This series, based on interviews with over three dozen current and former U.S. intelligence and national security officials, tells the story of China’s assault on U.S. personal … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For December 2020
Beijing mulling drastic overhaul of Election Committee deciding Hong Kong’s chief executive and Legislative Council to curb opposition’s influence: sources
Beijing is mulling a drastic overhaul of the Election Committee that chooses Hong Kong’s chief executive by scrapping all 117 seats likely to be controlled by opposition district councillors to quash … ( read original…
China’s new Long March 8 rocket makes maiden flight
A new Chinese carrier rocket made its first flight on Tuesday under a long-term plan to develop reusable launch vehicles aimed at reducing mission costs and speed up launch schedules for commercial … ( read…
China Telecom mobile customer base increases in November, China Mobile, Unicom lose subs
China Telecom added the most new mobile subscribers in China in November, growing by around 670,000 million to a total of 350.83 million. Market leader China Mobile lost 2.63 million customers to … ( read…
Ant and Tencent halt bank deposit shopping as Beijing cracks down
China’s leading fintech companies such as Alibaba Group Holding affiliate Ant Group have removed smartphone app features that allow users to shop around for bank deposits that offer high rates, as … ( read original…
US restrictions on SMIC will strike at the heart of China’s advanced chipmaking ambitions
China had been counting on its biggest chipmaker to help the country eventually reduce its reliance on the likes of Intel and Samsung. The United States just put those ambitions in jeopardy. ( read original…
Bitcoin Controlled By China, Ripple Tells SEC In Face Of Imminent Lawsuit
Ripple Labs Inc claimed — if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission deems its token to be an investment contract — the regulator would cede innovation in cryptocurrency to China, which controls … ( read…
Malaysia buys AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines, seeks more from China, Russia
Malaysia has signed a deal to procure 6.4 million doses of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine, and is in final talks with Chinese and Russian manufacturers to secure more, Prime Minister Muhyiddin … ( read original story…
China says will take countermeasures in response to U.S. visa bans
China will take countermeasures against those responsible for hurting the Chinese side, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday, in response to additional U.S. visa bans on Chinese officials. ( read original story …)
China’s Liquor Giants Intoxicate Investors
A dizzying rally this year has put China’s top distillers firmly in the ranks of the world’s most valuable consumer-goods companies. ( read original story …)
McDonald’s China introduces Spam burger with Oreo crumbs
Just when we thought we couldn’t possibly be shocked by yet another wild fast food chain restaurant offering, a limited time offer from McDonald’s China has proved us wrong. This week, diners were … (…
China stocks mixed on Sino-U.S. tension, firmer liquor shares limit losses
China stocks were mixed on Tuesday, as sentiment was weighed by persisting tensions between the world’s two largest economies, although losses were partially capped by strength in liquor shares and … ( read original story…
Breakingviews – China’s economic triumphalism gets harder to take
China’s speedy recovery from the pandemic will get harder for the world to take in 2021. Rapid containment of Covid-19 after it emerged in Wuhan let President Xi Jinping restart factories quickly, … ( read…
