Geopolitics

Whose side is WHO on? Critics say group fronts for China

From the very start of the coronavirus crisis, the World Health Organization (WHO) has circulated Chinese propaganda about the outbreak. That is not surprising given who the world health body's current director-general is, reports say. Read More.

Report details massive Chinese influence operations via Twitter

The Chinese government is engaged in a coordinated influence campaign which uses some 10,000 suspected fake Twitter accounts to spread propaganda and disinformation about the Wuhan coronavirus, a report said. Read More.

Unreported: Seoul government invited nation's virus outbreak

In January, South Korea reportedly sent millions of masks to China amid the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. Read More.

Hong Kong bishop blows lid off Vatican's 'hopeless' China deal

In an appeal he sent to the world's 223 cardinals, Cardinal Joseph Zen, the retired Bishop of Hong Kong, warned that the Catholic Church in China is being "murdered" by the communist regime while the Vatican stands idly by. Read More.

Olympics schedule disrupted for first time since world wars

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach on Tuesday announced that the 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be postponed for about one year due to the coronavirus crisis. Read More.

'Perfectly in synch': Trump-obsessed media and CCP

In its massive propaganda campaign aimed at deflecting responsibility for the coronavirus outbreak, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is finding a compliant ally in the U.S. corporate media, analysts say. Read More.

State of emergency lifted in Hokkaido, Japan

Health officials in Japan said the country has done "quite well" in getting the coronavirus outbreak under control. The state of emergency has been lifted on Hokkaido, the northernmost prefecture that was hit hardest by the outbreak. Read More.

Khamenei joins China's propaganda war on U.S.

In rejecting U.S. assistance to fight the coronavirus outbreak, Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday reinforced Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda that the virus originated in the United States. Read More.

Meanwhile, Kim's sister praises President Trump's letter

U.S. President Donald Trump has offered to help North Korea in its fight against the coronavirus, the sister of dictator Kim Jong-Un said on Sunday. Read More.

WHO dismissed Taiwan's early warnings about coronavirus

Taiwanese officials blamed the WHO's close relationship with China for its failure to act on early warnings of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus. Read More.

On Iranian holiday, Trump calls for 'brighter, freer future'

U.S. President Donald Trump has used an annual message to Iranians and others celebrating Norouz, the Persian New Year, to call for a "brighter, freer future" for Iran. Read More.

Pillsbury on China's collusion: 'They want Joe Biden'

'In recent days, the Chinese have placed a new bet. They want Joe Biden to become president.' Read More.

Initial WHO report linked coronavirus to Wuhan, China

The World Health Organization (WHO) first reported on the spread of a previously-unknown virus on Dec. 31, 2019. The virus was linked to a number of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, a city in Eastern China. Read More.

Coronavirus fatalities in Italy had other serious health issues

A study by Italy's national health authority found that more than 99 percent of the country's coronavirus fatalities were people who suffered from previous medical conditions. Read More.

Border states with Canada have highest coronavirus rate

Millions of noncitizens were allowed to enter the United States via its northern border with Canada before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a national lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak. Read More.