What Is It That We Need China For?

Is selling out to China worth all of this?:

Beijing has raised its threat level, with more than 60 per cent of flights cancelled and schools closed, amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus.

The alert system for the city of over 21 million people was raised from level three to level two - the second-highest - after an additional 31 cases were reported today in the Chinese capital.

It brings the total of new cases over the past week to 137, following a 57-day run where no locally-transmitted cases were recorded. The resurgence in China highlighted calls for vigilance as many nations are easing virus restrictions to revive their economies.

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China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area's low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday.

(Sidebar: of course. It had nothing at all to do with a lab. Sure.)

 

Their preliminary report comes as the country's capital tackles a resurgence of COVID-19 cases over the past week linked to the massive Xinfadi food center, which houses warehouses and trading halls in an area the size of nearly 160 soccer pitches.

The latest outbreak infected more than 100 people and raised fears of wider contagion in China.

How utterly medieval!:

The fight in the Galwan Valley left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead and raised tensions between the two powers.

China did not acknowledge any casualties among its forces. Both sides accused the other of an incursion.

The border between the two nations in the region is poorly demarcated and can shift with topographical changes.

The image that emerged on Thursday showed crude weapons that appeared to be made from iron rods studded with nails. It was passed to the BBC by a senior Indian military official on the India-China border, who said the weapons had been used by the Chinese.

China is furious at its Canadian employee and has decided to put its iron fist down:

China has charged two detained Canadians with spying, escalating tensions between the two countries following the arrest in Vancouver 18 months ago of a senior Huawei executive wanted on U.S. charges.

Chinese prosecutors said Friday that Michael Kovrig was charged in Beijing on suspicion of spying for state secrets and intelligence.

Michael Spavor was charged in Dandong city near the North Korean border on suspicion of spying for a foreign entity and illegally providing state secrets.

The charges were announced by China's highest prosecutor's office in brief social media posts.

The reaction from Canadians is ... nothing.

Justin is, of course, "disappointed".

Well, someone has to care what goes on in China:

U.S. President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions against those responsible for repression of Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang province, the White House said in a statement.