Calls for Chinese reparations gather steam in Washington, Berlin

Calls for Chinese reparations gather steam in Washington, Berlin

by WorldTribune Staff, April 19, 2020 The United States can force China to pay reparations for the damages it inflicted on the world via its negligence in handling the Wuhan coronavirus, a U.S. congressman said. The United Nations International Court of Justice can be used to hold China financially accountable, Rep. Jim Banks, Indiana Republican, […]

Japan airlines fly empty to sustain ‘transport infrastructure’

Japan airlines fly empty to sustain ‘transport infrastructure’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 19, 2020 The two leading airlines in Japan have maintained near normal domestic flight schedules amid the coronavirus crisis, even though most flights have less then 10 passengers, if any at all, a report said. “The government has declared an emergency, but hasn’t asked the airlines to reduce flights — rather […]

WHO press release touted ‘strategic partnership’ with China

WHO press release touted ‘strategic partnership’ with China

by WorldTribune Staff, April 17, 2020 The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2017 touted its “strategic partnership” with China at the same time its new director-general traveled to Beijing to cement the organization’s ties with the communist nation. “Director-General leads WHO delegation to the Belt and Road Forum for Health Cooperation” said a WHO press […]

‘Nation of sheep’? Barr takes aim at ‘unconstitutional’ totalitarianism

‘Nation of sheep’? Barr takes aim at ‘unconstitutional’ totalitarianism

by WorldTribune Staff, April 16, 2020 Amid the coronavirus crisis, elected officials are assuming “dictatorial powers” to “interfere with our personal choices,” former judge Andrew Napolitano noted. “Let’s say you are at a big-box store looking for groceries and other items. The government cannot constitutionally limit your choices to food and paper towels if you […]

Gen. Spalding: CCP launched ‘first global war of the 21st century’ without firing a shot

Gen. Spalding: CCP launched ‘first global war of the 21st century’ without firing a shot

by WorldTribune Staff, April 15, 2020 A Wuhan doctor who tried to sound the alarm on the coronavirus “triggered” the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) “authoritarian control on information,” a retired U.S. general noted. “Discussion of the illness was prohibited, and the doctor – who tried to warn colleagues through social media – was detained. The […]

Taiwan produces evidence it warned WHO of coronavirus in December

Taiwan produces evidence it warned WHO of coronavirus in December

by WorldTribune Staff, April 15, 2020 Taiwan’s government emailed a letter to the World Health Organization (WHO) in December warning of a breakout of “atypical pneumonia” in China in which infected persons had been isolated for treatment. Taiwanese officials say the letter is evidence that the WHO had reason to believe early on that the […]

The numbers have spoken: ‘For this we tank an entire economy?’

The numbers have spoken: ‘For this we tank an entire economy?’

by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2020 According to data from Johns Hopkins University of Medicine’s Coronavirus Resource Center, as of April 13, 0.17 percent of the U.S. population has been infected by the coronavirus. “That means 0.007 percent of America’s population has died from the coronavirus — we think,” a columnist noted. The numbers on […]

CNN bases report on propaganda from People’s Liberation Army news site

CNN bases report on propaganda from People’s Liberation Army news site

by WorldTribune Staff, April 14, 2020 CNN on Monday ran an article which closely cited a propaganda report from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) which contends that China’s Navy is doing a better job containing the coronavirus than the U.S. Navy. CNN repeated information from a story posted on the PLA’s English-language site which […]

French found 4 additional amino acids in coronavirus, enhancing transmission

French found 4 additional amino acids in coronavirus, enhancing transmission

by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2020 The Wuhan coronavirus has four more amino acids than other coronaviruses, making its transmission easier, according to a French research team which examined the gene sequence of COVID-19. The research team’s findings have led some in the research community to speculate about whether it is “synthetic” and whether China’s […]

Columnist: China issues ‘clear threat’ to Taiwan after its coronavirus success

Columnist: China issues ‘clear threat’ to Taiwan after its coronavirus success

by WorldTribune Staff, April 13, 2020 Communist China has issued “a clear threat to destroy Taiwan if it continues to offer a counter-coronavirus example to the world,” a columnist noted. The regime of supreme leader Xi Jinping also issued a warning to the United States against strenghtening ties with Taiwan during the coronavirus crisis, Tom […]