“We assess that China prefers that President Trump does not win reelection,” said William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center. Washington: China has boosted its efforts to influence the US presidential election in November and wants President Donald Trump to lose because it sees him as “unpredictable,” […]
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US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned WeChat and TikTok, signing executive orders giving Americans 45 days to stop doing business with the platforms. Beijing, China: A US ban on the WeChat messaging platform could cut lines of communication between friends in China and America and force […]
BEIJING: Beijing accused the United States of “suppression” after President Donald Trump ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese social media giants TikTok and WeChat. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a regular press briefing on Friday (Aug 7) that the US move came at the expense of American users and […]
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attempted late Thursday to walk back remarks he made favorably comparing the diversity of the Latino community to that of the Black community. “Earlier today, I made some comments about diversity in the African American and Latino communities that I want to clarify,” Biden […]
Coronavirus: US President Trump and leaders of several countries have accused China of not being transparent in reporting the deadly disease, leading to huge human casualties and economic crisis across the world. Washington: The US will end its reliance on China and other foreign nations for pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, […]
The moves come amid concerns over campaigns by governments aimed at influencing elections and public sentiment in other countries through media outlets that disguise their true origins. Facebook, Twitter aim at thwarting efforts to deceive or divide voters San Francisco: Twitter and Facebook on Thursday announced moves to thwart […]
The bill will now go to President Donald Trump to be signed into a law, which will prohibit federal employees from downloading or using TikTok on any device issued by the federal government. Washington: The United States Senate on Thursday unanimously passed a bill banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok […]
Globalisation has made the elites who donate to politicians wealthy and has left nothing for our workers expect for poverty and heartache,” he added. Washington: China’s entry into the World Trade Organisation is the “worst of all deals” said US President Donald Trump on Thursday. “China’s entry into the World […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of sending a hit-squad to Canada in order to kill a former Saudi intelligence official. The failed plan to kill Saad al-Jabri was soon after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey, court documents filed in the US allege. […]
SHANGHAI: Washington’s plan to ban certain technologies of Chinese origin is a sign of “madness” in US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, China’s state-backed tabloid Global Times wrote in an editorial on Thursday (Aug 6). “Pompeo has uttered anti-China remarks almost every day, and constantly played tricks to intensify conflicts […]