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When a United States guided missile destroyer sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, it marked the second such transit in less than two weeks — and among the clearest signals yet of Washington’s willingness to stand up for Taiwan in the face of Chinese aggression. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/02/asia/china-taiwan-us-analysis-intl-hnk/index.html
China has ordered the closure of the United States consulate in Chengdu, days after Washington forced the Chinese consulate in Houston to cease operations. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/24/asia/us-china-consulate-chengdu-intl-hnk/index.html
Most Presidents would try to stop the United States from barreling toward disaster. But Donald Trump has nothing to say and no answers to mitigate a calamity unfolding on his watch that he seems resolved to ignore. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/01/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus/index.html
At least two separate altercations – one at a New York City Costco, and another at a Georgia Sam’s Club – broke out this week as more people flock to big box stores to stock up on items as the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the U.S. https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/brawls-sams-club-costco-coronavirus-outbreak-tensions
China’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday implied that the U.S. Army “might be” be responsible for bringing the coronavirus to Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak first emerged late last year. https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinese-foreign-ministry-us-army-blame-coronavirus.
“Everybody in that facility is gonna die,” said the doctor, in reference to the Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., where the first U.S. cases of coronavirus were confirmed. “It’s gonna get really ugly.” https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/12/amid-coronavirus-panic-parents-worry-wonder-kids-asthma/5039610002/