Hong Kong (AP) — Supporters of Hong Kong’s protest movement are adapting their methods since China imposed a feared national security law on the city. To make their voices heard without violating the law, protesters are amending their slogans and protest songs, and even holding up blank pieces of paper to express opposition to the…
Washington D.C. (AP) The Trump administration is making ever louder pronouncements casting blame on China for the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to sidestep domestic criticism of the president’s own response, tarnish China’s global reputation and give the U.S. leverage on trade and other aspects of U.S.-China competition. President Donald Trump has vowed to penalize China for…
Beijing, China (AP) — Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms overseas with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of not acting quickly enough to stem the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. They belong to a new generation of “Wolf Warrior” diplomats, named after patriotic blockbuster films starring a muscle-bound Chinese commando killing…
HONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on Hong Kong protests (all times local): 5 p.m. Hong Kong police are calling on protesters barricaded inside the city’s Polytechnic University to surrender and face justice, saying they have no other option given the level of violence in recent days. The regional commander of Kowloon West district, Cheuk…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) U.S. Senator from Missouri Josh Hawley is calling out tech-giant Google for it’s role in the spread of misinformation during pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. In a letter sent Tuesday to Google’s CEO, Hawley expresses his concern after the company mistranslated the phrase, “I am sad to see Hong Kong become part…
BEIJING, CHINA (AP) — China said Monday it would begin regulating all fentanyl-related drugs as a class of controlled substances, in a change U.S. officials had long advocated as a way to stem the flow of lethal opioids from China. The sweeping change in the way China regulates drugs that mimic fentanyl takes effect May…
By JOE McDONALD , AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Apple Inc.’s $1,000 iPhone is a tough sell to consumers in China unnerved by an economic slump and the trade war with the U.S. CEO Tim Cook said in a letter to shareholders Wednesday that demand for iPhones is waning and revenue for the last quarter…
By ANNABELLE LIANG and ELAINE KURTENBACH , Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — The U.S. and China offered rival visions for the Asia-Pacific region Thursday at a summit of Southeast Asian nations whose economies and strategic interests are deeply entwined with both powers, with Vice President Mike Pence saying there was no room for “empire or aggression”…
By ERIKA KINETZ , Associated Press SHANGHAI (AP) — China has given companies linked to U.S. President Donald Trump and his daughter 18 new trademarks in the last two months, raising concerns about conflicts of interest in the White House on the eve of national elections. The trademarks cover products from perfume to voting machines and…
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) – A suspect in the 2017 kidnapping and slaying of a University of Illinois scholar from China wants to know if President Donald Trump spoke to Chinese officials about the case when he visited China in November. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that prosecutors revealed in a federal-court filing Friday that Brendt Christensen’s…