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World Jul 22
China won’t accept WHO’s second phase plan to study COVID-19 originsChina's vice minister of the country's National Health Commission said he was "rather taken aback" that the plan includes further investigation of the theory that the virus might have leaked from a Chinese lab.
Science May 15
China lands on Mars in major advance for its space ambitionsChina landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday, a technically challenging feat more difficult than a moon landing, in the latest step forward for its ambitious goals in space.
Politics Jul 22
WATCH: Senate Foreign Relations Committee holds hearing on competition with ChinaThe United States has ordered China to close its consulate in Houston in the latest escalation of tensions between the world's largest economies.
World Jul 14
China accuses U.S. of sowing discord in South China SeaThe Trump administration's rejection of broad Chinese claims to much of the South China Sea came across in Asia as an election-year political move, with some appealing for calm amid fears of greater tensions.
World Jun 30
China approves contentious Hong Kong national security lawHONG KONG (AP) — China approved a contentious national security law that will allow authorities to crack down on subversive and secessionist activity in Hong Kong, a move many see as Beijing’s boldest yet to erase the legal firewall between…
World Jun 28
World hits coronavirus milestones amid fears of worse to comeThe world surpassed two sobering coronavirus milestones Sunday -- 500,000 confirmed deaths, 10 million confirmed cases -- and hit another high mark for daily new infections as governments that attempted reopenings continued to backtrack and warn that worse news could…
World Jun 17
New Beijing outbreak raises virus fears for rest of worldChina raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights into Beijing amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital.
World Jun 16
Beijing expands lockdowns as cases top 100 in new outbreakChinese authorities locked down a third neighborhood in Beijing on Tuesday as they rushed to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus outbreak that has infected more than 100 people in a country that appeared to have largely contained the…
World May 21
China considering a bill to crack down on Hong Kong oppositionChina’s ceremonial parliament will consider a bill that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, says spokesperson.
World Apr 18
Nations debate easing lockdown as economic hardship growsGovernments around the world are wrestling with when and how to lift economically painful virus-control measures as unemployment rises and rent payments come due.