China on HotAir

China

Jul 2020

WHO quietly admits China didn’t self-report the coronavirus as initially claimed

John Sexton Jul 02, 2020 4:41 PM

“…the CCP never reported the virus outbreak to the WHO”

The fall of Hong Kong

Jazz Shaw Jul 01, 2020 12:36 PM

Sweeping arrests for… carrying signs

Jun 2020

Sec. Pompeo calls on China to end ‘creeping genocide’ of Uighurs

John Sexton Jun 30, 2020 8:41 PM

“We…ask all nations to join the United States in demanding an end to these dehumanizing abuses.”

Good news from woke NBA commissioner: Our relationship with China’s totalitarian government is improving

Allahpundit Jun 30, 2020 8:01 PM

“[T]hey have a different form of government.”

NYT: Are you ready for … another pandemic from China?

Ed Morrissey Jun 30, 2020 9:21 AM

“Keep that in mind before you start rending your garments in anticipation of the apocalypse.”

China begins review of Hong Kong security law

Taylor Millard Jun 28, 2020 6:31 PM

Crushing dissent.

China to US: Keep pushing us on human rights and the trade deal will suffer

John Sexton Jun 26, 2020 1:01 PM

“Red lines shouldn’t be crossed.”

A multinational tech company installed software to pay taxes in China, then discovered malware inside

John Sexton Jun 25, 2020 8:01 PM

“At this point, we are unable to determine how widespread this software is.”

Cuomo: We had so many nursing home deaths because the feds didn’t tell us the virus was coming from Europe

Allahpundit Jun 22, 2020 7:31 PM

What?

Iran accused of hiding nuclear activity by U.S. and EU countries

John Sexton Jun 19, 2020 4:41 PM

“the first time in more than eight years that Tehran has been accused of obstructing inspections”

Satellite images suggest border clash in the Himalayas was prompted by Chinese activity

John Sexton Jun 18, 2020 4:43 PM

“…it looks like China is constructing roads in the valley and possibly damming the river”

Beijing raises coronavirus alert level, closes schools and cuts flights

John Sexton Jun 17, 2020 1:01 PM

“1,255 flights were cancelled at two Beijing airports, accounting for 70 per cent of scheduled trips”

Zoom shut down conference calls on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre at China’s request

John Sexton Jun 16, 2020 9:21 PM

“…we made the decision to end three of the four meetings and suspended or terminated the host accounts”

Chinese and Indian soldiers killed after fighting with rocks and clubs at a remote border in the Himalayas (Update)

John Sexton Jun 16, 2020 3:01 PM

“Stones, steel poles, bamboo poles with nails embed on them were used by the Chinese to attack the Indian troops.”

Rubio to Zoom: Explain your interventions against China’s critics — here in the US

Ed Morrissey Jun 11, 2020 3:21 PM

Zoom: Okay, “a few recent meetings” got disrupted.

Harvard chemistry professor indicted for concealing connection to China’s Thousand Talents Plan

John Sexton Jun 10, 2020 1:01 PM

“…Lieber became a ‘Strategic Scientist’ at Wuhan University of Technology”

Chinese re-education camps ask detainees to pick a crime off a list before holding a sham trial

John Sexton Jun 09, 2020 7:01 PM

“If you don’t confess, you will stay here forever.”

Satellite data suggest coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan months earlier than believed

John Sexton Jun 08, 2020 3:21 PM

“Something was happening in October.”

On anniversary of Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong criminalizes insulting the Chinese anthem

John Sexton Jun 04, 2020 2:41 PM

“Booing, changing the lyrics or disrespecting the song is now punishable with up to three years in prison…”

WHO officials: Yeah, we knew China was hiding info on COVID-19

Ed Morrissey Jun 02, 2020 6:41 PM

Partners in crime.

China, Iran are lecturing the United States on human rights

John Sexton Jun 01, 2020 1:01 PM

“it is long overdue for the entire world to wage war against racism.”

May 2020

Trump: We’re ending special trade treatment of Hong Kong and cutting funding of WHO

John Sexton May 29, 2020 4:41 PM

“China has replaced this promised formula of ‘one country, two systems’ with ‘one country, one system.'”

Twitter fact-checks more tweets — from a Chinese spokesman who blamed the U.S. for coronavirus

Allahpundit May 28, 2020 4:01 PM

Arbiters of truth.

Why are Democrats fighting the revival of the US nuclear industry?

Jazz Shaw May 27, 2020 2:31 PM

Cutting our own throats

Sec. Pompeo: Hong Kong is no longer autonomous (as 360 protesters are arrested) (Update)

John Sexton May 27, 2020 1:03 PM

“No reasonable person can assert today that Hong Kong maintains a high degree of autonomy from China.”

Wuhan completes testing of 9 million residents, finds fewer than 200 new cases

John Sexton May 25, 2020 7:01 PM

“…each resident would be assigned a health score ranging from 0 to 100”

Quieter night in Hong Kong following protests, mass arrests

Taylor Millard May 24, 2020 8:01 PM

For now.

Chinese Foreign Minister: U.S. pushing towards a “New Cold War”

Karen Townsend May 24, 2020 3:31 PM

Tensions mount

The new crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy activists began almost immediately

Jazz Shaw May 24, 2020 9:31 AM

Rubber bullets and tear gas, arrests… the usual

China’s new “national security law” for Hong Kong is really… something

Jazz Shaw May 23, 2020 10:01 AM

Slipping away

Hong Kong lawmaker: China’s national security law ‘a knockout blow to the democracy movement’

John Sexton May 22, 2020 1:01 PM

“This is the critical moment of the beginning of the end for every single citizen in HK.”

