East Asia

The measure applies only to loans due in 2020. Beijing also postpones interest payments of 77 low-income countries. According to the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the Vatican COVID-19 Commission, developing nations cannot tackle the pandemic without the help of creditor countries. Beijing excludes full debt cancellation.

For the group, the law is so vague that the Pope could be called a "foreign power" colluding with the diocese of Hong Kong. There would be problems for prayers on Tiananmen and for the democratic commitment of many faithful. Protestant pastors, lawyers, journalists against the law.

The meeting in Hawaii between Yang Jiechi and Mike Pompeo was "constructive" for the Chinese; the US response is cold. The January trade agreement is struggling to take off and the technological war is worsening. The White House attacks Xi Jinping on Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Two US aircraft carriers and a flotilla of submarines deployed in East Asia. Trump could take advantage of Xi's internal and external difficulties in the presidential campaign.

Neither his wife, family members, nor his lawyer were warned of the trial. Yu is part of the group that Beijing tried to destroy with the 2015 "709" operation. In 2014 he was beaten and tortured for expressing support for the "umbrella movement" in Hong Kong. In 2017, he accused Xi Jinping of wanting to drag China towards a totalitarian state.

The letter, addressed to the president of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, was signed by many NGO and Christian groups from the United States, Australia, and Norway. Prominent pro-Beijing individuals defend it and threaten to use it retroactively. Hong Kong’s extradition bill could be reintroduced, despite its rejection by Hong Kong people last year.

"Everyone belongs to God. The worst sinners, the wickedest people, the most corrupt leaders, they are children of God, and Jesus feels this and intercedes for everyone ". “Moses does not barter his people. He is the bridge. Both of them, the people and God, and he is in the middle. What a beautiful example for all the shepherds who must be a 'bridge' between God and the people. " He does not sell out his people to advance his career."

The bare hand battle occurred in the Galwan Valley, on the border between Indian Ladakh and Chinese Aksai Chin. Indian media: the commander of Chinese troops in the area is among the dead. The border crisis started in early May. Over the past 45 years the two armies have often clashed, but without casualties.

At least 28 neighborhoods are isolated; schools and universities have been closed after two weeks of opening. Entertainment venues closed. Factories and offices are open, however. 850 flights to and from Beijing canceled this morning; trains reduced or suspended until 9 July.

Relations between Moscow and Beijing include both cooperation and competition. The Russian Arctic scientist was placed under house arrest in February, charged with passing information on Russian submarine detection technology. For Andrey Kortunov, the “overall bilateral strategic partnership” between the two powers “is too important to both sides.”

According to an Indian army statement, both sides suffered losses. A Chinese government spokersperson reported that Indian troops violated Chinese territory, but did not say if China suffered casualties.

For He Yiting, vice president of the Central Party School, Xi is the father of “the Marxism of the 21st century". Yesterday was the supreme leader’s birthday. However, his "Chinese dream" now faces COVID-19, unemployment, poverty, tensions in Hong Kong and the trade war with the United States. Within the party, Xi's rhetoric and Premier Li Keqiang's pragmatism might reflect an internal conflict.

The order was issued by Kim Yo-jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. New response to the launch of propaganda flyers from the South. Seoul: we are monitoring the situation together with the United States. Analysts: the Kim family raises tension to obtain concessions.