U.S. warships visit VIetnam to commemorate anniversary;
The KMT drops the "1992 consensus";
Crackdown intensified on critics of Xi's virus response;
Coronavirus lockdown curbs pollution, saves more than 50,000 lives;
Ten speed boats attack Taiwan Coast Guard

China-Sweden relations take a nosedive;
China's Ambassador rails against Norway's Fokus 2020;
PRC asylum applications to Germany double in a year;
U.S.-backed candidate for UN top IPR post beats out PRC candidate;
China is converting internet domains into "content farms"

Led by Huawei, China's firms are expanding into Russian AI;
Hackers add Taiwan to World Health Organization website;
Huawei to build 5G factory in France;
Myanmar's Kachin State approves China-backed business park;
Reddit CEO calls Chinese app TikTok "parasitic" spyware

Russian experts oppose sharing AI innovations with China;
Local officials "resorting to extreme administrative measures";
Australia's spy chief warns of "unprecedented foreign threat";
Lack of free speech spread COVID-19 -- Peking University professor;
Tech giants continue moving production out of China

U.S. designates China's official media outlets as state agents;
Norway: China has acquired our space technology;
Germany stops short of Huawei 5G ban;
Aussies rip UK counterparts for giving Huawei access to "Five-Eyes";
China keeps Kenya, Djibouti guessing on Security Council seat