Shenzhen turned 40 last month as a special economic zone. Fashioning itself after Silicon Valley, the mainland Chinese city is home to some of the world’s biggest companies such as Huawei Technology, … ( read…
Monthly Archives For September 2020
Pet-focused online retailer Boqii Holding sets terms for $77 million US IPO
Boqii Holding, China’s largest pet-focused online retailer, announced terms for its IPO on Tuesday. The Shanghai, China-based company plans to raise $77 million by offering 7 million ADSs at a price … ( read original…
House passes legislation to crack down on business with companies that utilize China’s forced labor
The House on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed legislation aimed at tamping down the exchange of goods made in forced labor camps by Uighur Muslims in China’s Xinjiang region. The Uyghur Forced Labor … ( read original…
US, China, and Russia opt out of Covid-19 vaccine global access plan
The US, China, and Russia aren’t participating in Covax, a World Health Organization plan to make sure the covid-19 vaccine gets global distribution. ( read original story …)
Trump Demands U.N. Hold China to Account for Coronavirus Pandemic
In speeches broadcast at this year’s Covid-compromised General Assembly, the presidents of China and the United States punctuated an intensifying schism between the two superpowers. ( read original story …)
ZTE and China Mobile announce industry’s first 5G smart transportation demonstration city
ZTE Corporation has announced the industry’s first 5G smart transportation demonstration city in Guangzhou, along with the Guangzhou branch of China Mobile. ZTE and the Guangzhou branch of China … ( read original story …)
China’s Battered Banks Are Dodging Bailouts With Stealth Mergers
The financial backing for this will largely come through debt. China is allowing local governments to use about 200 billion yuan from bond sales to help smaller banks shore up their capital, while the ……
Trump tells United Nations to hold China ‘accountable’ for coronavirus pandemic
President Donald Trump declared that the United Nations must hold China “accountable” for failing to contain the coronavirus. Halloween is upon us and the CDC has some suggestions this year to keep … ( read…
Donald Trump Uses U.N. Attack China, Which Joins Russia, Others to Bash U.S. Unilateralism
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin championed the principle of multilateralism in their U.N. remarks but U.S. President Donald Trump weaponized his speech against … ( read original story …)
Facebook Takes Down Fake Pages Created in China Aimed at Influencing U.S. Election
The social media campaign was small but targeted all sides of the debate. Officials said Beijing had not decided whether to wade more directly in the American presidential race. ( read original story …)
Trump’s plan for ‘pro-American’ education would make China’s Communists proud
Deng declared that the “biggest mistake” the Chinese Communist Party had made was “ primarily in ideological and political education .” In subsequent circulars, the Chinese Communist Party described … ( read original story …)
U.S.-China tensions take center stage at U.N. as Trump accuses Beijing of unleashing ‘plague’
By contrast, China’s President Xi Jinping struck a conciliatory tone in his pre-recorded virtual address to the General Assembly, calling for enhanced cooperation over the pandemic and stressing that … ( read original story …)
Trump uses TikTok and WeChat to challenge China. Welcome to a new conflict: The app wars.
Mobile apps are the next superpower battleground, and information about users is the latest commodity that everyone wants to control. ( read original story …)