BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) — The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on global sport this year, as a number of events were canceled or postponed, but China’s preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympic … (…
Monthly Archives For September 2020
High-level U.S. visits to Taiwan annoy China – but did not cross the red line, says analyst
A high-level State Department official to Taiwan last week angered China, but it probably didn’t cross any “red line,” said Eurasia’s Group’s Kelsey Broderick. ( read original story …)
HK Leader Says Cannot Demand Rights Protection for 12 Arrested by China
Hong Kong has no legal basis to demand that any particular rights be extended to 12 Hong Kong people detained in China as they tried to flee by boat and they will have to face…
Beijing unlikely to approve Oracle, Walmart’s TikTok deal: Global Times
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Beijing is unlikely to approve an “unfair” deal Oracle Corp and Walmart Inc said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed … ( read original story…
China’s Race to Eradicate Rural Poverty
The only daily news program focused exclusively on technology, innovation and the future of business from San Francisco. Hosted by Emily Chang. “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” … ( read original story …)
Tycoon who denounced China’s leader over coronavirus is sentenced to 18 years in prison
SEOUL — China on Tuesday sentenced an outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping to 18 years in prison on graft charges, signaling Beijing’s determination to crush dissent. Ren Zhiqiang, 69, a former … ( read…
Greater Bay Area cities Guangzhou, Huizhou report increases in property sales and prices, as Shenzhen tightens curbs, pushes out demand
Property sales and prices in the Greater Bay Area cities of Guangzhou and Huizhou rose in August amid a surge in demand from homebuyers in neighbouring Shenzhen, which has reintroduced property curbs, … ( read…
China hands 18-year jail term to Xi critic for graft
China sentenced an influential former property executive who once referred to President Xi Jinping as a “clown” to 18 years in prison for graft, a court said on Tuesday. Ren Zhiqiang, the former … (…
Asset managers set to launch China’s first Star 50 Index ETFs
China’s securities regulator has given the nod to the first four exchange traded funds to track Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Nasdaq-styl. China Asset Management, E F … ( read original story …)
China Sentences Tycoon Who Criticized Xi to 18 Years in Prison
The Communist Party had accused Ren Zhiqiang of being disloyal. His heavy sentence underscores Xi Jinping’s crackdown on dissent among the elite. ( read original story …)
China’s electric carmaker WM Motor pulls in $1.47 billion Series D
Chinese electric vehicle startup WM Motor just pocketed an outsize investment to fuel growth in a competitive landscape increasingly coveted by foreign rival Tesla. The five-year-old company raised 10 … ( read original story …)
China startup’s hologram technology cuts infection risk
The key founding members of Easpeed hail from the University Of Science And Technology Of China in Hefei, Anhui Province. Chairman Han has a master’s degree in engineering, while CEO Fan Chao has … (…
TikTok deal aims to thread needle on US, China demands
But the Chinese state-controlled newspaper Global Times suggested Beijing should veto what it called “robbery” of Chinese technology. “China will not accept this kind of bullying arrangement of the US … ( read original story…
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