China and US flags are seen near a TikTok logo in this illustration picture taken July 16, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
US TikTok move 'mafia' deal
Trump forced sales TikTok to ask for commission
TikTok's roller-coaster ride in the US continued on Monday as President Donald Trump said he would approve the video-sharing app's sale to Microsoft only if the US government gets a cut, a condition that one expert called a "mafia" deal.
htmlOn August 3, the fate of video sharing application TikTok in the United States is still on a roller coaster development. US President Trump said that he will agree to the deal for TikTok to sell to Microsoft , but the premise is that the US government can get a "commission". Some experts say that the US government's move is a " mafia -style" transaction.The president also gave Microsoft and TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, a deadline of Sept 15 to complete the deal, or the app will be banned in the US.
Trump also set a deadline for Microsoft and TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance, otherwise TikTok will be banned in the United States.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular media briefing in Beijing on Tuesday that the US treatment of TikTok is "outright bullying", and the US only uses a "national security risk" as an excuse to suppress Chinese tech enterprises.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press conference in Beijing on August 4 that the US's actions against TikTok are naked bullying, and "national security risks" are just the reason for the US to suppress Chinese technology companies.
The legal basis of Trump's requirement that some of the money from the deal go to the US Treasury was immediately questioned by experts.
Trump's legal basis for the U.S. Treasury's requirement to draw commissions from TikTok transactions was immediately questioned by experts.
"This is quite unusual; this is out of the norm," said Gene Kimmelman, former chief counsel for the US Department of Justice's Antitrust Division.
"This is quite unusual and unconventional."
Julian Sanchez, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, a think tank based in Washington, DC, said Trump's "extortion threat" is a "mafia business model".
Washington Think Tank Cato Institute said Trump's "ransomware threat" was completely "mafia business model".
The logo of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games is seen outside the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in the Japanese capital, April 23, 2020. [Photo/VCG]
Olympics behind closed doors?
The Tokyo Olympics may be held behind closed doors?
Tokyo 2020 spokesman Masa Takaya on Tuesday did not rule out the possibility of hosting the posted Olympic Games behind closed doors while insisting that nobody wants to see the Games without spectators.
2020 Tokyo Olympic Games spokesman Masato Takaya said on August 4 that no one wants to watch the Olympic Games without spectators, but he does not rule out the possibility that the Olympic Games will be held behind closed doors. The Tokyo Olympic Games have been postponed.
Japan's JIJI Press last week quoted an unnamed Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) executive, who is "close" to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as saying that the Games "should definitely take place, even without spectators."
Last week, the Japanese Current Affairs News Agency quoted an anonymous Liberal Democratic Party senior official who was "close" with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as saying that the Olympics "will definitely take place, even without spectators."
Takaya told reporters at a news conference that such a topic related to the countermeasures of the COVID-19 has to be addressed after through discussions among the key parties - the national government, the Tokyo metropolitan government and Tokyo 2020 organizing committee. "This autumn onwards, we will have a meeting body attended by these three parties, so we will see the outcome of this meeting body."
" Takatani told reporters at a press conference: "This topic is related to the countermeasures of the new crown pneumonia. It must be discussed in depth by the Japanese central government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee. Starting this fall, the tripartites will form a committee and we will see the results of the committee consultations by then. "
Staff workers at a TCM pharmacy in Yichang in Hubei province, pack Chinese medicine for patients, on March 27, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Meds included in insurance listt
New coronavirus medication is expected to be included in medical insurance
Chinese authorities are planning to officially include medicines used in the treatment of diseases related to the novel coronavirus in the country's regular medical insurance programs.
Relevant departments in my country are planning to include treatment drugs related to COVID-19 in the scope of my country's conventional medical insurance catalog.
The National Healthcare Security Administration has published a draft work plan regarding adjustments to the list of medicines covered by the medical insurance system, inviting the public to provide comments and opinions on the draft.
The National Healthcare Security Administration has published a draft work plan on adjusting the medical insurance drug catalog and solicited public opinions.
According to the draft, medicines for Respiratory diseases related to COVID-19 will be added to the list.
As of July 19, China's medical insurance system had covered 1.23 billion yuan of the treatment costs of COVID-19 patients, dealing with 135,500 insurance settlements that involved both confirmed and suspected patients.
As of July 19, 135,500 confirmed and suspected patients of COVID-19 nationwide had medical insurance settlements, and medical insurance covered 1.23 billion yuan in treatment costs for COVID-19 patients.
The adjustment to the list of medicines is expected to further support the containment of COVID-19 on a regular and long-term basis.
This medical insurance directory adjustment will provide support for the normal prevention and control of the new coronavirus epidemic.
Smoke rises from the site of an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon August 4, 2020. [Photo/Agencies]
Beirut blasts kill more than 100
Lebanon The capital hike
Two huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday evening, killing at least 100 people and injuring 4,000 others.
Lebanon capital Beirut Two violent explosions occurred on the evening of August 4, killing at least 100 people and injuring 4,000 others.
The blasts rocked the Port of Beirut at around 6:10 pm local time, shaking buildings all over the city.
Around 18:10 pm local time on August 4, a huge explosion occurred in the port area of Beirut, and the buildings in the entire city were shaking.
The number of casualties was expected to rise as the search and counting continued.
As the search and rescue and inventory work began, the death toll may also increase.
The causes of the blasts remained unknown, but Lebanese Interior Minister Mohammad Fahmi said that the explosive chemicals stored at the Port of Beirut may have caused the explosions. The cause of the explosion is still unclear, but Lebanese Minister of Interior Fahmi said the explosion may be caused by explosive chemicals stored in the port.
Lebanese Prime Minister Hassan Diab declared Wednesday a national mourning day for the victims of the explosions.
Lebanese Prime Minister Diab declared Wednesday a national mourning day for the victims of the explosions.
The Higher Defense Council declared Beirut as an afflicted city, while the Lebanese cabinet announced a state of emergency in the city for two weeks.
The Supreme Defense Council of Lebanon declared Beirut as a disaster-stricken city, and the cabinet declared a two-week state of emergency.
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