Trump raises fears of new trade war with China by announcing White House press conference

The Trump administration may soon expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities and impose other sanctions against Chinese officials in the latest signs of tensions between Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong. President Trump said he would make an … Read more

Twitter ‘fact checks’ two-month-old tweets by China as Trump threatens web giants with bias probes

Twitter has fact-checked China after it flagged Donald Trump‘s tweets for accuracy and sparked fury from the US president. Exclamation point warnings marked, ‘Get the facts about COVID-19,’ were added to tweets from spokesman Lijian Zhao, who claimed: ‘It might be US army who brought the epidemic to Wuhan.’ The tweets that are more than … Read more

Fossil of a toothless pterosaur commonly found in China and Brazil is discovered in the UK

Chinese pterodactyl wings its way to the UK: Fossil of a toothless pterosaur commonly found in China and Brazil is discovered on the Isle of Wight The specimen was found by a dog walker in Sandown Bay on the island’s coast University of Portsmouth palaeontologists identified it as a toothless jawbone The fossil — ‘Wightia … Read more

China passes national security law for Hong Kong amid international controversy

China passes national security law for Hong Kong amid international controversy after the US revokes the city’s ‘special status’ in protest By Billie Thomson For Mailonline Published: 08:10 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 08:14 BST, 28 May 2020 China‘s parliament has approved the decision to go forward with a law tackling secession, subversion, terrorism … Read more

YouTube influencer Myka Stauffer draws backlash for rehoming her autistic four-year-old son

YouTube influencer Myka Stauffer draws backlash for ‘rehoming’ her autistic four-year-old son three years after adopting him from China YouTube influencer is facing criticism for giving up her four-year-old adopted son to another home after adopting him from China Myka Stauffer, 33, and her husband James posted a tearful video on Tuesday saying they’ve decided … Read more

Police fire pepper pellets and arrest dozens of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

Police have fired pepper pellets and arrested dozens of protesters in Hong Kong as they try to block politicians from debating a controversial national anthem bill. Officers clashed with activists in the city-state’s central business district on Wednesday after plans to blockade parliament were abandoned when the area was flooded with armed officers. Demonstrations have … Read more

Coronavirus China: Air pollution returns to high levels

Air pollution plummeted over China starting in February when the country enforced lockdowns due to the coronavirus, but new data reveals emissions have rebounded since orders were lifted in April. NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) released images showing nitrogen levels from vehicles and industrial facilities have returned to near normal for this time of … Read more