China has signalled its interest in large free trade agreements, even those led by the US or Japan. The RCEP is but a small gambit in China’s larger quest to connect its economy with the…
Monthly Archives For November 2020
Coronavirus | How China is controlling COVID-19
How did a country of 1.4 billion people, where the COVID-19 pandemic first began in the city of Wuhan in December, manage to suppress local outbreaks and return to some form of normalcy by the…
China demands recovering COVID-19 patients wait six months before donating blood
A Wuhan-based specialist told The Beijing News that although genetic material from the virus has rarely been found in blood donated by asymptomatic patients, it was not possible to completely rule … ( read original…
China tells recovered Covid-19 patients to wait six months before giving blood
China has said recovered Covid-19 patients must wait at least six months before giving blood. The Beijing News reported that the latest policy would be introduced nationwide despite no proof that … ( read original…
BIG Opening Branch Office in Shenzhen – What Could it Signify?
BIG announced that it is starting to recruit all-rounder senior architects with more than 8 years of experience in Shenzhen. This is BIG’s third global office after Copenhagen and New York, which also … (…
Chinese Visit a Tesla Showroom in Beijing, China
Chinese visit a Tesla showroom in Beijing on Saturday, November 28, 2020. Tesla is recalling 870 cars in China because of a fault in the roofs that could cause a part to fall off, mainly…
Bloomberg New Economy: Climate Czar’s Path Goes Through China
The U.S. will soon have its first climate czar, John Kerry, the former senator, secretary of state and almost-president. In explaining the role’s placement within the National Security Council, … ( read original story …)
‘Highly Speculative’ to Say Coronavirus Did Not Emerge in China: WHO Expert
China has been pushing a narrative via state media that the virus existed abroad before it was discovered in the central city of Wuhan, citing the presence of coronavirus on imported frozen food … (…
Shenzhen Reading Month held in S China
People experience Chinese woodblock printing technique at Shenzhen Library during the Shenzhen Reading Month in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 28, 2020. The Shenzhen Reading Month … ( read original story …)
China State Media Slams Iran Scientist Killing As U.S. Slaps Sanctions on Beijing’s Firms
Chinese state media has criticized the killing of Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as the U.S. imposes new sanctions against Beijing companies that trade with the Islamic republic. ( read original story …)
Richard Weitz: Biden and team shouldn’t underestimate challenge China poses to US
The new Biden foreign policy and national security team should protect America and defend us against the not-to-be underestimated China challenge. ( read original story …)
Can China, Japan and South Korea follow RCEP with their own free-trade deal?
Beijing wants to resume talks on a trilateral pact that have often stalled over bilateral issues, and the recently signed RCEP suggests areas to discuss. ( read original story …)
China Should Further Open Up Finance Sector, PBOC Official Says
China’s finance sector should open up further to support the “dual circulation” economic strategy and mitigate risks in the industry, a central bank official said. ( read original story …)
