The US senator, who represents neighboring Vermont, built on his showing in last week's chaotic caucuses in Iowa, in which he and Pete Buttigieg, the 38-year-old former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, finished in a virtual tie, with Buttigieg a narrow victor.
The UK's Natural Environment Research Council and the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council have pledged 4 million pounds (.3 million) in funding over the next three years for the projects, which will also receive funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has projected there would be up to 226,000 coronavirus deaths in the United States by Oct 17.
The US and Australia are ranked second and third with .3 billion and .3 billion respectively.
The United States has pledged to cancel some of its additional tariffs on Chinese products, marking a policy change from hiking to cutting additional tariffs.
The United Nations said on Monday it "stands ready to work with the authorities in the affected countries as they respond to the humanitarian needs resulting from this ongoing monsoon season".
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The UK-China collaboration will also focus on improving healthcare solutions for the elderly. Last week, the UK Office for National Statistics confirmed that Alzheimer's disease and dementia are now the leading cause of death in England and Wales, while in China 180 million elderly people suffer from chronic diseases, according to China's National Health Commission.
The US trade deficit with China was a contentious issue in the first round of the CED. The bilateral trade gap, however, is exaggerated by outdated calculation methods. "With the globalization of the production chain today, this methodology can't accurately reflect a globalized economy, and is very likely to create conflict among countries that heavily rely on each other," Ng explained.
The US Congress has urged a thorough investigation into the murder of Khashoggi, and threatened to take more actions against Saudi Arabia if those responsible were not held accountable.
The US government's decision has also destroyed all the efforts made by the two sides previously to promote the US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty, even though it can effectively cut investment restrictions, including equity caps and partnership requirement, ensure fair treatment of foreign companies, and reduce burdensome operating conditions.