The Trump administration’s decision to put Huawei Technologies on a trade blacklist was a result of a tussle between two camps in the White House, with the hardliners prevailing as the US intensifies … (…
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White House will be a ‘tariff museum:’ Editor of Chinese paper trolls Trump over Mexico tariffs
“Tariffs can not only block cheap products, but also curb illegal immigration! White House is so imaginative in using tariffs,” said Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times in a Twitter post. … ( read…
Editorial: China’s retaliatory ‘unreliable supplier’ list will hit Windows, Android the hardest
That could have a profound impact on two of the largest software platforms licensed in China: Android and Windows, as well as broadly-licensed silicon intellectual property from ARM and Qualcomm. … ( read original story…
What foreign investors need to know about China’s property market as MSCI adds to A-shares’ weighting
If you’ve yet to hear of Greenland Holdings, Seazen Holdings or China Fortune Land Development, don’t worry. You likely will be hearing more about them soon, if you are a foreign investor looking for ……
Debate between Fox’s Trish Regan and CGTN’s Liu Xin revealed China’s defiance on intellectual property
” between Trish Regan, anchor of Fox Business Network’s Primetime, and Liu Xin, host of CGTN’s The Point. I secretly rooted for Liu, not only out of empathy and respect for someone speaking up in…
If China Really Wants to Retaliate, It Will Target Apple
It’s vital to recognize that many people in China view the aggressive US measures on trade and intellectual property protections as designed to prevent China from rising further. The multipronged … ( read original story…
The US-China Huawei Spat: Risks to the Global IP Protection Regime
So the world of intellectual property regulation is, in some important sense, the world that America has built. China has, for the past two decades, tried to accommodate itself to this world. … ( read…
Pentagon says US-China trade war won’t ‘spill over’ into military talks
“We can have very candid discussions around intellectual property theft or the militarization of the South China Sea or, you know, pick a whole host of subjects, and I think that’s the value in having…
Commercial property investments hit highest level since 2005
China’s commercial property investment amounted to 53 billion yuan ($7.68 billion) in the first quarter of 2019, with half coming from cross-border investors, according to a recent report. Both the … ( read original story…
Understanding China’s ‘One-Way Bet’ Property Market
The history of China’s housing market is short by global standards, since private home ownership only began in 1998. But what a two decades it’s been. Home prices have skyrocketed, creating a … ( read…
China’s SOE Reforms: What the Latest Round of Reforms Mean for the Market
In the case of China, unclear property rights between the government and enterprises and laggard company management systems mean that SOEs are generally not as productive and innovative as private … ( read original story…
China developers’ debt strains ease on strong earnings growth
That should be a relief to investors worried about potential corporate defaults as China Inc faces a record US$1.5 trillion of corporate bonds maturing in the next two years. But it is also a warning…
China refuses to speak about detained Canadians: Freeland
That discussion hasn’t happened yet, Freeland told the House of Commons foreign-affairs committee Tuesday. READ MORE: Chinese envoy says Canada-China relations have hit ‘rock bottom … ( read original story …)
