Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating … ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For July 2020
Was China’s Houston Consulate Trying to Steal the Coronavirus Vaccine?
China’s efforts to use the Houston consulate to steal science and technology secrets were “particularly aggressive and particularly successful,” Trump administration indicates. ( read original story …)
China tells US to close Chengdu consulate in growing spat
China ordered the United States on Friday to close its consulate in the western city of Chengdu, ratcheting up a diplomatic conflict at a time when relations have sunk to their lowest level in decades…
Pompeo urges more assertive approach to ‘Frankenstein’ China
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took fresh aim at China on Thursday and said Washington and its allies must use “more creative and assertive ways” to press the Chinese Communist Party to change ……
Mainland China reports 34 new coronavirus cases, including 20 in Xinjiang
China reported 34 cases of the new coronavirus in the mainland for July 24, up from 21 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday. ( read original story …)
World shares retreat on rise in Sino-US tensions
Global shares skidded further from five-month peaks on Friday as a bounce back in European business activity did little to ease the jitters surrounding Sino-U.S. tensions, while gold approached a … ( read original story…
Australia declares ‘there is no legal basis’ to Beijing’s claims in South China Sea
Australia says China’s claims to disputed islands are ‘invalid’ and are not consistent with UN convention on law of the sea … ( read original story …)
US-China Ties Fray As Beijing’s Houston Consulate Is Close
US-China relations deteriorated in a Cold War-style standoff Friday as Beijing ordered a US consulate to shut in retaliation for the closure of its Houston mission — accused of being a hub for … (…
Tech stocks drag on markets as U.S.-China relations sour
The three major U.S. stock indexes closed down by at least 0.5% Friday amid tensions between the United States and China. ( read original story …)
China telcos show off smart grid, new private network services
China Mobile and China Telecom last month reported a total of 70.2 million and 37.8 million subscribers respectively on “5G packages” – that is customers on 4G as well as 5G phones who have subscribed…
What China Learned From Cold War America
After the Sputnik launch, the U.S. invested billions in science and innovation. Beijing is trying to follow that example now. ( read original story …)
China shuts down American consulate amid rising tensions
NBC News’ Janis Mackey Frayer details the political fallout as China shuts down a U.S. consulate in response to the U.S.’s order of the closure of China’s Houston consulate. ( read original story …)
Chinese real estate platform KE Holdings files for a $1 billion US IPO
The article Chinese real estate platform KE Holdings files for a $1 billion US IPO originally appeared on IPO investment manager Renaissance Capital’s web site renaissancecapital.com. Investment … ( read original story …)