Nationalistic rhetoric erupted on China’s main social media website on Tuesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi landed in Taiwan for a historic visit.
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China, US allies divided over Pelosi’s Taiwan visit
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has drawn bipartisan support at home and backing among the world’s democracies …
China has warned airlines to avoid the airspace near Taiwan as Beijing steps up military exercises over Pelosi’s visit
After Pelosi landed, China announced it will hold military exercises — including live drills — around Taiwan from Thursday to Sunday, …
Iron ore sags as China property woes eclipse rebound in steel profits
Dalian and Singapore iron ore futures fell on Wednesday as a crisis engulfing property developers in China, the world’s top steel producer, outweighed improving margins at mills. Aug 3 (Reuters) – …
China mulls allowing foreign multinationals to establish finance companies
Foreign multinational groups will be able to establish finance companies directly or through foreign-funded investment companies established in China, according to a draft document released by the …
Rand rises; China’s response to Pelosi visit not as severe as feared
In early trade the rand was at R16.68 to the dollar, nearly 1% stronger than its previous close. On Tuesday it lost almost 2%.
China’s $26 Billion Pivot From Infrastructure to Emergency Loans
China has made nearly $26 billion in short and medium-term loans to Pakistan and Sri Lanka over the past five years as its overseas lending shifts from funding infrastructure toward providing …
Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon
The authors made their code public, as well as the details of their processor: an Intel Xeon CPU E5-2630v2 at 2.60GHz. That bit of kit was launched in Q3 2013, used Intel’s Ivy Bridge architecture…
China to resume quarantine-free travel with Macau as Covid-19 eases
China will resume quarantine-free travel with Macau as the city recovers from its worst ever Covid-19 outbreak, in a move that could herald a tourism revival for casinos that have been bleeding cash …
How is China punishing Taiwan for the Pelosi visit?
It also banned the import of certain fish from the island, pointing to the discovery of the coronavirus on packages. These bans came a day after Taipei’s Council of Agriculture said China had cited …
China has banned more than 2,000 Taiwan food imports amid Pelosi’s visit as Beijing steps up trade weaponization
China has banned products including pineapples in the past as tensions between the two territories rose, but the ban is far more extensive this time.
As US eyes new China chip curbs, turmoil looms for global market
Export restrictions being considered by Washington to halt China’s advances in semiconductor manufacturing could come at a substantial cost, experts say, potentially disrupting fragile global chip …
China ramps up trade sanctions on Taiwan in wake of Nancy Pelosi’s visit, bans sand exports, fruit and fish imports
Mainland China expanded its trade suspensions on Taiwan to include natural sand and additional agriculture products in the latest retaliation to the highly controversial visit by US House Speaker …
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