The torch for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing has been unveiled — one year before the opening ceremony and as Tokyo continues to prepare to host summer games postponed because of the pandemic. (…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Biden priority is ‘dealing with China’s trade abuses’ that harm American workers: National security adviser
National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said a “priority” of the Biden administration is “dealing with China’s trade abuses” that harm American workers, adding that President Biden’s national security … ( read original story …)
Wu-Tang or Wuhan? T-shirts bring the ruckus to strained China-Canada ties
Canada’s foreign ministry apologized Wednesday for any misunderstanding and said the t-shirts were not meant as a slight, but the explanation did not satisfy Beijing. ( read original story …)
More than 31M COVID-19 vaccine doses given in China, Beijing says
China said it administered more than 31 million doses of domestically developed COVID-19 vaccines since mid-December. ( read original story …)
How a Diverse Joe Biden Administration Can Counter China’s Stoking of U.S. Racial Tensions
A more diverse Biden administration would help the U.S. disarm Beijing and stop it from weaponizing racial tensions in America to excuse its own abusive policies in Xinjiang, a member of the Black … (…
Winter Olympics: A year before the Beijing Games, more than 180 campaign groups are calling for a diplomatic boycott
A letter signed by more than 180 campaign groups calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing warns the Games could “embolden” human rights abuses in China. ( read original story…
China’s SWIFT joint venture shows Beijing eyeing global digital currency use, to internationalise yuan
Finance Gateway Information Service was registered in Beijing last month, with SWIFT the largest shareholder followed by a wholly-owned domestic settlement subsidiary of the People’s Bank of China … ( read original story …)
Bank of China raises US$500 million in first offering of Yulan bonds, as Beijing seeks to tap funding in Europe
Bank of China has become the first company to sell Yulan bonds, a new debt product that links Chinese companies with global investors, as the Asian country seeks to widen its funding access amid ……
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong banking regulator says business as usual, no fund outflows
Hong Kong is not seeing fund outflows following Beijing’s imposition of a national security law in the Asian financial hub, a top executive at the city’s banking regulator said on Thursday. ( read original story…
China’s Shenzhen unveils ambition to become gold finance hub
The Chinese city of Shenzhen on Thursday unveiled measures to turn its jewellery-filled Luohu district into a gold-based financial hub with links to neighbouring Hong Kong, Shanghai and even London. ( read original story …)
China ‘Spamouflage’ Uses Capitol Riot as Evidence American Democracy Is on Its ‘Deathbed’
With an increased focus on the United States, Graphika, a social media analyst firm, predicted “Spamouflage” could “continue the drumbeat of confrontation” between China and the U.S. ( read original story …)
China bat caves need exploring in search for COVID origins, WHO team member says
A member of the World Health Organization-led team searching for clues to the origins of COVID-19 in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said work was needed to try to trace genetic elements of the…
Volvo posts record 6-month profit on US and China demand
Volvo Cars recorded its best ever half-year results at the end of 2020, shrugging off the coronavirus pandemic to book record profits after strong growth in China and the US. Although full-year sales … (…
