Xi Jinping visits Wuhan in show of confidence as China turns corner on coronavirus
Xi’s low profile led to speculation that the State was trying to ensure that he didn’t take blame for alleged covering up for slow response.
China hardens virus defences as death toll hits 56
Outside the epicentre, three cities and an eastern province announced bans on long-distance buses from entering or leaving their borders.
China sentences ex-Interpol chief to 13 years in jail
A former Interpol chief accused of bribery was sentenced to 13-and-a-half years in jail by a Chinese court on Tuesday. Meng Hongwei, who was the first Chinese head of Interpol, vanished on a trip back to the country from France in September 2018. China later confirmed he had been detained as part of President Xi […]
NDEGWA: We need to take stand in US-China trade row
Stephen Ndegwa The escalating trade spat between the two largest economies in the world—the United States and China, —is emerging as a serious threat to the global economy. China must have seen it coming, after claims by the US for over a decade that Chinese tech giant Huawei was engaged in unfair trade practices and […]