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Twitter puts to fact-checking chinese tweet about virus origins in US
May 29, 2020 08:47Twitter has tagged a Chinese government official’s tweet that suggests the new coronavirus has been brought to the Asian county by the US military.
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US-China strategic rivalry has entered 'high-risk period': Chinese official
May 29, 2020 06:44A Chinese top military official says the strategic rivalry between his country and the United States has entered a “high-risk period," with Washington having intensified “the suppression and containment” of China since the cornavirus pandemic hit the globe.
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Covid-19 and tourism: Can domestic travel address tourism slump in emerging markets?
May 29, 2020 04:14The revival of domestic travel in emerging markets is being led by countries that have been comparatively successful in avoiding large-scale outbreaks of the coronavirus, and which rely on tourism for a significant portion of GDP. One such country is Vietnam, which by May 25 had limited COVID-19 cases to 326 and had not experienced a virus-related death. These results are remarkable considering Vietnam’s population of 97 million and its close geographical and economic ties with China.
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China rejects US call for UN Security Council meeting over Hong Kong
May 28, 2020 10:48China has rejected attempts by the United States to have the United Nations Security Council hold a meeting over Beijing’s proposed national security law for Hong Kong, emphasizing that the issue is an internal matter.
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Global CO2 emissions to drop 4-7% in 2020, but will it matter?
May 27, 2020 06:21Lead author Corinne Le Quere, a professor at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at the University of East Anglia said “Population confinement has led to drastic changes in energy use and CO2 emissions,” adding, “However, these extreme decreases are likely to be temporary, as they do not reflect structural changes in the economic, transport or energy systems.”
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China’s president orders military to prepare for war
May 27, 2020 05:54Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered China’s armed forces to “comprehensively” strengthen the training of troops and be prepared for war, as tensions rise between Beijing and a number of other countries.
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Hong Kong parliament debating security bill amid tightened security
May 27, 2020 05:50Hundreds of riot police have been deployed in and around Hong Kong’s financial district and parliament building as the Legislative Council debates a new national security bill.
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Hong Kong’s leader reaffirms new law would not harm rights, freedoms
May 26, 2020 03:03Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam has reiterated that the new national security law proposed by Beijing would not affect rights and freedoms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, amid a wave of protests over the bill.
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EU acknowledged China's rise, ‘end of US-led system before our eyes’
May 26, 2020 02:10The European Union is acknowledging the “end of an American-led system” in favor of China, suggesting that Europe should take an independent stance.
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China vows to shield firms from US sanctions over restive Xinjiang region
May 25, 2020 10:49Beijing has pledged to safeguard the Chinese firms and institutions that have been recently sanctioned by the United States over alleged human rights violations in the restive western region of Xinjiang.