Year: 2020
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US-China ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal to be Signed This Month
The “phase one” U.S.-China trade will be signed by President Donald Trump and Chinese officials on Jan. 15 at the White House, the president announced on Dec. 31. “High level representatives of China will be present. At a later date I will be going to Beijing where talks…
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Dozens in Central Chinese City Hospitalized for SARS-like Pneumonia
Twenty-seven cases of a “lung inflammation caused by a virus of unknown origin” have been registered in the city of Wuhan, central China, according to local authorities. Online media outlets and comments were quick to draw parallels with the deadly SARS outbreak that killed hundreds in 2003 when it appeared…
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America’s 2020 Military Budget Focuses on Space Force, Countering China
During a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, President Donald Trump signed this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which allocates a $738-billion budget to the U.S. military and related functions. Before arriving at the White House, the NDAA passed the House of Representatives on Dec. 11 by a 377…
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‘Persist in 2020’: 1 Million Hongkongers Take Part in New Year March
Hong Kong saw as many as a million people march on New Year’s Day 2020, chanting pro-democracy slogans as they crowded the streets that afternoon. Marchers held signs and flags emblazoned with protest slogans, such as the ubiquitous “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our times,” “Five…