An expiring arms-control deal is a chance to address hypersonics and make China come to the table. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2021
China-US rivalry: how the Gulf War sparked Beijing’s military revolution
The Gulf War sparked 30 years of chaos and turmoil in the once powerful Middle Eastern country but also served as a rude awakening for China’s military leaders. With the technology and firepower on ……
Exclusive: Trump slams China’s Huawei, halting shipments from Intel, others – sources
The Trump administration notified several Huawei suppliers, including chipmaker Intel, that it is revoking certain licenses to sell to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other … ( read original story …)
China’s economic recovery to quicken in fourth quarter, herald stronger 2021
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic recovery likely accelerated in the fourth quarter, driven by stronger demand at home and abroad and policy stimulus which is expected to provide a solid boost into … ( read…
China’s Blockchain-Based Service Network to Integrate Central Bank Digital Currency
China’s Blockchain-based Service Network (BSN) – a permissioned blockchain network for building decentralized applications and tokens – plans on releasing a beta central bank digital currency (CBDC) … ( read original story …)
China approves four sci-tech innovation IPOs
The initial public offerings (IPOs) of four firms on the science and technology innovation board have been accepted by Chinese securities regulator. The China Securities Regulatory … ( read original story …)
Global Hedge Funds Struggle Even in a More Open China Market
In November, China expanded access for more than 400 foreign institutions … Chinese hedge funds face frustrations too, though. Those hoping for more business from international players have also … ( read original story …)
Bitcoin: Imagining A Central Bank Buy In
I started thinking: what if central banks got in and started buying? Maybe they want to hoard it and take it out of circulation. “That will be Christmas coming every day for Bitcoin traders. Even…
Mainland China on high alert after COVID-19 outbreak near N. Korea
Mainland China is on high alert for another coronavirus outbreak wave, six days after the one-year anniversary of the first fatality in Wuhan that has surpassed 2 million fatalities and 95 million … ( read…
Biden inauguration, ECB meeting, China GDP
Mr Biden is set to rescind the Muslim travel ban that Mr Trump installed. He will also propose legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for the 11m immigrants who live illegally in America…
HSBC chief wrote to Hong Kong activist over frozen bank account
Noel Quinn, HSBC chief executive, personally wrote to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to say that the bank was legally obliged to freeze his account, in a sign of the tightrope that corporations … (…
Xi Jinping on Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
BEIJING — Saturday marked the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). President Xi Jinping has firmly supported the operation and development of the AIIB … ( read original story…
The EU could throw out its landmark trade deal with China over concerns about Beijing’s human rights record
Anxiety about the deal with China includes concerns over alleged human rights abuses and fears of harming relations with the new Biden administration. ( read original story …)
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