Demand for shares in a famous Chinese bottled water company outstripped supply by more than 1,000 times ahead of their Hong Kong debut, underscoring surging appetite for new stock offerings in the … ( read…
Monthly Archives For September 2020
Four years on, Philippine President Duterte is still struggling to show the benefits of being pro-China
Duterte made a dramatic shift in the foreign policy of the Philippines when he declared in 2016 his “separation” from the U.S. — a military ally — to be closer to China. ( read original…
China’s Chemicals Mega-Merger May Have Come Too Late
Since its $43 billion takeover of Swiss crop-science giant Syngenta AG at the height of China’s outbound acquisitions … ( read original story …)
U.S. May Ban Cotton From Xinjiang Region of China Over Rights Concerns
The potential move, which could come as soon as Tuesday, comes amid reports of the use of forced labor in Xinjiang, where China has carried out a crackdown against mostly Muslim minorities. ( read original…
China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases for September 7
China reported 10 new COVID-19 cases for Sept. 7, down from 12 a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Australian journalists flown out of China ‘amid diplomatic standoff’
Two Australian news outlets have removed their reporters from China over what they say is a diplomatic standoff. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Bill Birtles and the Australian Financial … ( read original story …)
NGMEX Has Signed A Memorandum of Understanding with A Leading Commercial Bank in China
The two entities will maintain and reinforce the further strengthening of their business relationship. “We are pleased to partner with one of the leading Chinese commercial banks and the official … ( read original story…
Disney criticised for filming Mulan in China’s Xinjiang province
Disney is under fire for shooting its new film Mulan in parts of China where the government is accused of serious human rights abuses. The final credits thank a government security agency in Xinjiang ……
Gordon Chang warns China ‘configuring its military to kill Americans’
The United States is enriching “a hostile regime” that is “configuring its military to kill Americans,” China analyst Gordon Chang said Monday. ( read original story …)
Russia and China Wield Dull Wedges
They push the U.S. and Germany closer together rather than driving them apart. ( read original story …)
Trump floats idea of ‘decoupling’ US economy from China
Donald Trump raised the prospect of “decoupling” the US economy from China and claimed that America was experiencing “the fastest recovery in US history”, honing his economic messaging as the … ( read original story…
Trump Promotes Decoupling From China With No Clue as to How It Can Work
“So when you mention the word decouple, it’s an interesting word,” Trump told a Labor Day news conference at the White House in which he vowed to bring jobs back to America from China. “We…
China Now Has Its Own Secret Reusable Spaceplane
China has revved up its space game in the last decade. Just this year, the country announced an engine design that could power a reusable spacecraft and launched its first rover to Mars. And while…