The move is a costly one as the world’s second-largest smartphone market imposes steep tariffs on imports of devices and components – part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to boost manufacturing … ( read…
Monthly Archives For June 2020
China auto sales up for second straight month after almost two-year slump
China’s auto sales in May rose 14.5% from the same month a year earlier, industry data showed on Thursday, the second consecutive month of increase as the world’s biggest vehicle market recovers from … (…
With JD Listing, China Banks Set to Displace Western Rivals in League Table
JD.com Inc.’s $3.9 billion Hong Kong listing is set to give several Chinese banks a boost in league table rankings, displacing from the top 10 some of their international peers that usually dominate … (…
Beijing city reports first confirmed COVID-19 case in nearly two months
Beijing has confirmed a new coronavirus case on Thursday, Chinese official and ruling Communist Party-backed media reported, the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the capital in nearly two months. ( read original story …)
Japan conveys ‘deep concern’ over China’s Hong Kong security law
Japan is expressing “deep concern” over China’s decision to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, which would allow Beijing to create its own institutions for security in the city. ( read original story…
Rep. Devin Nunes: Hold China accountable – this bill protects US technology, property
Strong measures are needed to protect Americans from China’s depredations and to finally dissuade Beijing from continuing them. ( read original story …)
Australia won’t be intimidated in row with China – PM Morrison
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday he would not be intimidated by “coercion” after China restricted some Australian exports and urged Chinese tourists and students to avoid Australia. ( read original story …)
Beijing is ‘trying hurt Australia’ with latest target
The Communist Party of China is “trying to hurt” Australia however our universities have “given Beijing and other critics plenty of ammunition,” according to Sky News host Chris Kenny. ( read original story …)
China Auto Sales Recovery Rolls Into Second Month
Sales jumped 14.5% in May from a year earlier, driven by heavy discounts and promotions, after snapping a nearly two-year losing streak in the previous month.. ( read original story …)
Tesla wins China approval to build Model 3 vehicles with LFP batteries: ministry
Tesla Inc has received government approval to build Model 3 vehicles in China equipped with lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, a document on Ministry of Industry and Information Technology … ( read original story …)
E.U. Slams China Over Disinformation Campaign
The U.S. surpassed two million coronavirus cases on Wednesday. Infections are rising in 21 states, as governments ease restrictions and Americans try to return to their routines. ( read original story …)
U.K. Does a U-Turn on China, Forced Into an Uneven Fight
Prime Minister David Cameron took China’s Xi Jinping for a beer in his local pub to mark a new “Golden Era” in the relationship between their two countries. The U.K., Cameron explained, would get ……
Pompeo: China is intensifying its ‘war on faith’
State Secretary Mike Pompeo chastised China over its “war on faith” while presenting the 2019 Report on International Religious Freedom that described the Asian nation as increasing its repression of … ( read original story…