Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook is in a fake news ‘arms race’ against Russia, Iran and China as he bids to stop electoral interference and coronavirus misinformation The comments came during Zuckerberg’s first broadcast interview in five years He is ‘pretty confident’ Facebook will ‘protect the integrity’ of the US election   Facebook has been fighting campaigns … Read more

China change rules on iron-ore imports

‘This is a warning’: China issues ANOTHER threat as it announces new checks on Australia’s iron ore as trade tensions escalate again after Canberra backed COVID-19 probe By Charlie Moore, Political Reporter For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:18 BST, 21 May 2020 | Updated: 03:28 BST, 21 May 2020 China has changed customs rules for … Read more

Trump takes aim at China accusing it of ‘mass worldwide killing’ by ‘incompetence’ over coronavirus

Donald Trump bashed China Wednesday morning for its ‘incompetence’ leading to worldwide deaths from the coronavirus pandemic – as the U.S. maintains the highest number of cases and deaths of any other country. ‘Some wacko in China just released a statement blaming everybody other than China for the Virus which has now killed hundreds of … Read more

Coronavirus: Trump accuses China of ‘mass worldwide killing’

Donald Trump bashed China Wednesday morning for its ‘incompetence’ leading to worldwide deaths from the coronavirus pandemic – as the U.S. maintains the highest number of cases and deaths of any other country. ‘Some wacko in China just released a statement blaming everybody other than China for the Virus which has now killed hundreds of … Read more

Australia fights back against Beijing after China imposes tariffs

Australia has today threatened to take China to the World Trade Organisation to settle an export dispute which is overshadowed by a row over the coronavirus pandemic. Canberra says it ‘reserves the right’ to argue its case at the WTO after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley exports.   China’s move is … Read more

Donald Trump threatens to permanently pull WHO funding in excoriating letter

Donald Trump late Monday threatened to permanently stop funding of the World Health Organization and reconsider membership of the United States in the body. The president shared a four page letter written to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to Twitter, saying the organization needs to make ‘major substantive improvements within the next 30 days’ for US … Read more

Fight breaks out in Hong Kong parliament in row over criminalising abuse of China’s national anthem 

Hong Kong’s parliament plunged into chaotic scuffles for the second time this month as pro-Beijing politicians took control of a key committee on Monday. Securing the House Committee, which scrutinises bills before a second reading in the legislative council, paves the way for a debate on a bill that would make it a crime to insult … Read more

Fears of global trade war with China after Beijing slaps an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports

There are fears Britain could be dragged into a global trade war with China after Beijing slapped an 80 per cent tariff on Australian exports as punishment for demanding an independent coronavirus inquiry – which 100 nations including the UK supported.      The World Health Organization bowed to calls from most of its member states to … Read more

Chinese people must keep wearing masks ‘for at least another year’ to stop the spread of COVID-19

People in China must keep wearing face masks ‘for at least another year’ to fend off the killer bug, Beijing’s top coronavirus expert has warned. Zhang Boli, a medical specialist who was appointed by Beijing to supervise the country’s coronavirus response, asserted that wearing face coverings should become a norm for Chinese citizens even when … Read more