A pandemic, an economic downturn and an untested military have forced Beijing to temper calls for war. The move highlights the dangers of harnessing nationalism to bolster party control. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For June 2020
Hong Kong’s business community sees the need for national security laws, says think tank
Like most economies, Hong Kong should have a national security law — even if Beijing is the one imposing it on the city, a think tank said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Novel coronavirus may have been spreading in China in August, Harvard research indicates
The novel coronavirus might have been spreading in China as early as August 2019, according to Harvard Medical School research based on satellite images of hospital travel patterns and search engine … ( read original…
Tragic Yarn: India-China Border Spat Hits Global Cashmere Production
Wool from pashmina goats, reared by nomads in the inhospitable high-altitude cold desert region of Ladakh, is the most expensive and coveted cashmere in the world. But the shaggy creatures that … ( read original…
China’s Employment Outlook Expected to Weaken in Third Quarter
The employment outlook in China will deteriorate in the third quarter because of the disruption to global business caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, a private survey showed. ( read original story …)
No ware to sell: Beijing’s street vendors back on the run
Clad in black, Beijing’s city inspectors descended on street vendors this week and ordered them to clear out, just days after the Chinese premier had sparked a rush to set up curbside stalls by ……
Mainland China reports three new confirmed, 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
Mainland China reported three confirmed and 21 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of Monday, the National Health Commission said. ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Street-vendor snub hampers China’s poverty fight
It has been a poor showing from China for its impoverished masses. Some cities started letting noodle and knick-knack stalls back onto roadsides in recent weeks after Premier Li Keqiang endorsed the … ( read…
China’s companies emerge as global donors in virus pandemic
As the coronavirus spread, the world’s richest communist dug into his deep pockets. Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and a member of the … ( read original story …)
China’s Investment in Australia Falls to a 13-Year Low
Chinese investment in Australia plunged 58.4% last year to A$3.4 billion ($2.39 billion) — the lowest level since 2007, according to a report released amid a broadening diplomatic spat between the … ( read original…
The UK wants to reinvent its relationship with China in the age of Brexit
Even small changes in China have global effects. In February 2016, when Boris Johnson was still mayor of London, he wrote in The Telegraph newspaper that if the UK voted to leave the European Union,…
Cathay, Swire Pacific, Air China Suspend Trading in Hong Kong
Embattled Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and its two main shareholders Swire Pacific Ltd. and Air China Ltd. suspended trading of their shares on Tuesday, pending an announcement. ( read original story …)
Alibaba says cloud unit to recruit 5,000 staff globally this financial year
Alibaba Group said its cloud unit aims to recruit 5,000 staff globally from now until the end of this financial year, in areas including network, database, servers, chips and artificial intelligence, … ( read original…
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