Foreign Policy spoke to 36 US officials, who said China forcing its firms to process stolen data represents the “commercial wing of the party.” … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For December 2020
East Asia faces rising COVID-19 threat; UK truck drivers in test uproar; EU-China talks hit snag
The coronavirus has crept back into parts of East Asia that had been widely regarded for handling the pandemic well. Thousands of truck drivers at the British port of Dover lashed out in an uproar…
Hong Kong fourth wave: pro-establishment camp piles on pressure for mandatory mass Covid-19 testing as ministers visit Shenzhen for talks
Facing mounting pressure from Beijing and the pro-establishment camp to conduct mandatory coronavirus testing, Hong Kong ministers visited Shenzhen at the invitation of mainland counterparts to … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen keeps rolling in Chinese table tennis league
Shenzhen lived up to huge expectations by recording its fifth straight victory in women’s team of the 2020 China Table Tennis Super League (CTTSL) here on Wednesday. Comprising Chen Meng, Sun Yingsha … ( read…
Shenzhen proton therapy treatment center selects C-RAD Catalyst™ system
RAD has now received the purchase order from the Belgium company Ion Beam Applications SA (IBA), regarding the supply of C-RAD’s … ( read original story …)
In China, Online Grocery Shopping Gets Political
China’s internet giants have been fighting hard for grocery shoppers this year. The market has a lot of potential but, ominously, the government is getting involved. ( read original story …)
Closer look by Beijing at group buying and big tech
China is ramping up its scrutiny of the practice of community group buying, summoning some of the nation’s largest tech companies for discussions as part of an … ( read original story …)
Apple’s China App Store Sheds Videogames as Beijing Tightens Internet Control
As Beijing steps up policing of content and censorship, the company is booting thousands of apps from the platform, illustrating its vulnerability to state pressure. ( read original story …)
Leaked documents show how China’s army of paid internet trolls helped censor the coronavirus
This photo taken on March 5, 2020 shows nurses preparing to deliver yoghurt to patients at a temporary hospital set up for COVID-19 coronavirus patients in a sports stadium in Wuhan, in China’s … (…
Closer by Beijing at community group buying and big tech
China is ramping up its scrutiny of the practice of community group buying, summoning some of the nation’s largest tech companies for discussions as part of an … ( read original story …)
China Rapidly Developing Amphibious Assault Ships to Dominate Seas
Following the start of sea trials for China’s second Type 075 helicopter carrier, Chinese media outlets likened the country’s shipbuilding speed to “cooking dumplings.” … ( read original story …)
Liz Truss and Foreign Office split over policy on China and Uighurs
A behind the scenes struggle over UK policy towards China has begun, with Liz Truss, the trade secretary, backing plans, opposed by the Foreign Office, to give the British courts a role in determining ……
How the U.S. Misread China’s Xi: Hoping for a Globalist, It Got an Autocrat
Early hopes that Xi Jinping would want closer integration with the U.S.-led global order have become one of the biggest strategic miscalculations of the post-Cold War era. The Chinese president has … ( read original…
