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The U.S. gives more money than China to many international organizations. So why do they seem more sympathetic to Beijing? Kathy Gilsinan May 6, 2020 Shutterstock / The AtlanticThis spring, President Donald Trump declared that he would halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization, previously more than $400 million…

By Robin EmmottBRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union's 27 leaders on Wednesday gave their "unequivocal support" for the six Balkan countries to eventually become members of the bloc and offered them more financial support as Brussels seeks to check Chinese largesse.The EU says it has not been given enough credit…

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. government has sent Mexico a plane loaded with ventilators to treat coronavirus patients, part of an agreement between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Mexican counterpart, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Tuesday.Trump and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador spoke by telephone…

U.S. President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping. | Thomas Peter-Pool/Getty Images Deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger insisted Monday the United States is not considering “punitive measures” against China over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, breaking with more aggressive rhetoric toward Beijing from other Trump administration officials.…

Nintendo recently launched a specific version of its Switch in China in partnership with Tencent, but the console apparently only supports three games. According to a new report from South China Morning Post, gamers in China have been severely disappointed with the country’s own version of the Switch, which thanks to…

FILE PHOTO: Chinese President Xi jinping speaks during a meeting with Tedros Adhanom, director general of the World Health Organization, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 28, 2020. Naohiko Hatta/Pool via REUTERSBEIJING (Reuters) - China will speed up the development of key technologies and improve…

BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation.  The trip by the Chinese doctors and officials comes amid conflicting reports about the health of the North Korean…

President Donald Trump justified his recent announcement that the U.S. would halt further payments to the World Health Organization by claiming that “the WHO failed to adequately obtain, vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion” about the coronavirus pandemic. This charge has been widely rebutted by global…

By: AP | Beijing | Published: April 16, 2020 11:33:27 am Consumption is a smaller share of China’s economy than in the United States and other high-income countries but accounted for 80% of last year’s growth. Photographer: Giulia Marchi/BloombergChina, where the coronavirus pandemic started in December, is cautiously trying to…

BEIJING (Reuters) - China reported fewer new coronavirus cases on Thursday that involved travellers arriving from abroad, but said locally transmitted infections rose, with the capital Beijing seeing new local cases for the first time in more than three weeks.To prevent a rebound of the epidemic as business activity resumes,…