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China faces angry world seeking virus answers at key WHO meeting
Karen Leigh and Jason Scott, Bloomberg news. May 18, 2020. Read original news here. At the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s governing body since Covid-19 stormed the globe, China is set to be challenged on two of its … Continued The post China faces angry world seeking virus read more →
Coronavirus: India tops China’s tally of confirmed cases, nears Iran’s count
Neetu Chandra Sharma, Live Mint. May 18, 2020. Read original article here. Maharashtra has the highest number of cases at 29,100, followed by Tamil Nadu and Gujarat Globally, India now ranks 11th on the list of total confirmed cases India … Continued The post Coronavirus: India tops China’s tally of read more →
Leaked data suggests China may have 640,000 coronavirus cases, not 80,000
source:https://nypost.com/ By Ebony BowdenMay 14, 2020 | 4:01pm | Updated A leaked database from a Chinese military-run university suggests the country may have at least 640,000 COVID-19 cases — a figure substantially higher than Beijing’s dubious claim that it has seen just 80,000 coronavirus infections. The virus tracker, compiled by China’s National read more →
Congress Launches Investigation Into Chinese Infiltration of U.S. Colleges
source: https://freebeacon.com/ Adam Kredo – MAY 4, 2020 4:45 PM Leading House Republicans have launched a congressional investigation into China’s infiltration of American college campuses, according to a letter sent Monday to the Department of Education. Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas), GOP leader of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and six of read more →
Tibetans Demand China Disclose Fate of Boy Taken Away in ’95
By The Associated Press| May 17, 2020| Read the original article here BEIJING — Tibet’s self-declared government-in-exile marked the 25th anniversary of the disappearance of a boy named as Tibetan Buddhism’s second highest figure by calling on China on Sunday to account … Continued The post Tibetans Demand China Disclose Fate of read more →
Gedhun Choekyi Niyima: Tibetan Buddhism’s ‘reincarnated’ leader who disappeared aged six
By Michael Bristow| BBC News| 17 May 2020| Read original news here There is only one photograph in circulation of the Tibetan Gedhun Choekyi Niyima, one of the world’s most famous “disappeared” persons. It is little more than a snapshot, taken … Continued The post Gedhun Choekyi Niyima: Tibetan Buddhism’s ‘reincarnated’ read more →
“Let World Know Where He Is”: US To China On Panchen Lama’s Disappearance
AFP| NDTV| 16 May 2020| Read the article here On May 14, 1995, the exiled Dalai Lama, a Nobel laureate with a wide global following, recognized six-year-old Gedhun Choekyi Nyima as the reincarnation of the Panchen Lama, the second most … Continued The post “Let World Know Where He Is”: read more →
25 Years After ‘Disappearing’ Tibetan Panchen Lama, China Is No Nearer to Its Goal
By Sophie Richardson| The Diplomat| May 15, 2020| Read the article here. May 17 marks 25 years since Chinese security forces took away a 6-year-old Tibetan child, Gendun Choeki Nyima, and his parents from a remote town in Tibet. They have not … Continued The post 25 Years After ‘Disappearing’ Tibetan Panchen read more →
Why there are two Panchen Lamas, and one is missing
China’s atheist ruling party wants to pick Tibetan Buddhist leaders The Economist| May 14th 2020| Read the article here To the great wall of mutual suspicion and recrimination that divides China and the United States, the American Senate is adding another brick. … Continued The post Why there are two Panchen Lamas, read more →
US senator unveils 18-point plan to hold China accountable for coronavirus outbreak
The Economic Times. Read the original article here. WASHINGTON: A top US senator has unveiled an 18-point plan, including enhancing military ties with India, to hold the Chinese government accountable for its “lies, deception, and cover-ups” that ultimately led to … Continued The post US senator unveils 18-point plan to read more →
Feds warn Chinese hackers targeting U.S. coronavirus research
The alert warns that organizations getting press attention for their research could face more attacks. Mark Wilson/Getty Images By TIM STARKS| Politico| 13 May 2020| Read original news here The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency warned today that Chinese … Continued The post Feds warn Chinese hackers targeting U.S. read more →
Trump on China: ’100 Trade Deals’ wouldn’t make up for coronavirus
Christina Wilkie for CNBC. Read the original article here. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Wednesday said any benefits from the U.S.-China trade deal he signed in January pale in comparison to the damage that has been caused by what … Continued The post Trump on China: ’100 Trade Deals’ read more →
China hacking poses ‘significant threat’ to US Covid-19 response, says FBI
Helen Davidson for The Guardian. Read the original article here. Organisations conducting research into Covid-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked to the Chinese government, according to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. Neither agency cited any … Continued The post China hacking poses ‘significant threat’ to read more →
US Senate introduces China sanctions bill over COVID-19 accounting
NDTV News. May 14, 2020. Read original article here. Washington: US Republican senators proposed legislation Tuesday that would empower President Donald Trump to slap sanctions on China if Beijing does not give a “full accounting” for the coronavirus outbreak. “The Chinese … Continued The post US Senate introduces China sanctions bill read more →
State Department Must Fill Long-Vacant Post on Tibetan Affairs: Religious Freedoms Group
Reported by Tashi Wangchuk for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Written in English by Richard Finney. Read the original article here. The Trump administration must move quickly to fill a long-vacant State Department position focused on Tibetan issues, a bipartisan U.S. commission … Continued The post State Department Must Fill Long-Vacant Post read more →