China is stepping up military drills around East Asia as a war of words with the United States heats up over Washington’s military activities and the visit of a US cabinet secretary to Taiwan. (…
Monthly Archives For August 2020
New U.S. sanctions add uncertainty for global banks looking to tap China market
After decades of keeping the mainland financial market relatively closed to foreigners, the central Chinese government began to roll back restrictions on investment and ownership in the last two years … ( read original story…
Economic Data Puts the EUR and the U.S Dollar in Focus as U.S – China Tension Lingers
Economic data puts the EUR and the Dollar in focus as riskier assets find further support. Economic data and Trump’s executive orders remain risk positive. ( read original story …)
Shake Shack should be able to succeed in China: Analyst
Andy Barish of Jefferies explains that Shake Shack’s partnership with Hong Kong restaurant operator Maxim’s will increase visibility for the fast food chain in China and allow it to understand the … ( read original…
China auto sales rise in July, as market regains momentum
The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers reported that sales of passenger cars jumped 8.5% from a year earlier to 1.67 million. In the first seven months of the year, passenger vehicle sales … ( read…
Taiwan says virus aid sent quietly to avoid Beijing protests
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan sent COVID-19 assistance to foreign countries surreptitiously to avoid protests from China, its foreign minister said Tuesday during a meeting with the highest-level … ( read original story …)
Liquidity in China will flow to equities as Beijing curbs real estate speculation, economist says
Real estate has been the public’s favored investment, but the Chinese government is now cracking down on speculation, said Zhiwei Zhang, president and chief economist at Pinpoint Asset Management on … ( read original story…
Please Explain podcast: Beijing clamps down, Hong Kong media tycoon arrested
Climate and environment editor Nick O’Malley joins China correspondent Eyrk Bagshaw to discuss the power of China’s new security laws. ( read original story …)
After border clash with China, India to continue strengthening ties with U.S., others, experts say
Former diplomats and political commentators have said the altercation in June was a “turning point” in one of Asia’s most important bilateral relationships. ( read original story …)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing … ( read original story …)
COVID-19 Affecting Ballistic Missile Defense Near Russia, China, North Korea
The rollout of a ballistic missile defense system designed to detect potential threats from countries like North Korea has been delayed due to concerns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. ( read original story …)
Taiwan tells visiting U.S. official China seeks to turn it into next Hong Kong
Taiwan faces an increasingly difficult position as China pressures the democratic island to accept conditions that would turn it into the next Hong Kong, its top diplomat told visiting U.S. Health … ( read original…
China’s unrelenting crackdown on Hong Kong
Monday’s arrests underscored the speed with which the former British colony’s political freedoms — including rights to assembly and freedom of the press — are being curtailed by Beijing. ( read original story …)
