Chinese leader Xi Jinping made special reference to its ties with Africa during his addressing speech at the World Health Assembly.

For long, China has been the target of repeated accusations of being responsible for the coronavirus pandemic, President Trump going as far as to claim that Wuhan created the virus in its lab before it escaped. 

The U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday, May 14, that the country may completely “cut off” ties and the whole relationship with China and that doing so will save the U.S. about $500 billion.

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.

Wuhan doctor who first identified COVID-19 in China and treated the first set of patients has come forward in support of the local Chinese authorities.

China maintains that there was no delay in Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement of the coronavirus outbreak earlier this year.

As new coronavirus in China is down to a trickle, President Xi Jinping made his first visit to the city of Wuhan on Tuesday.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is drawing flak for allegedly suppressing information about the severity of the coronavirus outbreak early on. An internal speech published by state media reveals that the Chinese leader was responsible for the bungled response to the outbreak, leading to its rapid spread.

“The central government may be still in an active process in gauging when it's appropriate for Xi to appear to take the reins of the coronavirus fighting efforts," said Rui Zhong, a China expert at the Wilson Center, in a media report.

The US-China trade war is finally over as China officials are set to meet Donald Trump at the White House to sign the Phase One of a trade deal.