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China Cheers on Trump’s Iran Talks, Supports Tehran Nuclear Program

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday, during the latter’s visit to Beijing, that the Chinese Communist Party supported ongoing talks between the Iranian terror state and the administration of President Donald Trump – and supported Iran’s illicit nuclear program.

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 27: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conferen

China Revives Dubious Claim Coronavirus Originated in U.S.

The Chinese National Health Commission (NHC) published a statement on Wednesday condemning the administration of President Donald Trump for publishing a website sharing evidence that the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic originated in a Chinese laboratory, accusing America of being the origin nation, instead.

This undated file photo shows Weng Xinhua R, lifetime professor of the Infectious Disease

India Follows Vietnam in Imposing Steel Tariffs on China

The Finance Ministry of India announced on Monday that it would be imposing a 12 percent tariff on some steel products — a move apparently intended to prevent China from “dumping” large amounts of steel into the Indian market and elbowing domestic companies out of business.

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during an India-UK Economic and Fi

Report: Chinese Port Traffic Slows as Tariffs Take Effect

Radio Free Asia (RFA) on Saturday quoted reports from Chinese exporters and port officials who said traffic is visibly slowing down at China’s big port cities of Shanghai and Guangdong, while some factory production has virtually “ground to a halt.”

City skyline under cloudy sky