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Japan accuses China of 'disinformation' over coronavirus outbreak

Japan has accused China of "disinformation" about the coronavirus and expressed "deep concern" about its claims in the South China Sea and the disputed Senkaku islands.

Europe News

EU foreign ministers urge more action on Turkey and China

Returning to Brussels for the first face-to-face meeting in months, EU foreign ministers are being urged to take a more robust approach to China over the new security law in Hong Kong, as well as against Ankara over Mediterranean drillings and the Libya arms embargo.

USA

China doing everything it can to be 'sole superpower' warns FBI chief

"China's malign foreign influence campaign targets our policies, our positions, 24/7, 365 days a year," FBI boss Christopher Wray said on Tuesday.

The Cube

What is the bubonic plague and is new case in China cause for concern?

After one person was confirmed to have contracted the bubonic plague in Inner Mongolia, is there really cause for concern?

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China

Chinese app TikTok to quit Hong Kong amid new security law controversy

It is the latest social media platform to take action after China's crackdown on pro-independence activities.

World News

Europeans' trust in US falls during coronavirus pandemic, survey finds

Trust in the US has fallen in the EU while negativity towards China has increased, leading many to call on the bloc to take a more unified response to global threats.

World News

Euroviews. The EU must be prepared to be critical of China. It can start with Hong Kong’s security law ǀ View

China’s action toward's Hong Kong is part of a pattern of increasingly confrontational behaviour that Europe needs to be much more forthright in calling out and responding to.

Europe News

Watch again: EU and China seek to ease tensions at summit

Chinese leaders and EU officials are seeking to cool tensions at a video summit on Monday, which will address new tariffs targeting Chinese firms, Beijing’s increasing control over Hong Kong, and the fallout from the coronavirus crisis.

Europe News

Analysis: EU and China trade blows over trade, what's the latest?

The EU is stepping up its efforts to guard against expansionist Chinese commercial policies. So how do both parties go forward?

Europe News

'China is necessary partner, like it or not,' says EU's top diplomat

MEPs called on Thursday for the EU to have a tougher approach on China and issue sanctions over the new national security law in Hong Kong.

China

Beijing faces new lockdown as cases spike in Chinese capital

A spike in cases near Beijing's biggest fruit and vegetable market has got the Chinese authorities spooked.

Europe News

EU lays out plan to tackle foreign interference in the Single Market

The EU has drawn up proposals to tackle foreign subsidies for EU companies, which it says are having an increasingly negative impact on competition.

World News

20 Indian troops killed in Himalayas clash with Chinese army

The clash in the Ladakh region Monday was the first deadly confrontation between India and China since 1975.

Europe News

'No final decision' on US troop withdrawal says NATO chief Stoltenberg

The move by Donald Trump to threaten the removal of American soldiers in Germany had caught the military alliance off guard. The first reports in the press date 5 June, and Stoltenberg confirmed to Euronews that he had spoken to Trump only last week about the plans.

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Beijing braces for second wave after 49 new COVID-19 cases confirmed

Beijing has closed the Xinfadi market, ordered tests to be carried out on all its workers and put surrounding neighbourhoods in lockdown.

China

Coronavirus: Fears of second wave as cases spike in China

The largest wholesale food market in #Beijing was shut by authorities this weekend, after the discovery of the first locally transmitted cases of #coronavirus in the Chinese capital for 50 days.

USA

Euroviews. How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View

Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights.

World News

NATO must become more political and global, says alliance's chief

Stoltenberg said allies should strive to reach political consensus quicker and get closer to like-minded countries including Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

China

Euroviews. China is stamping its mark on the post-COVID-19 world as a new global order begins to emerge ǀ View

China's provocative moves in Hong Kong, and the ensuing US response, reinforce the bilateral US-China rupture and formalises the establishment of a new global order that will define the remainder of the 21st century.

Europe News

EU expresses 'grave concern' over developments in Hong Kong

The EU’s Foreign Policy chief Josep Borrell defended the 'one country, two systems' principle but no sanctions against China have been put on the table.