Tomorrow could be the end of Hong Kong as we know it

John Sexton May 21, 2020 8:41 PM

“…saddest day in Hong Kong history”

Kamala Harris, Senate Dems: The Senate should focus its pandemic response on declaring “Wuhan virus” term raaaaaacist, or something

Ed Morrissey May 21, 2020 3:21 PM

Priorities.

Bloomberg: Don’t look now, but China just locked down over 100 million in new COVID-19 outbreak

Ed Morrissey May 19, 2020 2:41 PM

“Those who spread rumours or misinformation would be held responsible…”

Ben Sasse’s commencement speech blasted … by the press

Karen Townsend May 19, 2020 1:21 PM

His dumb dad jokes are racist.

Trump to WHO: Cut your China ties in 30 days … or else

Ed Morrissey May 19, 2020 8:41 AM

The canary in the corruptocrat-China coal mine?

Moderna’s vaccine candidate looking good per preliminary results from phase one trials

Allahpundit May 18, 2020 11:21 AM

“High probability.”

WHO let the plague out? Over 100 countries to demand UNGA probe

Ed Morrissey May 18, 2020 8:41 AM

Backfire.

Mother Jones: China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak was pretty bad

John Sexton May 15, 2020 2:42 PM

“…the CRS report does not cast the Chinese government in a good light.”

Trump admin limits chip sales to China’s Huawei Technologies, China threatens ‘endless investigations’ of US companies

John Sexton May 15, 2020 1:01 PM

“…investigate US companies such as Qualcomm, Cisco and Apple, and suspend the purchase of Boeing airplanes.”

CNBC: Get ready for new Trump EO to force essential-drug production in US

Ed Morrissey May 15, 2020 10:01 AM

Cutting China off?

Leaked database of coronavirus outbreaks from Chinese military university has 640,000 “updates”

Allahpundit May 14, 2020 9:21 PM

Numbers.

NYT reporter went too far in criticizing COVID-19 response… says NYT

Karen Townsend May 13, 2020 11:01 AM

“Went too far”

University of Arkansas professor arrested for concealing ties to China, the fifth case in the past year

John Sexton May 12, 2020 9:21 PM

“He worked for and received funding from Chinese companies and from the Thousand Talents program…”

WHO quietly admits China didn’t self-report the coronavirus as initially claimed

The fall of Hong Kong

Sec. Pompeo calls on China to end ‘creeping genocide’ of Uighurs

Good news from woke NBA commissioner: Our relationship with China’s totalitarian government is improving

NYT: Are you ready for … another pandemic from China?

China begins review of Hong Kong security law

China to US: Keep pushing us on human rights and the trade deal will suffer

A multinational tech company installed software to pay taxes in China, then discovered malware inside

Cuomo: We had so many nursing home deaths because the feds didn’t tell us the virus was coming from Europe

Iran accused of hiding nuclear activity by U.S. and EU countries

Satellite images suggest border clash in the Himalayas was prompted by Chinese activity

Beijing raises coronavirus alert level, closes schools and cuts flights

Zoom shut down conference calls on the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre at China’s request

Chinese and Indian soldiers killed after fighting with rocks and clubs at a remote border in the Himalayas (Update)

Rubio to Zoom: Explain your interventions against China’s critics — here in the US

Harvard chemistry professor indicted for concealing connection to China’s Thousand Talents Plan

Chinese re-education camps ask detainees to pick a crime off a list before holding a sham trial

Satellite data suggest coronavirus was spreading in Wuhan months earlier than believed

On anniversary of Tiananmen Square, Hong Kong criminalizes insulting the Chinese anthem

WHO officials: Yeah, we knew China was hiding info on COVID-19

China, Iran are lecturing the United States on human rights

Trump: We’re ending special trade treatment of Hong Kong and cutting funding of WHO

Twitter fact-checks more tweets — from a Chinese spokesman who blamed the U.S. for coronavirus

Why are Democrats fighting the revival of the US nuclear industry?

Sec. Pompeo: Hong Kong is no longer autonomous (as 360 protesters are arrested) (Update)

Wuhan completes testing of 9 million residents, finds fewer than 200 new cases

Quieter night in Hong Kong following protests, mass arrests

Chinese Foreign Minister: U.S. pushing towards a “New Cold War”

The new crackdown on Hong Kong’s democracy activists began almost immediately

China’s new “national security law” for Hong Kong is really… something

Hong Kong lawmaker: China’s national security law ‘a knockout blow to the democracy movement’

Tomorrow could be the end of Hong Kong as we know it

Kamala Harris, Senate Dems: The Senate should focus its pandemic response on declaring “Wuhan virus” term raaaaaacist, or something

Bloomberg: Don’t look now, but China just locked down over 100 million in new COVID-19 outbreak

Ben Sasse’s commencement speech blasted … by the press

Trump to WHO: Cut your China ties in 30 days … or else

Moderna’s vaccine candidate looking good per preliminary results from phase one trials

WHO let the plague out? Over 100 countries to demand UNGA probe

Mother Jones: China’s response to the coronavirus outbreak was pretty bad

Trump admin limits chip sales to China’s Huawei Technologies, China threatens ‘endless investigations’ of US companies

CNBC: Get ready for new Trump EO to force essential-drug production in US

Leaked database of coronavirus outbreaks from Chinese military university has 640,000 “updates”

NYT reporter went too far in criticizing COVID-19 response… says NYT

University of Arkansas professor arrested for concealing ties to China, the fifth case in the past year

Things just got real: Statewide mask mandate imposed in … Texas

Mystery deepens: Third Iran fire in a week damages centrifuge facility

WHO quietly admits China didn’t self-report the coronavirus as initially claimed