Source: China – South China Morning PostThe American federal government has been effectively shut down since Wednesday after the US Congress failed to pass a bipartisan funding bill, a development that could erode the country’s image and sap the morale of its team dealing with China, according to analysts.
The shutdown happened because Congress could not pass either a Democratic-backed proposal aimed at extending healthcare subsidies due to expire soon or a Republican-supported stopgap measure that would have funded the government for…Read More