Geopolitics

China issues 'clear threat' to Taiwan after loss of face

Communist China has issued "a clear threat to destroy Taiwan if it continues to offer a counter-coronavirus example to the world," a columnist noted. Read More.

CCP's 'naked self-interest': Virus sparks widespread call for action

The coronavirus crisis is not the first time the world has suffered due to China's negligence during a viral outbreak. But governments worldwide should work to ensure that it is the last, analysts say. Read More.

'Absurd and immoral': China wins seat on UN Human Rights Council

China's appointment to a seat on the Consultative Group of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) has sparked global outrage from human rights groups. Read More.

Japan sets fund to help firms shift operations from China

The disruption of supply chains due to the Wuhan coronavirus crisis has led Japan to set aside ¥243.5 billion (nearly 2.5 U.S.) of its economic support package to help manufacturers shift production out of China. Read More.

Who is WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus?

When the term of World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan, a Chinese citizen, ended in 2017, the regime of Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping pushed hard for Ethiopian microbiologist Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as her successor. Read More.

WHO chief in war of words with USA and Taiwan, but not China

President Donald Trump intends to continue asking "tough questions" of the World Health Organization (WHO) as the WHO's director-general launched into a tirade over criticism of the organization's repeating Chinese propaganda on the extent of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. officials say. Read More.

High-tech totalitarianism: CCP tactics well known by minorities

The repressive policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which have seen hundreds of thousands of ethnic minorities sent to prison camps in China, are also responsible for tens of thousands of deaths worldwide due to the CCP's decision to hide the extent of the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, activists say. Read More.

What China omitted from its official coronavirus timeline

A timeline for the coronavirus published by China's official propaganda outlet Xinhua failed to mention several critical events in the crisis. Read More.

Making China pay: Lawsuit filed in Texas for $20 trillion

People died and economies collapsed as the result of China's coronavirus negligence. Many are calling on China to pay for the damage it maliciously inflicted on the world. Read More.

How to control coronavirus: Taiwan vs South Korea

Taiwan and South Korea have been lauded by many health officials and media organizations as models of successful strategies to combat the coronavirus. Read More.

Ka-ching: China has sold 4 billion masks abroad since March

After allowing the Wuhan coronavirus to escape its borders to become a worldwide health catastrophe, China is now cashing in on the pandemic to the tune of billions of dollars via the export of medical supplies. Read More.

Japan, Sweden opt for keeping economies open despite crisis

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday said he will declare a state of emergency in seven prefectures but added that the declaration does not amount to a lockdown. Read More.

Think tank calculates China's legal obligation: $6.5 trillion

Had the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) provided accurate information at an early juncture of the coronavirus outbreak "the infection would not have left China," a UK-based think tank said. Read More.

Missing: Doctor was reprimanded for coronavirus warning

A Chinese doctor who was one of the first to publicly warn about the coronavirus has gone missing, sparking fears that she has been detained by Chinese authorities, reports say. Read More.

Trump warns Iran over projected covert Iraq attack

Iran would "pay a heavy price" for an attack on American troops or assets in Iraq, U.S. President Donald Trump warned. Read More.