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US senate joins calls for Taiwan to regain WHO observer status

Bloomberg The US Senate unanimously approved a bill seeking the restoration of Taiwan’s observer status with the World Health Organization (WHO), escalating an international campaign to push back against Chinese efforts to isolate the island. The bipartisan measure calls on the State Department to report about Taiwan’s participation as an observer at the World Health Assembly — a key WHO ...

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HK revives politically divisive policies

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s leader is pushing ahead with politically divisive policies that may prompt new protests against China’s influence over the city, even as she tries to revive a once-vibrant economy that’s been battered by unrest and the coronavirus pandemic. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday a controversial law making it illegal to disrespect China’s national anthem would get ...

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Johnson’s virus strategy hardens divisions in UK

Bloomberg It was 2.15 pm and British PM Boris Johnson was fulfilling his promise to brief rival party leaders on his coronavirus strategy. It was meant to be a sign of national cooperation, with politics set aside in the crisis. But over the course of a 40-minute conference call, Johnson’s opponents told him he was getting it wrong. His new ...

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