My Daily Routine (MD Mujeeb Subhan)

Photo: GT It is beyond anyone's expectation that China-US relations have become what they are today. China is being squeezed by the US-the world's most developed nation, and some Western countries have also been mobilized in varying degrees by Washington to lay siege to China. This brings a very bad feeling to the Chinese society. Some Chinese intellectuals may wonder if China is to blame for the subversive change in the attitude of the US toward China. Do we in China need to make major adjustments to ease the China-US relationship? It must be said that the continuous deterioration of China-US relations is a process of interactions between these two great powers. Both sides say the other country is the reason for the worsening of their relations. However, looking at China-US relations objectively without subjective emotions, we can list the following basic facts.  First, China is a rising developing country. So far it has not formed the strength that can pose a substantial...

For the first time in nearly 30 years China has abandoned setting a growth target for its economy. That's not good news for an Australian economy over-exposed to China's fortunes but it is even worse news for China and its global leadership aspirations. China's Premier, Li Keqiang, in an address to the National People's Congress on Friday, cited the pandemic and the "economic and trade situation" for the absence of a specific target for economic growth. Chinese President Xi Jinping has had to deal with a trade war with the US along with a crippling pandemic. CREDIT: EVAN VUCCI After claiming growth of 6.1 per cent last year, China experienced a 6.8 per cent plunge in the economy in the March quarter during the worst effects of the virus' outbreak in Wuhan. While there was a rebound in industrial activity in April as the lockdowns ended – industrial output grew by 3.9 per cent – and coal consumption returned to more normal levels – retail sales ...

Doctors and nurses work in the Covid-19 intensive care unit at the Emilio Ribas Institute of Infectious Disease hospital in Sao Paulo. Yet Bolsonaro continues to dismiss the threat of the virus, saying quarantines and lockdowns could have a worse impact on Brazil's economy. He has repeatedly dismissed Covid-19 as a "little flu" and urged businesses to reopen, even as many governors scramble to implement social isolation measures and slow the spread. The country lost its second health minister in a month last week. Nelson Teich stepped down after clashing with Bolsonaro over the country's coronavirus strategy. In April, Bolsonaro fired his predecessor, Luiz Henrique Mandetta, after a prolonged standoff. Coronavirus pandemic updates from around the globe Live  India reports more than 6,700 cases within 24 hours, in largest one-day spike Health workers conduct coronavirus tests at a hospital in Jammu, India, on May 18. Channi Anand/AP Indi...

Coronavirus Cases: 5,255,179 Deaths: 336,815 Recovered: 2,122,399 # Country, Other Total Cases New Cases Total Deaths New Deaths Total Recovered Active Cases Serious, Critical Tot Cases/ 1M pop Deaths/ 1M pop Total Tests Tests/ 1M pop Population World 5,255,179 +64,683 336,815 +2,642 2,122,399 2,795,965 45,243 674 43.2 1 USA 1,630,413 +9,511 96,941 +587 385,062 1,148,410 17,681 4,929 293 13,673,812 41,337 330,790,544 2 Russia 326,448 +8,894 3,249 +150 99,825 223,374 2,300 2,237 22 8,126,626 55,689 145,927,804 3 Brazil 314,769 +3,848 20,267 +185 125,960 168,542 8,318 1,482 95 735,224 3,462 212,393,298 4 Spain 280,117 27,940 196,958 55,219 1,152 5,991 598 3,037,840 64,977 46,752,851 5 UK 254,195 +3,287 36,393 +351 N/A N/A 1,559 3,747 536 3,231,921 47,635 67,847,158 6 Italy 228,658 +652 32,616 +130 136,720 59,322 595 3,781 539 3,318,778 54,882 60,471,198 7 France 181,826 28,215 63,858 89,753 1,745 2,786 432 1,384,633 21,218 65,258,007 8 Germany 179,41...