Feb 11 U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat By Tali Arbel, Associated Press The Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump administration to ban them based on claimed national-security threats were justified. Continue reading
Feb 11 China bans BBC news broadcasts in apparent retaliatory move By Associated Press The BBC already is generally not viewable in China outside of some hotels, businesses and residential compounds for foreigners. It wasn't immediately clear if the ban would affect reception in those facilities. Continue reading
Feb 11 India, China begin troop withdrawal from contested border By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press China and India are pulling back front-line troops from disputed portions of their mountain border where they have been in a standoff for months, both countries said. Continue reading
Feb 10 Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves By Tali Arbel, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Georgia prosecutor opens probe into Trump's efforts to influence election In our news wrap Wednesday, a Georgia prosecutor opened a criminal investigation into former President Trump's efforts to influence the state’s presidential vote count, the CDC reported that wearing two face masks is more effective against COVID-19, President Biden ordered… Continue watching
Feb 08 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press Press secretary Jen Psaki is expressing concern that China has not been outspoken against what the White House is describing as a coup in Myanmar. Continue reading
Feb 07 Next stop Mars: 3 spacecraft arriving in quick succession By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After hurtling hundreds of millions of miles through space since last summer, three robotic explorers are ready to hit the brakes at Mars. The stakes — and anxiety — are sky high. Continue reading
Feb 06 China gives approval for broader use of Sinovac vaccine By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Regulators gave conditional approval for Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s shot, CoronaVac, on Friday, clearing the way for general use, The National Medical Products Administration announced in a statement Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 03 Groups call for boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics next year By Associated Press A coalition of 180 rights group on Wednesday called for a boycott due to reported human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in China. Continue reading
Feb 01 WHO team probing pandemic origins visits disease control centers in Wuhan By Associated Press WUHAN, China (AP) — A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic visited two disease control centers on Monday that had an early hand in managing the outbreak in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. The… Continue reading