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Nov 12 2014
News
Climate Experts Applaud Plan, Buit Say China Could Do More
A pledge on Wednesday from President Xi Jinping of China to help fight climate change is expected to send a strong signal, since meeting global emissions-reduction goals will require sustained efforts from Beijing in curbing the country’s addiction to coal and greatly bolstering sources of renewable energy, analysts and policy advisers say.
New York Times (News)Aug 25 2019
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White House Says Trump Regrets Not Raising Tariffs Higher
The White House doubled down on President Trump’s commitment to the U.S. trade war with China after the president appeared to show a glimmer of regret about escalating trade tensions at the Group of Seven summit here, where world leaders have largely decried his trade practices. Asked during a breakfast Sunday with U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson whether he had any second thoughts about
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 22 2020
News
US Closes China's Houston Consulate, China Considers Wuhan Retaliation
The U.S. said Wednesday that it has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston "to protect American intellectual property and American's private information." As a result, China is reportedly considering ordering the U.S. Consulate in Wuhan shuttered.
China condemned the move, which comes at a time of rising tensions between the world's two largest economies. Foreign Ministry
Newsmax (News)Sep 30 2014
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Hong Kong Leader To Protesters: 'Stop Campaign Immediately'
Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying has appealed to pro-democracy demonstrators who've brought parts of the Asian financial hub to a standstill in recent days, to halt their campaign "immediately" because Beijing won't accede to their demands. But protesters have promised to announce a new phase of civil disobedience if reforms aren't forthcoming.
NPR (Online News)Sep 29 2014
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Hong Kong Tense As Democracy Activists Face Down Police
Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters, wearing surgical masks and holding umbrellas to ward off tear gas lobbed by police, have continued to throng Hong Kong's Central business district and other areas of the city, calling on Beijing to make good on a promise to allow the former British colony to choose its next leader.
NPR (Online News)Mar 26 2021
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Former CDC Director, Now Free to Share Opinion, Reveals Where He Believes COVID Originated
Former CDC Director Robert Redfield, who served under President Trump, is making headlines Friday after he shared his belief that the coronavirus, which has now killed over 2 million people, originated in a lab in Wuhan, China.
“If I was to guess, this virus started transmitting somewhere in September, October in Wuhan,” Redfield told CNN's Sanjay Gupta. “That’s my own feelings. And
TownhallMay 01 2020
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Virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Millions of workers worldwide marked international labor day on Friday trapped between hunger and fear — struggling without jobs or worried they don’t have enough protections against the coronavirus as more countries and states reopen for business.
Beijing’s Forbidden City, the imperial palace turned museum that is one of China’s biggest tourist attractions,
Associated PressNov 13 2020
News
Potential Biden Cabinet Pick a Frequent Guest on Chinese Propaganda Outlets
Jeffrey Sachs, an economist and potential progressive pick for a cabinet position under a Joe Biden administration, appeared on Chinese propaganda outlets throughout the 2020 campaign to blast U.S. foreign policy as an "unholy crusade against China."
Sachs, a Columbia University economist, contributed to scathing articles in the Global Times, China Daily, and other regime mouthpieces
Washington Free BeaconApr 21 2016
Opinion
The teachable moment of Saudi Arabia’s economic threat against the United States
Back in the early days of the Great Recession, there was a lot of foreign policy pundit panic that China would somehow use its holdings of American debt as an economic lever to force Washington to kowtow to Beijing. Also back in those early days, I argued that this was nonsense. Seven years later, I like to occasionally bring up this fact, mostly because it’s one of the rare times I think I
Washington PostJul 21 2019
News
Chinese Money in the U.S. Dries Up as Trade War Drags On
Growing distrust between the United States and China has slowed the once steady flow of Chinese cash into America, with Chinese investment plummeting by nearly 90 percent since President Trump took office. The falloff, which is being felt broadly across the economy, stems from tougher regulatory scrutiny in the United States and a less hospitable climate toward Chinese investment, as well
New York Times (News)