China’s fiscal revenues fell 10.8% in the first half of the year, the country’s finance ministry said on Friday, compared with a 13.6% decline for the first five months of 2020. ( read original story…
Monthly Archives For July 2020
‘China’s goal is to replace you’: Barr warns leaders of America’s biggest businesses
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr delivered a blistering critique of the Chinese Government Thursday and singled out U.S. business leaders as complicit in the country’s rise. Speaking at the Gerald R. ( read original story …)
China calls US ‘pathetic’ amid reports of visa ban on Communist party members
Beijing hits back after claims that Trump administration is considering blocking travel to US by ruling party cadres … ( read original story …)
China’s economy is recovering. That’s good news for Southeast Asia
Southeast Asian nations will likely benefit from China’s economic rebound as the country commands a “lion’s share” of the region’s exports, Wellian Wiranto of OCBC Bank said. ( read original story …)
China reports 10 new coronavirus cases in mainland, nearly all imported
China reported 10 new confirmed COVID-19 cases for the mainland as of the end of July 15, up from one a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Friday. ( read original story…
The $52 Trillion Bubble: China Grapples With Epic Property Boom
The Chinese real-estate surge eclipses the one in U.S. housing in the 2000s. Desperate buyers are undeterred by the Covid pandemic, fearing other investments will suffer from the global economic … ( read original story…
China’s Sinopharm begins late stage trial of COVID-19 vaccine in UAE
Chinese state-owned pharmaceutical company Sinopharm has begun Phase III clinical trials of a COVID-19 vaccine in Abu Dhabi using up to 15,000 volunteers, the government in the capital of the United … ( read original…
Barr decries Disney and Hollywood for ‘kowtowing’ to China
Attorney general’s speech is part of continuing Trump administration offensive against Beijing … ( read original story …)
Beijing government releases its blueprint for becoming a blockchain hub
Beijing’s municipal government released a 145-page blueprint today of its plan to become a hub for blockchain innovation over the next two years. The post Beijing government releases its blueprint for … ( read original story…
Attorney General William Barr Calls China the World’s ‘Arsenal of Dictatorship’ Over Predatory Economic Policies
Barr leveraged a flood of criticisms against China’s efforts to further expand its international economic influence. He described policies used to chart this expansion as “predatory” and “unlawful.” … ( read original story …)
Pompeo says China ‘was aware’ of human coronavirus transmission before telling world, WHO was ‘co-opted’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told “Bill Hemmer Reports” Thursday that the Chinese government “was aware of human-to-human transmission” of the coronavirus “before they shared this with the world.” … ( read original story …)
Barr Blasts Hollywood, Big Tech For ‘Kowtowing’ To China
The attorney general fired a broadside at big U.S. companies as well as the Chinese government as Sino-American relations continue their tailspin. ( read original story …)
Barr Urges U.S. Companies to Resist Serving as ‘Pawns’ for China
The attorney general accused several companies by name of appeasing an authoritarian government to preserve access to a huge consumer market. ( read original story …)