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World Trump lashes China as UN warns against ‘Cold War’ US President Donald Trump cast blame on China over the coronavirus pandemic in an address on Tuesday before the United Nations, whose chief warned... 9 hours ago
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World Chinese tycoon and Xi critic jailed for 18 years for corruption A Chinese tycoon who called President Xi Jinping a clown and criticised his handling of the coronavirus outbreak was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday... on 22 September 2020
World China ‘must back off’, says Taiwan Taiwan on Tuesday demanded that China "back off" and accused it of threatening peace, after a Beijing official rejected a largely respected marine... on 22 September 2020
World Chinese tycoon and Xi critic jailed for 18 years for corruption A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for "corruption, bribery and embezzlement... on 22 September 2020
Health Stranded babies, sobbing parents : Pandemic splits surrogates from families Cherry Lin wistfully strokes a babygrow, fretting it may be too small for a son she is yet to meet -- one of hundreds of Chinese mothers estranged... on 22 September 2020
World Vatican, China prepare to renew historic deal to US anger The Vatican and China are preparing to renew a historic deal on the appointment of bishops that has slightly thawed icy relations -- much to... on 22 September 2020
World New York police officer charged with spying for China US authorities have charged a New York police officer with espionage, accusing him of gathering information about the city's Tibetan community... on 22 September 2020
World Trump vows to block any TikTok deal that allows Chinese control A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt Monday when President Donald Trump vowed to block any deal... on 21 September 2020
World TikTok deal aims to thread needle on US, China demands A fragile deal to put the popular video app TikTok in American control appeared in jeopardy Monday amid disagreement on the ownership structure... on 21 September 2020
World Beijing says support for Taiwan independence ‘doomed to fail’ China ramped up its rhetoric over Taiwan on Monday, describing any support for its independence as "doomed to fail", and threatened retaliation... on 21 September 2020
