They come as China conducts its own large-scale military exercises near contested islands that it controls in the South China Sea’s Paracel chain. The Chinese exercises, which began Wednesday, were … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For July 2020
China and Taiwan Could Be Headed Towards a Showdown. What Should America Do?
Hand it to CCP strongman Xi Jinping: he is a uniter. His bluster and saber-rattling may well unite Taiwanese behind the cause of independence. Beijing could respond quite aggressively. What would … ( read original…
Beijing unveils plan to foster blockchain deployment
Under the Beijing Blockchain Innovation Development Action Plan 2020-2022, it is expected the city will initially become an influential new highland for blockchain innovation, application … ( read original story …)
U.S. Shows Off Its Firepower to Beijing in South China Sea
Strike fighters and electronic-warfare jets took off day and night from two U.S. aircraft carriers in the South China Sea to simulate sustained attacks on enemy bases as Washington put on a display of ……
China Is Unlikely to Meet Purchase Targets for U.S. Energy
Economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has cast doubt on whether China can meet its targets to buy U.S. goods under this year’s trade deal—with energy emerging as the biggest casualty. ( read original story…
China braces for more storms after floods leave 121 dead or missing this year
A wide swath of southern China braced Sunday for more seasonal rains and flooding that state media said has already left more than 120 people dead or missing this year … ( read original story…
The Ecommerce Game Is a Tale of Two Countries, and China’s Companies Are Pulling Ahead
China is the largest digital market in the world, leading all countries in terms of ecommerce, mcommerce and social commerce. It’s also home to many of the largest ecommerce conglomerates, including … ( read original…
USS Reagan, Nimitz Enter South China Sea as China Conducts its Own Military Exercises
The “dual carrier operations” involving the Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture-based USS Ronald Reagan and the USS Nimitz, were confirmed by a spokesman for the Reagan. They come as China conducts its own … ( read original…
Mainland China Reports Eight New Coronavirus Cases, Two in Beijing
Of the new cases, six were imported and two were in Beijing, which has been scrambling to quash an outbreak traced to a massive wholesale market in the city early last month. In Beijing, 47%…
Newt Gingrich: China poses serious threat to US in new space race – no issue is more important
We are beginning the next great space race. It’s the United States versus China, in competition to be first to create systems for commercial space travel, to establish outposts on the moon, and … (…
More Chinese residents want to increase consumption in Q2: central bank
More Chinese urban residents expressed enthusiasm about increasing their spending in the second quarter of this year, said a central bank survey. Among the 20,000 urban bank depositors surveyed in 50 … ( read original…
China’s demand for loans increases in Q2: central bank
A bank staff counts Chinese currency Renminbi banknotes at a bank in Linyi, East China’s Shandong province. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING – China saw stronger overall demand for loans in the second quarter … ( read original…
China Dominates Medical Supplies, in This Outbreak and the Next
Government support and protectionism have built a low-cost industry making masks, testing kits and other health gear. Other countries will find it tough to compete. ( read original story …)
