On Jan. 2, the New York Times published an article titled “How Taiwan Plans to Stay (Mostly) Covid-Free,” which asks the question: How much longer can Taiwan’s good fortune last? The article describes … (…
Monthly Archives For January 2021
U.S. adds CNOOC to black list, saying it helps China intimidate neighbors
The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it added Chinese National Overseas Oil Corporation (CNOOC) to a U.S. economic blacklist, saying it had helped China intimidate neighbors in the South China … ( read original story…
ASML CEO sees U.S.-China trade antagonism outlasting Trump
ASML CEO Peter Wennink expects further antagonism between the United States and China over semiconductor technology, even as a new administration is set to take over in Washington, he told the Reuters … ( read…
China: Hospital Issues Blockchain-Based Electronic Bill
In a first, a Chinese hospital sends its patient the first blockchain-powered electronic bill. Electronic Bill on Blockchain According to a Coindesk report on January 13, a hospital in China recently … ( read original…
ByteDance Rival Kuaishou Files For Hong Kong IPO While Hong Kong Growth Stocks Rally
Asian equities had a strong day with Hong Kong gaining while Mainland China succumbed to a bout of profit-taking. Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu will not be added to the banned security list, though nine … (…
China Claims U.S. Xinjiang Forced Labor Order Is Based on ‘Fabricated’ Evidence
The U.S. has banned cotton and tomato imports from Xinjiang, which are reportedly harvested using the forced labor of Muslim prisoners. ( read original story …)
Trends of the month: Facebook regulation, FMCG growth in China and digital publishers
This month: how regulation may challenge Facebook’s reliance on Instagram and WhatsApp, how FMCG brands are growing in China, and the role of digital audiences for publishers. ( read original story …)
China’s economy keeps booming as the rest of the world suffers: Beijing enjoys an 18% export boom as its trade surplus grows to near-record $535billion
Beijing hailed its ‘outstanding achievements in foreign trade’ as customs data showed exports surging to $282billion in December and rising 3.6 per cent to $2.6trillion over the year. ( read original story …)
The Finance 202: Biden to roll out trillion-dollar economic relief package amid fraught transition
As a lame-duck President Trump gets plucked and gutted, his successor is laying plans for a massive economic relief package. President-elect Joe Biden’s proposal, likely debuting today, is expected to … ( read original story…
China demands US lift Xinjiang cotton, tomato import ban
China on Thursday demanded Washington drop a ban on cotton and tomato imports from its Muslim northwest over complaints they are produced by forced labor, which a … ( read original story …)
Tensions with China rise over new U.S. ban on cotton from Xinjiang
China demands that the U.S. drop a ban on cotton and tomato from Xinjiang, slamming reports that Muslim Uighurs produce them by forced labor. ( read original story …)
China Denies Entry to Two Members of WHO Covid-19 Mission After Failed Screenings
Two members of a WHO mission to China to study the origins of the coronavirus failed to clear Beijing’s health-screening procedures and were blocked from traveling to the country, according to people … ( read…
Coronavirus: how China can really win over sceptical hearts and minds abroad
The country has sought to present itself as a model of confidence in a crisis but it might be better off taking a more modest course to improve its international standing, observers say. ( read…
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