Tag Archives: United States

• China tells US to stop wasting time in coronavirus battle 24 May 2020 | Yew Lun Tian This post has no comments yet

  The United States should stop wasting time in its fight against the coronavirus and work with China to combat it, rather than spreading lies and attacking the country, the Chinese government’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Sunday. ...

• US discussed holding first nuclear test in decades: report 23 May 2020 This post has 2 comments

  President Donald Trump's administration has discussed holding the first US nuclear test since 1992 as a potential warning to Russia and China, the Washington Post reported Friday. ...

• China will not flinch in face of US confrontation: government official 21 May 2020 This post has no comments yet

  China will not flinch from any escalation in tensions with the United states, but believes economic cooperation and recovery should be the top priority, a Chinese government official said on Thursday. ...

• US warns India of China ‘aggression’ at border 20 May 2020 This post has 3 comments

  The United States on Wednesday accused China of employing border clashes with India to try to shift the status quo, and encouraged New Delhi to resist. Indian and Chinese troops have engaged in a growing number of brawls at their border. ...

• Coronavirus cases in India pass one lakh, over 3,000 dead 18 May 2020 | Tibet Sun Online News This post has no comments yet

  India coronavirus cases surpassed one lakh (100,000) on Monday, and over 3,000 people have died, despite the world's biggest lockdown for its 1.3 billion people imposed since 25 March by Prime Minister Modi. ...

• WHO to kick off international meet amid US-China tensions 17 May 2020 | Nina Larson This post has no comments yet

  The World Health Organization will on Monday kick off its first ever virtual assembly, but fears abound that US-China tensions could derail the strong action needed to address the COVID-19 crisis. ...

• US presses China on Panchen Lama 25 years after disappearance 15 May 2020 This post has 3 comments

  The United States on Thursday renewed calls on China to free the Tibetan identified 25 years earlier as the Panchen Lama and warned Beijing not to see the episode as a model for handling the Dalai Lama's succession. ...

• US Senate approves bill to pressure China over Uyghur rights | Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom This post has no comments yet

  The US Senate approved legislation on Thursday calling on President Donald Trump’s administration to toughen its response to China’s crackdown on its Uyghur Muslim minority, the latest push in Washington to punish China. ...

• Trump says pandemic clouds US-China trade deal 14 May 2020 | Doina Chiacu and David Brunnstrom This post has one comment

  US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was very disappointed in China over its failure to contain the novel coronavirus, and that the worldwide pandemic had cast a pall over his trade deal with Beijing. ...

• China ‘shocked’ by US reversal on UN coronavirus action 9 May 2020 | Michelle Nichols This post has 2 comments

  China and the United States both supported a draft United Nations Security Council resolution confronting the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday and it was “shocking and regretful” that Washington changed its mind on Friday. ...