Trump demands US cut of Microsoft TikTok deal or he’ll ban app
US President Trump warns he will ban TikTok app, which is owned by China’s ByteDance, on 15 September if there is no deal.
Flu virus with ‘pandemic potential’ found in China
A bad new strain of influenza is among the top disease threats that experts are watching for, even as the world attempts end COVID-19.
China, India blame each other after fight in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed
Tuesday’s battle was reportedly fought with rocks and clubs. However, no shots were fired. China has yet to report its casualties.
US and Russia to resume nuclear talks, but China casts cloud
US intelligence has forecast that China is in the midst of doubling the size of its nuclear arsenal, troubling the Trump administration
China de-escalates airline spat with US
US said it would block Chinese passenger flights from June 16, raising concerns of another front being opened up in the economic titans’ standoff.
China warns US pushing relations to ‘brink of new Cold War’
Longstanding friction between the two powers over trade, human rights have been pushed to new heights since the virus outbreak.
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as protesters decry China security law plan
China is seeking to pass a law that would ban “treason, secession, sedition and subversion” in Hong Kong.