US Speedskating says its decision to part ways with Wilma Boomstra is tied to performance, not three formal complaints it received last year. ( read original story …)
Monthly Archives For March 2021
Australian hay growers brace for China hit as export permits lapse amid trade tensions
Farmers are under pressure to pivot to different crops amid signs hay growers could be caught in a new round of trade penalties by China. ( read original story …)
China coal: Australia ban continues to weigh on supply, imports down 40 per cent even as Russia moves to fill gap
China’s imported coal supplies are under pressure amid a prolonged ban on Australian imports that shows “no sign of being lifted in the near term”, and new restrictions at the border with Mongolia. ( read…
China Has Bought Only One-Third of U.S. Goods Required by Trade Deal
China is well behind on the two-year targets set in its trade deal with the U.S., having purchased only about a third of the goods it said it would buy so far. ( read original…
China’s vaccine diplomacy stumbles as clinical trial data remains absent
Last month, a shipment of Sinovac coronavirus vaccine doses arrived without fanfare in Singapore from China. Today, the vaccine sits unused in a storage facility. The wealthy city-state is moving … ( read original story…
How blockchain and other digital technology can help China achieve its agriculture and climate change goals
Digital adoption has accelerated in China in the wake of the pandemic. When farmers use smartphones and technology such as blockchain to access actionable data, it could revolutionise profitability … ( read original story …)
China, Russia agree to work together against ‘illegitimate’ sanctions
Foreign ministers meeting in Guilin also call for a summit of permanent members of the UN Security Council to resolve ‘common problems’. ( read original story …)
China’s Baidu debuts on Hong Kong bourse after raising $3.1bn in IPO
The trend has delivered a shot in the arm for Hong Kong after a turbulent couple of years that have been blighted by US-China trade tensions, Beijing’s crackdown following huge democracy protests and … (…
Coronavirus pandemic: how the US and China can work together to ease travel restrictions
The two countries have the most to gain from ending travel restrictions, but cooperation has been limited. Finding a way to restart international travel will help them begin working together and ease … ( read…
China threat to invade Taiwan is ‘closer than most think’, says US admiral
China considers recovering control of Taiwan its ‘No 1 priority’ Adm John Aquilino is nominated to head Indo-Pacific Command Adm John Aquilino told the Senate armed services committee that ‘The … ( read original story…
‘Be relentless’: What it will take to free two Canadians detained in China
Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have been detained in China for more than two years, on espionage charges the Chinese government refuses to explain and Canada’s Prime Minister says are “trumped up” … ( read…
‘We’re in it together’, Antony Blinken tells Nato after flurry of China sanctions
The Financial Times, meanwhile, reported that Blinken and his Brussels counterpart Josep Borrell will relaunch a strategic dialogue on China on Wednesday, just months after the bloc and Beijing agreed … ( read original story…
US-China tech war: state-led economy crucial to meet challenges of American sanctions, says prominent economist
China’s combination of market forces and government direction to drive technology development is important, but a state-led approach could stifle innovation, says a prominent Chinese economist. ( read original story …)
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