May 03 DHS report: China hid virus' severity to hoard supplies By Will Weissert, Associated Press U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show. Continue reading
May 02 AP FACT CHECK: Testing 'czar' rebuts Trump; vet care hyped By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Actually, Trump is nowhere close in his prediction of providing 5 million tests a day, according to his own federal “testing czar.”… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 5:29 What ongoing tensions over the pandemic mean for the U.S. and China Tensions continue to rise between the Trump administration and China over the handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. has blamed China for not containing the virus quickly; China has fired back against the criticism, saying the U.S. didn’t… Continue watching
May 01 Forbidden City, parks in Chinese capital reopen to public By Associated Press Beijing's parks and museums including the ancient Forbidden City have reopened to the public after being closed for months by the coronavirus pandemic. The Forbidden City, past home to China's emperors, is allowing just 5,000 visitors daily, down from 80,000. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 8:10 The U.S.-China battle to control COVID-19 narrative -- and blame By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has accused China of a cover-up during the early days of COVID-19, the latest in the U.S. rhetorical pressure campaign. China has pushed back, launching an information war that included conspiracy theories and highly publicized… Continue watching
Apr 22 Why Jane Goodall says human disregard for nature led to the coronavirus pandemic By Joshua Barajas “We are all interconnected,” the famed primatologist, and a leading voice in conservation efforts, told the PBS NewsHour. “And if we don’t get that lesson from this pandemic, then maybe we never will.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: WHO responds to Trump criticism, saying it gave world 'enough time to respond' By Associated Press The head of the World Health Organization says the agency declared the outbreak of COVID-19 to be a global emergency “early enough.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 China calls virus lawsuit brought by U.S. state 'very absurd' By Associated Press Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said the legal action has “no factual and legal basis at all."… Continue reading
Apr 21 China: It's time to cooperate against virus By Associated Press “As the two biggest economies in the world, China and the United States need to lead the effort to fighting the coronavirus,” Consul-General Huang Ping said. Continue reading
Apr 18 Hong Kong police arrest democracy activists, media tycoon By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong police have arrested at least 14 pro-democracy lawmakers, activists and a media tycoon on charges of joining unlawful protests last year calling for reforms. Continue reading