The opening words of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities come to mind when considering Hong Kong right now: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the…
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UPDATE 1-China seizes financial firms linked to conglomerate
Chinese regulators on Friday seized control of a group of financial institutions with connections to the same holding company, in a crackdown by authorities seeking to stem systemic financial risks in … ( read original…
WHO preparing full mission to China to study virus origins
The World Health Organization is forming a team of international experts to go to China to study the origins of the novel coronavirus, but it will not be in place before the end of July,…
As China Media Hails Superior Recovery, Americans Pessimistic About Economy
China posted unexpectedly good GDP growth for the second quarter of 2020, as the world’s major economies struggle to recover from the coronavirus downturn. ( read original story …)
China denounces reported U.S. plan to target Chinese Communist Party
China condemned the United States on Friday following a report the Trump administration was considering a travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members. ( read original story …)
China seizes financial firms linked to conglomerate
Chinese regulators on Friday seized control of a group of financial institutions with connections to the same holding company, in a crackdown by authorities seeking to stem systemic financial risks in … ( read original…
How China is trying to create a new internet in its own image
The New IP plan’s promised improvements may never arrive, but China could reshape the internet in other ways that today’s tech powers don’t like. ( read original story …)
China’s tech ambitions threaten to fundamentally change how the internet functions
China’s rising technological capabilities have been accompanied by its efforts to use the realm of technology standard setting to dominate governance of the internet. If Beijing is successful, the … ( read original story …)
China says it’s not trying to replace US, won’t be bullied
A Chinese spokesperson says her country isn’t seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world’s top technological power, but will fight back against “malicious slander” and attacks from … ( read original…
China coronavirus: Most flights cut to Xinjiang after outbreak
Almost all flights in and out of Urumqi, capital of China’s far-western Xinjiang region, have been cancelled because of a coronavirus outbreak. The city has just six confirmed cases with symptoms and … ( read…
U.S. aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions
For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other…
Hong Kong’s Property Market Sees Limited Impact From China Security Law
Early signs of any impact on the property market from Hong Kong’s new security law have been muted with sales and home-price data barely flinching. ( read original story …)
China tries to push U.S. tech companies around in Hong Kong. Here’s how to push back.
At the same time that China becomes more assertive in clamping down on internet freedom, the U.S. is shooting itself in the foot. ( read original story …)
