2020-05-22: News Headlines

WSWS (2020-05-22). Washington incites India in tense border dispute with China. wsws.org Washington's vocal support for New Delhi is in marked contrast with its stance during the 2017 Indo-China border dispute, and is part of a dramatic escalation of its anti-China offensive.

Ian Goodrum (2020-05-21). Less talk, more action: Between Trump and Xi, the contrast is clear. peoplesworld.org The following op-ed comes from our Beijing correspondent, Ian Goodrum. | As COVID-19 continues its devastating spread, two laws of nature are revealing themselves: The virus infects, and the U.S. deflects. | In a letter sent to the World Health Organization and posted online Monday, President Donald Trump gave the global health body a blistering ultimatum: agree to vague, undefined "improvements" within 30 days or lose its funding. As the U.S. is the WHO's biggest contributor by far, this would strike a crippling blow to health systems all over the world. | It was a fiery broadside, unleashed at a time when the…