But when President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to do him a 2020 solid, as John Bolton’s new book claims, Xi was probably leaning hard toward option 4. Sure, Trump threatens China ……
Monthly Archives For June 2020
Mnuchin says U.S.-China decoupling will occur if firms cannot compete fairly
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Tuesday that a decoupling of the U.S. and Chinese economies will result if U.S. companies are not allowed to compete on a fair and level basis in China’s…
Foreign Affairs Minister Champagne says he has repaid mortgages with Bank of China
As The Globe and Mail first reported, Mr. Champagne has two registered residential mortgages with the state-owned Bank of China in London, which the opposition said exposed him to “personal financial … ( read original…
China’s about to overtake the US as the world’s best performing tech industry
Until now, the US technology industry comfortably led the world in recovering from (and thriving in) the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
China wants to dominate space, and the US must take countermeasures
China is determined to replace the U.S. as the dominant power in space. While proclaiming its peaceful intentions, Beijing’s doctrine considers space a military domain, and it is investing heavily in … ( read original…
AI and innovation take spotlight at Vision China
Artificial intelligence has played a vital role in the fight against the COVID-19 outbreak and been widely applied in various sectors with tremendous potential, becoming the driving force for … ( read original story …)
Trump threat to ‘decouple’ U.S. and China hits trade, investment reality
Conflicting talk from Trump administration officials about “decoupling” the U.S. economy from China is running into challenging reality: Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising, investment by … ( read original story …)
The World Has Naively Believed That China Has Good Intentions. It Doesn’t. | Opinion
Though it’s true these are the first casualties at the border in over 45 years, this brazen act of aggression fits within China’s modus operandi. Unfortunately, the world has far too often naively … (…
China soy buyers ask exporters to guarantee coronavirus-free cargoes
China’s soybean buyers are asking exporters to sign a letter guaranteeing that their cargoes are not contaminated with the novel coronavirus, U.S. and Brazilian soy industry officials said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Blockchain as an Infrastructure: A Deep Dive Into China’s DLT Strategy
China is not playing catch-up, but rather exploring aggressively pragmatic ways to deploy a digital infrastructure for the whole economy with the blockchain tech implementation … ( read original story …)
China to run human coronavirus vaccine trial in UAE
BEIJING: China National Biotec Group (CNBG) has won approval to run a large-scale “Phase 3” clinical trial of its novel coronavirus vaccine … ( read original story …)
China has picked up its ‘game’ on trade with U.S., Trump adviser says
The U.S. trade deal with China is not only fully intact, but Beijing has actually stepped forward in a number of areas in a constructive way, a top White House adviser said on Tuesday. (…
Column: Does China still need U.S. soybeans after Brazil’s export bonanza? – Braun
U.S. soybean sales to China have finally started to resemble the pre-trade war era, but amid massive Brazilian shipments and the record build in Chinese soybean stocks, one cannot help wondering … ( read original…