The industrial profit data covers large firms with annual revenue of over 20 million yuan from their main operations. China’s economy has seen a strong rebound from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic, … (…
Monthly Archives For December 2020
China reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 locally transmitted
Mainland China recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 26, up from 20 cases the previous day, the country’s health authority said on Sunday. ( read original story …)
Beijing Urges Controls; Mutant Strain Spreads: Virus Update
Beijing government is calling for stricter Covid-19 control and prevention during the holidays as the Chinese capital city reported five local cases on Saturday. The cluster of infections that’s … ( read original story …)
US Regulator Sues Crypto Hedge Fund Founder — $25 Million in Digital Assets to Be Frozen
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a lawsuit against a cryptocurrency hedge fund founder for fraud. The regulator is seeking an emergency order freezing $25 million in digital … ( read original story…
NY Post Editorial Board: China’s deadly COVID cover-up was worse than we thought
While working at Wuhan Central Hospital in China’s Hubei Province, he saw a new version of the severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS, which also originated in China in 2002. As news of the…
Sailors Stranded for Months as China Refuses to Let Ships Unload Australian Coal
China is vague about why vessels that carried Australian coal to its ports can’t unload their cargo. “We’re all depressed; our mental health is deteriorating,” one sailor said. ( read original story …)
Ossoff’s China ties compound Democratic Party’s Hunter Biden, Swalwell woes
Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff is fighting Republican attacks over his business ties to China as the Georgia runoff nears, but the Hunter Biden and Eric Swalwell scandals involving Beijing … ( read original story…
Beijing aims to avoid battle but win war with new dark arts
As Britain prepares to send the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth to theAsia-Pacific region in a new year show of hard power, 2020 is ending with ringing warnings about the military threat that … (…
Beijing mum on reported changes to Hong Kong’s political system, but sources say that doesn’t mean they’re off the table
Top officials in Beijing concluded their five-day meeting on Saturday without making any reference to the prospect of a major overhaul of Hong Kong’s political system, as had been reported extensively … ( read original…
China, Japan Increase ‘Stay Put’ Orders, South Korea Sees Largest Daily COVID Case Spike
South Korea, a country previously touted for curbing the coronavirus pandemic early on, recorded its largest case increase on Christmas Day. ( read original story …)
China set to overtake US and become world’s biggest economy by 2028
The Centre for Economics and Business Research said China’s ‘skilful management’ of coronavirus and hits to Western growth meant its economic performance had improved. ( read original story …)
Chinese Media Attacks American ‘Selfishness’ As Trump Blames Beijing for Coronavirus Crisis
China is to blame for the financial crisis facing millions of Americans, amid continued wrangling over the stimulus package. ( read original story …)
Trump doubles down on defense bill veto, calls it a ‘gift to China, Russia & Big Tech’
President Trump on Saturday defended his veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, calling it a “travesty” and again claiming it is a “gift” to China, Russia and Big Tech companies. ( read original story…