Zhang's attendance
China has been "a little bit more provocative" in SouthChinaSea recently, says @EsperDoD
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into confrontation, people familiar with the paper told Reuters
1 year agoAs of Sunday, C China's Hubei province hasn't reported any new cases for 30 straight days. Regions in the province, excluding Wuhan, haven't reported new cases for 60 consecutive days, according to the provincial health commission on Mon
1 year agoHKers outside Tuen Mun Court Bldg to show solidarity with arrested protesters set to appear in the court hearing. The police showed up & issue fine tickets to them, accusing them of violating the Group Gathering Ban fiat
Hong Kong's economy contracted a record 8.9 percent on year in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus hammered a business hub already mired in recession from political unrest and trade war woes
Hong Kong reports a new, imported, asymptomatic case of Covid-19 - a 27-year-old female who arrived from the US on May 4.
21yo pleads guilty to 'riot' at June 12 protest surrounding HK govt HQ. 1st riot conviction, 1st June 12 conviction. Sentencing May 15. Now, in all, 34 protesters convicted; 25 plead guilty. 90 trials ended, most others in prosecution dropping charges
British Defense Secretary: China needs to be transparent on Coronavirus issue
A May 1 @DHSgov report obtained by @AP says China held off informing @WHO that the coronavirus "was a contagion" for much of January so it could order medical supplies from abroad — and that its imports of face masks and surgical gowns and gloves increased sharply
"Chinese leaders "intentionally concealed the severity" of the pandemic from the world in early January, to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it" - US intelligence documents obtained by @AP
[email protected]: Intelligence has just reported to me that I was correct, and that they did NOT bring up the CoronaVirus subject matter until late into January, just prior to my banning China from the U.S. Also, they only spoke of the Virus in a very non-threatening, or matter of fact, manner
[email protected]: ..Fake News got it wrong again, as always, and tens of thousands of lives were saved by my EARLY BAN of China into our Country. The people that we're allowed were heavily scrutinized and tested U.S. citizens, and as such, I welcome them with open arms
1 year agoSecretary Pompeo:The Chinese Communist Party continues to block access to the Western world, the world's best scientists, refusing to cooperate with world health experts, to figure out exactly what happened. This unacceptable during an ongoing threat, an ongoing pandemic
'China has a history of infecting the world': US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says 'enormous evidence' coronavirus came from Chinese lab
1 year agoUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says, there's "enormous evidence" that CoronaVirus originated in Wuhan lab of China. United States will hold China accountable. Hits out at Beijing for 'Classic Communist Disinformation Campaign'
1 year agoRussian MChS Rossii (Ministry of Emergency Situations) IL-76TD finally flying over Mongolian airspace, as it had been flying around it for earlier flights. SUM9626 is reg. RA-76841, ICAO 152C29. Left Beijing and will likely land at Moscow
Pompeo: 'Significant amount of evidence' virus came from Wuhan lab
China plans to send Uygur Muslims from Xinjiang re-education camps to work in other parts of country
Sources say not all 17 intelligence agencies agree that the lab was the source of the virus because there is not yet a definitive "smoking gun". But confidence is high among 70-75% of the agencies
The Centre for Health Protection reports no new Covid19 cases today, with the number of confirmed cases in HongKong remaining at 1,039
1 year agoThe Liaison Office issued a lengthy statement today condemning "extreme radicals" for starting unlawful assemblies, disturbing shops and throwing petrol bombs during the May 1 holidy. This comes amid controversy over the office's "supervisory powers."
1 year agoThe destroyer USS Bunker Hill conducted a freedom of navigation operation through the Spratly Islands on Wednesday. This is the second FONOP held by the United States in the South China Sea this week
[email protected]: Concast (@NBCNews) and Fake News @CNN are going out of their way to say GREAT things about China. They are Chinese puppets who want to do business there. They use USA airwaves to help China. The Enemy of the People
1 year agoHundreds of Hong Kong Police stormed Shatin shopping mall as dozens of citizens chanted slogans and sang earlier, no one understands why so many officers needed, and why the mall needs to be empty
