China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission on Friday … ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For January 2021
The Latest: China says COVID-19 hospitalizations above 1,000
China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission said Friday … ( read original story …)
China Unexpectedly Drains Liquidity as Leverage Builds in Bonds
China’s central bank drained cash from the financial system this month after excess liquidity pushed an interbank borrowing cost to an all-time low. ( read original story …)
China EV capital war: what electric vehicle maker Nio’s latest convertible notes say about its changing fortunes
Electric carmakers are rapidly raising funds and diversifying capital structures while their stocks fly high. They will still need to fight for every dollar to fund the electrification of the industry … ( read original…
US-China trade war deal reaches first anniversary as bilateral mistrust hits ‘all-time high’
One year after signing the phase one trade deal, China lags far behind in its purchases of American goods and its trade imbalance with the US has only grown. ( read original story …)
‘China-watching’ is a lucrative business. But whose language do the experts speak?
The question of whether one needs to be able to speak Chinese to understand China has never been so fraught, says scientist Yangyang Cheng … ( read original story …)
U.S.-China trade war has cost up to 245,000 U.S. jobs: business group study
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has caused a peak loss of 245,000 U.S. jobs, but a gradual scaling back of tariffs on both sides would boost growth and lead to an additional…
Global investors in limbo after Ant IPO torpedoed by Beijing
Investors including BlackRock, GIC and Silver Lake have been left holding illiquid stakes in Ant Group after pouring billions of dollars into the Chinese payments company before its $37bn initial … ( read original story…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea ‘coercion’
The United States announced sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprise and military officials on Thursday and added Chinese oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist, accusing them using coercion against states … ( read original story …)
Trump administration takes final swipes at China and its companies
The Trump administration in its waning days took another swipe at China and its biggest firms on Thursday, imposing sanctions on officials and companies for alleged misdeeds in the South China Sea and … (…
US Clamps Down On China Tech, Blacklists CNOOC
The US government on Thursday ramped up sanctions and restrictions on Chinese firms over Beijing’s actions in the disputed South China Sea, and the security threat posed by technology. In a wide … ( read…
Cheat sheet: MIT professor charged with hiding work for China
Gang Chen did not disclose his connections to China as is required on federal grant applications, US authorities said. ( read original story …)
A Year After Covid Began, China’s Economy Is Beating the World
China’s economic ascent is accelerating barely a year after its first coronavirus lockdowns, as its success in controlling Covid-19 allows it to boost its share of global trade and investment. ( read original story …)
