Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The spread of a deadly disease brings out the best and the worst in people. Upside, scientists look for causes and cures for the coronavirus, often coordinating through the World Health Organization, while doctors and nurses work tirelessly to care for the sick in hospitals and clinics. Negatively, unfounded […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 7, 2020 The Chinese “year of the rat” which began on Jan. 25, is off to a rocky start for the Chinese Communist Party. The pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, a disruptive trade war with the United States and now the deadly coronavirus are major setbacks for Chinese supreme leader Xi […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 6, 2020 Because China is a major supporter of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, travel between the two countries is common and that has officials deeply concerned that the Wuhan coronavirus could make its way to Venezuela and devastate a country that has no real healthcare system. “70 percent of hospitals in […]
FPI / February 6, 2020 The Trump administration has stepped up efforts to stop China’s extensive espionage operations in the United States. The administration’s efforts thus far have ensnared a growing group of Chinese government officials, business people, and academics who were caught pursuing American secrets. One main reason Chinese espionage, including extensive hacking in […]
FPI / February 5, 2020 Following a Feb. 3 high-level meeting, China’s leaders reportedly called for stricter controls on information relating to the coronavirus outbreak. During the early stages of the outbreak, China was criticized for suppressing vital information about the deadly virus which many analysts said contributed to the devastating epidemic. At the Feb. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2020 As the death toll from in China from the Wuhan coronavirus has surpassed that of the SARS outbreak of 2002 and 2003, the communist government’s response is being called into question. China’s Health Commission reported on Sunday that there were 361 deaths nationwide. During the SARS outbreak, 349 people […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2020 Officials in Taiwan are livid that the island nation is being included as part of China in the World Health Organization (WHO) emergency declaration on the coronavirus. Taiwan has reported just 10 cases of the virus, compared to more than 14,000 in China. But due to influence from the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2020 China’s communist party regime is facing perhaps its biggest crisis yet in the coronavirus outbreak, reports say. The death toll could be much higher than reported according to a report by Hong Kong-based news outlet Initium Media, which alleged the Chinese Communist government is secretly cremating victims of the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Amid deepening political and economic ties between Burma and China, the Southeast Asian state is being fully integrated into Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, emerging as a transportation hub and military asset. Yet at the same time, while Beijing’s leader Xi Jinping made a high […]
FPI / January 29, 2020 Geostrategy-Direct.com By Richard Fisher “What the hell had the Wuhan mayor and the Party committee secretary doing?” This was the anguished plea of a citizen of the city of Wuhan, who had to circumvent considerable Chinese control over the Internet to post this plea condemning his government’s and the Chinese […]
