As Joe Biden prepares to become the 46th president of the United States in January, China is unlikely to be top of mind. A once-in-a-century pandemic that is raging through the US and persuading a…
Monthly Archives For November 2020
Legal underpinnings of Beijing’s resolution on unseating lawmakers raises eyebrows among Hong Kong lawyers
The legality of Beijing’s unprecedented resolution allowing for the summary disqualification of four opposition Hong Kong lawmakers has raised concerns among the city’s legal community, even as the … ( read original story …)
Central Bank Warnings, RCEP At Last, U.S.-China Ties: Eco Day
Here’s the latest news and analysis from Economics to help you start the day: Central banks aren’t getting wrapped up in excitement over a Covid vaccine — instead they’re warning of more economic … (…
Coronavirus: China must win over global partners for post-pandemic economic recovery: analyst
How China manages its messages for a global audience is critical as the world struggles with decoupling, or duality, brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a London-based China … ( read original story…
ASEAN, China, other partners set world’s biggest trade pact
Pacific nations have agreed to set up the world’s largest trading bloc at an online summit meeting in a deal many hope will hasten the region’s recovery from the shocks of the pandemic … (…
Vulture funds buy up bonds of China state-owned enterprises
Vulture funds are racing to buy bonds of troubled Chinese state-owned enterprises, after a sharp sell-off sparked by a large coal mining group’s default on a Rmb1bn ($156m) debt issue. Yongcheng Coal … ( read…
Beijing gets whip hand in WHO’s Covid inquiry — and hopes of answers vanish
It is the great riddle of our time: how, when and where did the coronavirus emerge? Even insiders at the World Health Organisation (WHO), which is tasked with finding the answers, are alarmed to ……
Beijing’s cleanout of Hong Kong legislature solves problem of ‘untrustworthy’ voters
Hong Kong is hurtling back to a version of its colonial past now its legislature has been shorn of opposition and arrests pass 10,000.The purge of the Legislative Council (Legco) last week — when four…
Australia hopes Asia-Pacific trade deal will improve ties with China: report
Australia hopes that an ambitious trade deal to be signed on Sunday between 15 Asia-Pacific economies will help improve the country’s strained relations with China, Australia’s Trade Minister Simon … ( read original story …)
Huge Asian Trade Pact To Be Signed In Coup For China
Fifteen countries will on Sunday sign a sprawling Asian trade deal they hope will help them bounce back from the pandemic and which is seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.…
How Joe Biden’s presidency could affect the U.S.’s relationship with China
China congratulated Joe Biden for winning the 2020 election on Friday, seemingly signaling an acceptance of the results. But tensions between the two countries continue to rise. Ramy Inocencio has … ( read original story…
Ceann comhairle accused of ‘meddling’ on China’s behalf
The ceann comhairle has been accused of overstepping the remit of his office by passing representations on behalf of the Chinese government to colleagues.Documents obtained under freedom of … ( read original story …)
Surveillance, reeducation and the Office of Honesty: How China tames its people
Traditionally there have been two ways to define China watchers — either as “panda huggers” or “dragon slayers.” Panda huggers tended to be foreigners who lived in China for years, learned the … ( read…
