The United States on Thursday said it saw positive signs with Beijing over agricultural products as part of the Phase 1 trade agreement, saying certain U.S. farm products could now be exported to … (…
Monthly Archives For May 2020
German business gaining traction in China again: DIHK
German exporters are regaining momentum in their trade with China, epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, Martin Wansleben, managing director of Germany’s DIHK chambers of industry and commerce, told … ( read original story …)
Publicis Groupe wins McDonald’s China media planning business
McDonald’s China is shaking up its media account, awarding media planning in Mainland China to Publicis Groupe, while Omnicom Group’s OMD retains media buying in the major market. Publicis says the … ( read original…
U.S. House Republicans press TikTok on use of kids’ data, ties to Beijing
Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday, asking about potentially illegal use of data about … ( read…
China – Hong Kong Relations: Beijing To Adopt Measure Limiting Pro-Democracy Protests
China is planning to clamp down on the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, preparing legislation to limit activities viewed as secessionist and subversive by Beijing, the South Chin … ( read original story …)
Beijing moves to impose new national security law on Hong Kong after anti-China unrest
The statement confirmed what three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, potentially sparking fresh anti-China protests in the freewheeling former British colony, which enjoys many … ( read original story …)
China doesn’t seem to understand independence of Canada’s judiciary: Trudeau
China does not appear to understand that Canada’s judiciary is independent, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday, taking a rare public swipe at Beijing at a time when bilateral ties are poor … (…
China Proposes Law to Limit Opposition Activity in Hong Kong, in Move That Would Sidestep City’s Legislature
Such a move has long been under consideration but was hastened by months of anti-government protests last year … ( read original story …)
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Law, Increasing Party’s Sway
Such rules would allow Beijing to take aim at the protests that have roiled the semiautonomous city and posed a direct challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. ( read original…
China Mobile joins China Broadcasting to build 5G network
China Broadcasting NetworkCBN will enter the wireless market by partnering with China Mobile to co-build and share a 5G network under an 11-year agreement. will enter the wireless market by partnering … ( read original…
As U.S. and China Clash Over 5G, This Swedish Company Could Be the Big Winner
“Ericsson has carefully put itself into an advantageous position across vastly different political environments,” one technology industry analyst told Newsweek. ( read original story …)
Study finds earlier coronavirus restrictions in US could have saved 36K lives. White House blames China
Researchers estimated about 36,000 lives could have been saved from the novel coronavirus in the United States if restrictions had started a week earlier. ( read original story …)
China prepares to impose national security laws on Hong Kong
People’s Congress set to bypass territory’s own Legislative Council and could spark fresh pro-democracy protests … ( read original story …)
