‘An Invitation To Fuel A Disease’: Gordon Chang Explains Why China’s Wet Markets Are So Dangerous
STEPHANIE HAMILL VIDEO COLUMNIST Asian affairs expert Gordon Chang exploded on China after learning that some of the so called “wet markets” are reopening across the country. The wet market in the Chinese city of Wuhan is believed to be ground zero of the coronavirus outbreak. China ordered that its wet markets be shut down […]
Environmentalists Should Hope for Quick Economic Rebound
By Dr. Jay Lehr and Tom Harris We are starting to see significant pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions as a result of the economic slowdown caused by the world’s response to the COVID-19 virus. For example, Carbon Brief reported that GHG emissions in China had dropped at least 25% in February in comparison with the […]
What China Could not do Through Business and Politics, it Achieved with a Small Virus
By Sigrid Weidenweber Viruses, bacteria and fungal-driven illnesses have been plaguing man since time immemorial. But never has a virus shut down the entire world. Yet, China, with one small virus managed to eviscerate its enemy and competitor by turning a virus loose from its laboratories. Even during times of the plague, a […]
What the Virus Showed Us – An Unhealthy Dependence on China
By William Hicks Stop and consider all the politicians that have cost our nations economic future and health by becoming overly dependent upon China. Name all the businesses that have outsourced to China for their cheap sometimes slave labor. It would be different if what has been outsourced was just things we could […]
The Lessons of Coronavirus
By Wayne Allyn Root There are many lessons to be learned from this Coronavirus crisis. To quote former President Obama, this is a “teachable moment.” First, I’m on record. I was among the first talk show hosts in the country to warn of the dangers of this pandemic- when few knew it even existed. […]
POLITICS | Congressman Urges Firing of CalPERS CIO for Deep China Links, Investments
BY MARK TAPSCOTT WASHINGTON—Gov. Gavin Newsom should immediately fire California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) Chief Investment Officer Yu Ben Meng because of his “long and cozy relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.). In a Feb. 12 letter to Newsom, Banks pointed out that, with $360 billion in assets, CalPERS is […]
First American Dies From Coronavirus
BY MIMI NGUYEN LY A U.S. citizen who was diagnosed with the new coronavirus has died in Wuhan, China, in what appears to be the first known and confirmed death of an American from the viral outbreak. “We can confirm that a 60-year-old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on Feb. 6,” […]
US Declares Public Health Emergency Over Coronavirus, Blocks Recent Travelers to China
BY CATHY HE, EPOCH TIMES The United States will bar entry to foreign nationals who have been in mainland China in the past 14 days, in a ramp-up of efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The temporary ban will not apply to the immediate family of U.S. citizens or permanent residents and will take effect […]
Coronavirus Live Updates: First Case in Cambodia Confirmed
BY EPOCH TIMES STAFF The 2019 Novel Coronavirus has sickened thousands around the world and killed dozens. The virus continues spreading to new countries. It has no vaccine and no known cure. Check back for updates. 3:30 p.m. UTC—Cambodia Confirms First Case Cambodian officials on Monday said a patient in the country tested positive for the […]
BUSINESS | US, China Sign ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal, Calming Trade Tensions
BY EMEL AKAN WASHINGTON—The United States and China signed a much anticipated “phase one” trade deal on Jan. 15, making an important breakthrough in the nearly 2-year-old trade war. President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed the accord at a White House ceremony. “Together we are righting the wrongs of the past and delivering a […]
