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• Are travelers starting to fly again? Spirit, JetBlue say yes, with an asterisk
• China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. 'lies'
• EU ambassador to China says rising Sino-US tensions not helpful

Are travelers starting to fly again? Spirit, JetBlue say yes, with an asterisk Posted: 07 May 2020 12:20 PM PDT JetBlue and Spirit airlines says the first travelers to return as stay-at-home restrictions are eased will be those visiting family and friends again. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

China says it backs WHO in tracing COVID-19, denounces U.S. 'lies' Posted: 07 May 2020 06:15 AM PDT China said on Thursday it supports the World Health Organization (WHO) in trying to pinpoint the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic and accused U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo of telling one lie after another in his attacks on Beijing. The virus has killed more than 255,000 people worldwide, including more than 70,000 in the United States, the worst-affected country, since it was first identified in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in December. Pompeo accused China of withholding virus samples he said were needed for global vaccine research, and he demanded transparency. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

EU ambassador to China says rising Sino-US tensions not helpful Posted: 07 May 2020 12:14 AM PDT Rising Sino-US tension is problematic and undermines the broad multinational cooperation needed to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's ambassador to China said on Thursday. Nicolas Chapuis said during a briefing that China is in an unique position to help alleviate tensions and further its economic reforms to avoid destroying global supply chains, the decoupling of major economies and rise of protectionism. "We are seeing high levels of tensions, strategic, economic, political, growing day after day. It is our opinion that these tensions are not conducive to the cooperative spirit we need today," Chapuis said. Trade tensions between China and the United States are threatening to flare up again amid criticism of how Beijing handled the coronavirus outbreak, with Washington saying it is weighing actions such as tariffs and shifting supply chains away from China. "I am convinced that the EU voice is today more than ever necessary. We are the core of multilateral solutions that need to be taken to mitigate the coronavirus crisis and prepare for economic recovery," Chapuis said. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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