China’s ambassador to the U.K., summoned Flint to the embassy earlier this year to interrogate him over the bank’s role in the arrest and prosecution of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of … (…
Monthly Archives For August 2019
Chinese and K-pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
HONG KONG — At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of … ( read…
Twitter ran paid ads from China’s state news media criticizing the Hong Kong protests
The posts described the protests as violent and destructive and portrayed Hong Kong citizens as in favor of ending them. ( read original story …)
Chinese pop stars publicly back Beijing on Hong Kong
HONG KONG – At least eight pop stars from mainland China and one each from Taiwan and Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting a mixture of disappointment … (…
Luxury brands must now show they are ‘good Chinese citizens’ after T-shirt territory anger, expert says
But David Wolf, a partner at Allison + Partners who helps multinational companies expand into China, warned that apologies from the luxury brands may not be enough for Chinese people who have “deep … (…
Chinese K-Pop Stars Publicly Back Beijing on Hong Kong
HONG KONG — At least eight K-pop stars from China and even one from Taiwan and one from Hong Kong are publicly stating their support for Beijing’s one-China policy, eliciting both disappointment and … (…
Japanese, South Korean Foreign Ministers to Meet in Beijing on Wednesday
TOKYO — Japan’s foreign minister Taro Kono will meet his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, in Beijing on Wednesday, a Japanese foreign ministry official said on Monday, amid deteriorating … ( read original story …)
Twitter ran paid ads from China’s state news media criticising the Hong Kong protests
The posts describe the protests as violent and destructive, and portray Hong Kong citizens as being in favour of ending them. ( read original story …)
China lashes out at Taiwan over Hong Kong asylum offer
HONG KONG — China lashed out at Taiwan on Monday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched … ( read…
China lashes out at Taiwan for offering asylum to Hong Kong democracy protesters
China lashed out at Taiwan on Monday over its offer of political asylum to participants in Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest movement, a day after hundreds of thousands of people marched … ( read original story…
How China will overcome tech trouble
One of the early pioneers in working on indigenous central processing units, or CPUs, for computers in China told me: “We missed an era in semiconductors and we must have a rational take on the…
Huawei’s first 5G phone goes on sale in China as it pushes ahead with launch despite US pressure
Huawei’s first 5G-capable smartphone went on sale in China over the weekend as the technology giant pushes ahead with new products despite pressure from the U.S. 5G refers to the next generation of … (…
China’s Belt and Road Plan Is Destroying the World
Chinese development finance likely has an even more harmful impact than visible, given the low quality of Chinese coal technology. More transparency would allow the United States to engage China … ( read original story…
