While officials from both countries have maintained that they are positive about inking a deal, they are still seeking a middle ground on big issues like China’s technology policy. Other matters could … ( read…
Monthly Archives For March 2019
China Merchants Bank to start financial education program
Employees of China Merchants Bank are seen at a booth at a financial exhibition in Guangzhou, Guangdong province. [Photo by Liu Jiao/For China Daily] China Merchants Bank, one of the major lenders in … (…
Microsoft collaboration shows China’s open stance in technology
The first public service platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and virtual reality (VR) technology by Microsoft was launched on Wednesday in Laoshan, East China’s Shandong Province. The … ( read original story …)
China banks raise record US$48b in Q1
SEE ALSO: EU leaders to discuss stronger shield against Chinese influence The health of the world’s largest banking system is of global importance, given its key role in propping up China’s US$13 … ( read…
Death toll in China chemical plant explosion rises to 44
BEIJING — The death toll in an explosion at a chemical plant in eastern China has risen to 44, with another 90 people seriously injured, the local government reported Friday. Thursday’s blast at the ……
U.S. warns China meddling in Hong Kong hurting business confidence
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The United States warned in a report on Friday that increased meddling from China in Hong Kong had adversely impacted the city, straining international business confidence in … ( read original…
China has responsibility to not shield Pakistan: US
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi shake hands after a news conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China March 19, 2019. WASHINGTON: … ( read original story…
China Mobile dividend gloom
China Mobile (0941) posted 3.1 percent growth in net profit to 117.8 billion yuan (HK$138.29 billion) for last year, but declared a lower-than-expected final dividend of HK$1.391.Total dividends … ( read original story …)
China’s Boeing threat has more bite than bark
Recall that Xiamen Airlines was reportedly mulling a break from a longstanding allegiance to Boeing in favour of Airbus, and that China and Airbus have had on-again/off-again talks about a separate … ( read original…
Frayed nerves as China kills off its zombie companies
In 2009, China launched a $600 billion stimulus program in an attempt to shield itself from the worst effects of the global financial crisis. Through its system of regional banks, the government … ( read…
Rubio’s pragmatic thinking on China
Since when did stopping China’s state-backed acquisition of valuable U.S. technology companies constitute protectionism? Since when did requiring the Chinese to end currency manipulation become … ( read original story …)
China building mysterious 30,000-TON ‘nuclear icebreaker’ ship that can smash through Arctic ice sheets – but won’t reveal why
Icebreakers are an important strategic technology for China as it expands operations into the Arctic Ocean. The nation launched its first non-nuclear icebreaker last year to air polar research and … ( read original story…
How China built Great Firewall, and how web users can build a transparent, democratic internet – new book
The Great Firewall of China by James Griffiths … The problems that Griffiths discusses are inherent in the technology. The flip side of ease of communication is that the communications are easier to … (…
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