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China imposes visa restrictions on US personnel ‘with egregious behaviour’ on Tibet

BEIJING: China has imposed visa restrictions on US personnel “with egregious behavior on Tibet,” CGTN reported. This comes in response to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement of visa restrictions on some Chinese officials under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, 2018. “In response to the wrong actions of the US side, China has […]

US, China at ‘brink of new Cold War’: Chinese foreign minister

BEIJING: The United States is pushing relations with China to “the brink of a new Cold War”, the Chinese foreign minister said on Sunday, with tensions soaring over coronavirus, Hong Kong’s status and other issues. “It has come to our attention that some political forces in the US are taking China-US relations hostage and pushing […]

Asymptomatic COVID-19 cases increase in Wuhan, residents asked to stay home

BEIJING: The authorities in China’s Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, on Friday asked its residents to stay at home and avoid non-essential outings amid fears of a possible rebound of the disease due to the steady rise in the asymptomatic cases, days after the nine-week lockdown was relaxed in the city. Asymptomatic coronavirus […]

China ready to provide assistance to control coronavirus spread in India

BEIJING: China on Monday “applauded” the aid sent by India during the height of Beijing’s battle against the deadly coronavirus and said it would like to share its experience in handling the COVID-19 with New Delhi and provide necessary assistance in preventing its spread. India sent about 15 tonnes of medical assistance comprising masks, gloves […]

China, on coronavirus PR offensive, sends masks and experts to struggling governments

BEIJING: As the fight against the new virus shifts to Europe and beyond, China is supplying millions of masks and other desperately needed items to struggling governments, hoping to build political ties and defuse criticism that it allowed the disease to spread early on. Serbia’s president plans to be at the airport this weekend to […]