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China is constantly trying to expand its influence left and right across the world while the U.S. continues to struggle with several issues.

So far, as many as 14 lawsuits have been filed against China concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the world continues to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, China is constantly trying to expand its powers across its borders with the neighboring countries, including India and Hong Kong.

It is purported that more than 100 countries have signed agreements on China's Belt and Road Initiative wherein a worldwide partnership will be fostered through the development of strategic railways, ports, highways and other infrastructures. But, with the global onset of the coronavirus pandemic, data released on Friday revealed that 20% of these projects have been "seriously affected" as confirmed by the country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

China has charged two detained Canadians for alleged espionage.

Australian farmers are crying foul over the 80 percent five-year tariff imposed by China on Australian barley and other goods.

Its COVID-19 vaccine in the making has exhibited positive results by inducing an immune response in 90 percent of the volunteers who were administered the vaccine. 

China's education ministry has issued an advisory to its international students and those aspiring to study abroad in July to reconsider the risks of studying in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Latin America has been distributing China's donations to other parts of the territory in an effort to cope with the effects of the coronavirus recession.

“Despite claiming to be confronting militant Islam and other forms of extremism, Russia has launched attacks on a wide variety of Crimean Tatars who have spoken out against the occupation including journalists, photographers, and activists," suggested the blog.

Leaked recordings from the World Health Organization (WHO) reveal that China sat on releasing crucial information about the coronavirus for over a week in January.

However, 16 new cases were logged in Mainland China, out of which 11 were from Sichuan province, three in Inner Mongolia, and two in Guangdong

About 61% said that China should be held responsible for the pandemic and 69% expressed the need for an independent investigation into the pandemic which Beijing should allow.

Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam defended China’s proposed national security law for the city on Tuesday, saying Hong Kong needs the legislation for the benefit of the majority of its people.

China warned the U.S. against undermining its interests in Hong Kong.

Speculations surrounding these theories began to intensify after a top health official reported that it is very likely for China to experience a second wave of the global health crisis given how fresh clusters are emerging in different parts of the country.

China is moving to propose a national security law that could bypass Hong Kong’s existing legislature and spark protests in the city.

On Wednesday, Trump slammed “an unidentified wacko in China” who claimed that the world was responsible for the COVID-19 outbreak spiraling out of control.

The senate’s views come as a stark contrast from U.S. President Donald Trump’s stance that fixated on holding China responsible for an attempted cover-up while also accusing WHO of being a “puppet” of the Asian superpower.

As tension between the U.S. and China grows over the coronavirus, Donald Trump has extended the country’s trade ban on Huawei for another year.

There have been several intelligence reports, claiming that China had delayed in relaying the spread of coronavirus, made those who blew its cover disappear, and even refused to provide samples of the virus to scientists in the West.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has laid yet another blame on the Chinese government- that they have has been trying to steal coronavirus research data from the U.S. 

The Modi government ensured that there would be adequate support and funding during the crisis while maintaining that the focus will now be on letting local businesses thrive. In a refreshing move of sorts, it has been reported that the testing capacity for COVID-19 will be increased to 1 lakh per day.

Chinese authorities have arrested a constitutional lawyer for speaking against the government and criticizing its efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic and suppression of free speech.

The leaked Chinese military COVID-19 data indicates that it may be possible that Beijing understated the number of affected and deceased individuals.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry and the central intelligence agency are yet to comment on the controversial allegations.

Xuezhong didn’t stop at that. He maintained that “the best way to fight for freedom of expression is for everyone to speak as if we already have freedom of speech.”

Researchers are not supportive of China’s stance as even the TCM remedies, for COVID-19, which are being tested are not getting rigorously designed trials and thus will not produce reliable results. 

American lawmaker Mark Green is set to introduce by the end of this week a bill that will help U.S. manufacturers move their manufacturing from China to the United States.

Trump administration critics, however, argue that it was solely China’s fault, as President Trump reportedly adopted a muddled approach at the onset of the outbreak, which pushed things into a downward spiral.