As their power and leverage grows, China’s actions have already proven that they will increasingly demand more deference from businesses that will prove untenable to any executives who believe in the …
Monthly Archives For June 2021
Covid-19, climate change, and China – what the G7 discussed this weekend
Together they decided they would tackle China’s growing influence, fight climate change, deliver more Covid-19 jabs to poor countries and keep up their economic stimulus programmes. Here is a short …
China stung: US Secretary of State Blinken calls WHO’s coronavirus origin investigation ‘highly deficient’
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the World Health Organization’s first study on the coronavirus pandemic’s origins “highly deficient”, a statement which is believed to be strong …
Goat milk infant formula maker changes tack to protect exports to China
A decline in the value of finished infant formula products in China has led one goat milk company to change track in order to keep its foot in the door with Chinese consumers. Goat milk…
Factbox: NATO Brands China as Security Risk, Celebrates Return of U.S. Under Biden
NATO leaders branded China as a security risk to the Western alliance, designating the country as presenting a “systemic” challenge. It was a diplomatic victory for Biden who has urged fellow leaders …
Didi Duo Set for Billion Dollar Fortunes on Ride-Hailing IPO
Cheng Wei, the co-founder of Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi, is poised to shoot up the ranks of the super-wealthy when his firm lists shares in the U.S. The company filed last week for an initial…
Nato warns of military challenge posed by China
Nato leaders meeting for a summit in Brussels have warned of the military threat posed by China, saying its behaviour is a “systemic challenge”. China, they said, was rapidly expanding its nuclear …
Russian Official Warns Conflict Between China, U.S. Would ‘Exterminate All Mankind’
Russian Ambassador to China Andrey Denisov is “convinced” a war will not break out, but it would have massive casualties if it did.
Expect China to be furious at being cast as a threat to the west
Analysis: Beijing may well seek to undermine Nato unity in response to being accused of posing a systemic challenge to western values …
Dark Tech: Latest Ransom Scandals Highlight Crypto’s Role As Money Laundering Play
Wealthy Russians, Chinese and Saudis are no longer buying up real estate; they’re hiding money in crypto wallets, and pumping billions into tech startups.
China’s ‘Bat Woman,’ at the Center of a Pandemic Storm, Speaks Out
Shi Zhengli, a top virologist, said in a rare interview that speculation about her lab in Wuhan was baseless. But China’s habitual secrecy makes her claims hard to validate.
Biden reaffirms US commitment to NATO, cites ‘new challenges’ with Russia, China
President Biden on Monday said NATO is “facing new challenges,” specifically referring to Russia and China, while maintaining that the NATO alliance is “essential” and “critically important” for U.S.
The Latest: NATO: China is a constant security challenge
BRUSSELS — NATO leaders agree that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine the global rules-based system, and they are worried about how fast it’s developing nuclear …
