Chinese people are accustomed to the sight of attractive, doe-eyed young broadcasters singing and dancing for tips on their smartphone screens. For these internet “stars” the financial rewards have been vast. But now it seems…
Monthly Archives For January 2018
Rampant click fraud on China’s internet hurts digital advertisers
Retail giants like P&G and Unilever invest billions of dollars a year in advertising on China’s digital media platforms in the hopes of reaching the country’s 1.4 billion consumers, but one in three “hits” are…
Mattis: US military advantage over China and Russia ‘eroding’
Mattis said the modernization of China’s military over the past two decades as well as … Lucas Tomlinson is the Pentagon and State Department producer for Fox News Channel. You can follow him on Twitter:…
Trump administration says U.S. mistakenly backed China WTO accession in 2001
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States mistakenly supported China’s membership of the World Trade Organization in 2001 on terms that have failed to force Beijing to open its economy, the Trump administration said on Friday…
BRIEF-China Internet Nationwide Financial Engages Shearman & Sterling To Investigate Muddy Waters Allegations
Jan 19 (Reuters) – China Internet Nationwide Financial Services Inc: * CHINA INTERNET NATIONWIDE FINANCIAL SERVICES – SPECIAL COMMITTEE ENGAGED SHEARMAN & STERLING TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION INTO ALLEGATIONS BY MUDDY WATERS LLC Source text for…
America can meet the challenge of China with education and innovation
The “new world order” espoused by Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama assumed that if the world’s major powers welcomed China as a major player in global affairs it would become a well-behaved member…
Tech Tent: China’s AI ambitions
We have seen China make rapid progress in facial recognition, technology which has caused all sorts of controversy in other countries where privacy is a greater concern. Dr Lee says privacy is always a trade-off…
Beijing sees dramatic reduction in air pollution but residents wonder if the change is sustainable
A major anti-pollution drive has, for now at least, cleaned up Beijing’s once notorious air, authorities in the Chinese capital say. Beijing’s air pollution particles have dropped by a third over five years Authorities say…
China the winner after pointless Canada-U.S. meeting on North Korea
This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from … have done global tensions more harm than good. If so, China will wait patiently to…
Pentagon: China, Russia outpace terrorism threat
WASHINGTON — Countering China’s rapidly expanding military and an increasingly aggressive Russia are now the U.S. military’s top national security priorities, outpacing the threat of terrorism, the Pentagon said Friday. A new national defence ……
It’s Time for China’s Property Developers to Quit Gambling
Chinese house prices have been booming for two years and shares of the country’s home builders—which have made big leveraged bets on the market—have likewise been on a tear. The question now, as the market…
China looks to call bluff on Trump trade action
As influential voices within the U.S. business community warn China that U.S. President Donald Trump is serious about tough action over Beijing’s trade practices, there is little sense of a crisis in the Chinese capital,…
Yu Wensheng: China human rights lawyer arrested on school run
Yu Wensheng, a vocal critic of China’s ruling Communist Party … It is not clear where Mr Yu is being held, and local police told the AFP news agency they were not aware of his…
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