... posthumously award Dr. Lee Wenliang with the Congressional Gold Medal,
the highest civilian award in the United States
. On May 4, a voluminous bill, the
Law on Justice for Victims of Coronavirus, appeared in the Senate
.
Andrey Kortunov:
The Battle of “Coronavirus Narratives”: Three Lines of Defence Against China
As expected, a series of bills appeared, the adoption of which would mean the imposition of sanctions against China. So far, there are three such bills. Moreover, each new set of proposed measures was more radical than the last. The first draft, entitled “Ending Chinese Medical Censorship and Cover Ups Act of 2020," was proposed by
Republican ...
... Department of State
The United States Department of Justice
Federal Bureau of Prisons
The U.S. authorities demand to release the American citizens jailed abroad (
https://www.state.gov/secretary-michael-r-pompeo-at-a-pres…/
). They are promising to impose sanctions against “guilty governments”, should their compatriots die due to the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, the situation with COVID-19 in the American correctional facilities keeps deteriorating rapidly (
https://www.bop.gov/coronavirus/
). Many inmates are infected, some of them have deceased. There is hardly any medical assistance ...
... list” of the US Treasury (SDN-List). Visa restrictions will also be imposed against them.
Andrey Kortunov:
The Battle of “Coronavirus Narratives”: Three Lines of Defence Against China
Anti-Chinese topics are becoming more pronounced at the level ... ... Republicans by the consulting company O’Donnell and Associates, the party’s key line may be harsh criticism of China, a call for sanctions, as well as criticism of the Democrats for an excessively mild approach to China. Nikki Haley, a member of the Republican ...
... face even greater risks. Thus far, Iran has suffered the most. The large-scale sanctions imposed against Iran are extraterritorial in nature, meaning that many companies from third states avoid cooperating with the country as well.
Andrey Kortunov:
Coronavirus: A New Bug or Feature of World Politics?
The sanctions combine several problems and bring them into sharp focus. Iranian exports have been significantly curtailed, which, in turn, reduces the resource base for maintaining the country’s stability during the epidemic. Financial sanctions restrict ...
