China successfully launches Shenzhou-12 manned crew into orbit
The Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-12, takes off from the launch site at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, in the Gobi Desert, Inner Mongolia, near Jiuquan, China, on Thursday. Photo by Roman Pilipey/EPA-EFE June 16 (UPI) — China on Thursday launched three astronauts into space on the Shenzhou-12 craft that will later in…
Biden executive order bans investment in dozens of Chinese defense, tech firms
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on Thursday that bans U.S. entities from investing in dozens of Chinese companies with alleged ties to defense or surveillance technology sectors. The move, which his administration says expands the scope of a legally flawed Trump-era order, drew anger from Beijing.The Treasury Department will enforce and update on…
China GDP hits record 18.3%…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s economy grew by double digits in the latest quarter but an explosive rebound from the coronavirus pandemic is slowing abruptly as manufacturing and consumer spending return to normal.The economy grew by 18.3% over a year ago, official data showed Friday, a figure that was magnified by comparison with early 2020, when…
China slams US plan to expel phone carriers in tech clash
China’s government on Thursday called on Washington to drop efforts to expel three state-owned Chinese phone companies from the United States in a new clash...
US intelligence says Russia seeking to ‘denigrate’ Biden
Source:Â The Hill The top U.S. counterintelligence official announced Friday a series of foreign threats facing the 2020 presidential election, warning in particular that Russia is...
TikTok: Trump says he will ban Chinese video app in the US
Source:Â BBC President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the US. He told reporters he could sign an executive...
U.S., China envoys meet in South Korea amid high tensions
Source:Â UPI The top U.S. and Chinese envoys to South Korea held a rare meeting to discuss topics of bilateral concern in Seoul, the same day...
U.S. condemns China’s ‘disastrous proposal’ on Hong Kong: Pompeo
Source:Â Reuters U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday rebuked China for its proposed national security legislation on Hong Kong, calling it arbitrary and disastrous...
DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies
Source: Associated Press U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak - and how contagious the disease is - to stock...
Pompeo Says ‘Significant’ Evidence New Coronavirus Emerged From Chinese Lab
Source:Â Reuters Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the new coronavirus emerged from a Chinese laboratory,...