Before Matthew Pottinger served the president as deputy national-security adviser, and before he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marines, he was a China-based journalist, often reporting on … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For October 2020
China’s Kashgar had a coronavirus outbreak. Within two days, 4.5 million people were tested.
Just two days after announcing the discovery of a single asymptomatic case of the novel coronavirus, authorities in China’s Kashgar area said they have tested 4.5 million residents, nearly the entire … ( read original…
Forget AT&T, China Mobile Is a Cheaper 5G Telecom Stock
AT&T (NYSE:T) is often considered a solid stock for conservative investors. It has a well-diversified business, pays a high forward yield of 7.5%, and trades at just nine times forward earnings. Yet … ( read…
China’s Leaders Focus on Tech as They Make 5-Year Economic Plan
Chinese leaders met Monday to formulate an economic blueprint for the next five years that is expected to emphasize development of semiconductors and other technology at a time when Washington is … ( read original…
China tightens rules on US media outlets in ‘reciprocal’ move
China says decision was ‘necessary’ after the US declared several more Chinese media outlets to be ‘foreign missions’ … ( read original story …)
How the U.S. should respond to China’s saber-rattling on Taiwan
The United States might want to use every other arrow in its quiver to counter China’s bluster — ambiguity included. ( read original story …)
China reports largest new cluster of COVID cases while testing 4.7 million people
China has reported its biggest cluster of asymptomatic coronavirus cases in nearly seven months — which it uncovered during a drive to test 4.7 million people after the discovery of a single … ( read…
China retaliates against news media in latest feud with US
China has ordered six U.S.-based news media to file detailed information about their operations in China the latest volley in a monthslong battle with the Trump administration … ( read original story …)
China Mobile speeds up SPN deployment with ZTE
ZTE and the Zhejiang branch of China Mobile have completed a fast deployment of an intelligent slicing packet network (SPN) on the operator’s existing network in Huzhou, China. The two partners … ( read original…
China’s Ant Group set to raise US$34.5 billion in world’s largest initial public offering
The world’s biggest IPO showcases China’s lead in digital finance. Users of its Alipay payments app dwarf those of its nearest rival, Palo Alto-based PayPal. ( read original story …)
China gives six U.S. media outlets a week to report on operations
China’s foreign ministry has ordered six U.S. media outlets to report back on their operations in the country within seven days, after Washington said it was designating the U.S. arms of six more … (…
There are already counterfeit wallets of China’s digital yuan
China’s digital yuan is still in its infancy … such as banks because all transactions are indelibly stored on a blockchain, or a digital ledger, offering a decentralized way to prevent … ( read original…
Made in China
Excerpted from Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech in China’s Countryside by Xiaowei Wang. Published by FSG Originals x Logic, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. On the windowsill of … ( read original story…
