Drawing the ire of the communist Chinese government, Australia has announced that it will follow the lead of the United States and investigate the possibility that the Coronavirus leaked from A Wuhan bio-lab. “The issues around the coronavirus are issues for independent review, and I think that it is important that we do that. In fact, Australia will insist on that,” the country’s Foreign Minister... 

China has declined to distance itself from the accusations made by a foreign ministry spokesman alleging US involvement in the coronavirus epidemic, arguing that opinions vary on how the health crisis started. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang wouldn’t comment on Friday about remarks made by colleague Zhao Lijian. Instead, the ministry official stated that the international community... 

The top US military official in the Pacific has warned Beijing off taking control over the disputed South China Sea, while an American think tank has published photos it says prove that China has installed weapons on seven separate manmade islands in the disputed maritime route. “We will not allow a shared domain to be closed down unilaterally no matter how many bases are built on artificial...