“It is an extraordinary escalation,” Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist magazine, told me. “No shots fired for 45 years, and then at least 20 soldiers dead in one evening in rock-throwing … (…
TECHNOLOGY
Australian research and development at risk in US-China technology war
Australia risks becoming collateral damage in a technology war between the US and China according to a new report calling on the government to intervene. ( read original story …)
Nokia nabs 10% share of China Unicom 5G core contract
Nokia said the deal supports China Unicom’s 5G standalone (SA) core network buildout, and also expands its existing relationship as a 4G supplier. ( read original story …)
Nokia scrapes a sliver of China Unicom’s 5G core
The small amount of work awarded to the Finnish vendor is ammunition for critics who say China’s telecom market is rigged. ( read original story …)
Nokia will provide 5G hardware for China Unicom’s network
Nokia says that it will provide 10% of China Unicom’s 5G core network. It said that this deal further enhances its relationship with the telecom as it already provides 17% of its VoLTE network. (…
China’s Corporates Need Technology and Regulatory Support to Catch Up to Global Peers on ESG Disclosure
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or the “Group”, HKEX: 02318; SSE: 601318) announced today that the Ping An Digital Economic Research Center released a new report … ( read…
China Warms to Idea of Four More Years of Trump Presidency
Donald Trump has argued frequently of late that China is rooting for Joe Biden come November’s U.S. presidential election. In Beijing, however, officials have come around to support four more years of … ( read…
China’s Tech Champions Have Big Homegrown Problems
VCG/Visual China Group via China has big plans for its technology industry, vowing to spend an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to roll out everything from 5G mobile networks to artificial … ( read…
Livestreaming Set To Unlock Greater E-Commerce Spending In China
China’s livestream e-commerce market is expected to double this year. Market leader Taobao Live has numerous advantages including its own payment solution, and … ( read original story …)
American Express Receives Approval To Clear Domestic Transactions In China
American Express said it becomes the first foreign payments network to be licensed to clear RMB transactions in mainland China. The company expects to begin processing transactions later this year. ( read original story …)
China Just Crossed Another Dangerous New Line For Huawei—But Is It Already Too Late?
The battle between the U.S. and China over Huawei has intensified, with the U.K. caught in the middle. Here’s why what happens next is critical. ( read original story …)
Foreigners in China worry about their future as Beijing, Washington clash
American student Sam Goldstein thought he had the perfect plan for this year. After securing a prestigious Fulbright scholarship from the US government to research excavated manuscripts from the … ( read original story …)
China launches Haiyang 1D satellite to monitor Earth’s oceans
An ocean observation satellite soared into space from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in the country’s north Shanxi Province on Thursday (June 11). The Haiyang 1D (HY-1D) satellite — a name … ( read original…
