New polling from the Pew Research Center shows strong negative attitudes among Americans toward China, with almost nine out of 10 adults seeing the country as a competitor or enemy, rather than a part ……
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Antony Blinken says China poses 21st century’s greatest geopolitical challenge
Address by US secretary of state urges ‘standing up for our values when human rights are abused in Xinjiang or democracy is trampled in Hong Kong’. ( read original story …)
Buy The Dip & Bank RRR Cut Speculation Lead To Spectacular Day For China Equities
Asian equities had a strong day as China, Hong Kong, India, and Thailand all outperformed. By far the most important catalyst for Mainland China and Hong Kong overnight was a report that banks’ … (…
Wall Street is kicking out yet another big Chinese company
A major Chinese oil company that has traded on Wall Street for decades has become the latest casualty of tensions between Washington and Beijing. ( read original story …)
China starts construction of national technology innovation hub
China’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has kicked off the construction of the national technology innovation hub and issued a regulation pertaining to the construction. The innovation hub … ( read original story …)
‘Two sessions’ 2021: can China create ecosystem for tech talent to innovate?
Details in its five-year plan may reveal its intentions on research funding and the business environment for tech firms. ( read original story …)
China’s top court awards record US$24 million payout to chemical maker in trade secrets case
China’s top court has awarded a record 159 million yuan (US$24.6 million) compensation payout to a chemical producer in a trade secrets case, a ruling that comes after Beijing has repeatedly vowed to … (…
China Revs Up Grand Chip Ambitions to Counter U.S. Blacklistings
In just two decades, China sent people into space, built its own aircraft carrier and developed a stealth fighter jet. Now the world’s youngest superpower is setting out to prove its capabilities once … (…
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CHINA UNICOM (00762) HK$5.31 +5.15 – Active buying orders account for 62% CHINA TAIPING (00966) HK$18.26 +5.06 – Hitting a 52-week high – Active buying orders account for 79% CPIC (02601) HK$37.75 … ( read…
AI panel urges US to boost tech skills amid China’s rise
An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the US to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons – something that … ( read original…
China’s Inner Mongolia Plans to Shut Down Bitcoin Mining Operations by April This Year
Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region in northern China, is planning to shut down all cryptocurrency mining activities in the area by April. ( read original story …)
Xi mobilises China for technology revolution
For US politicians, China’s potential to dominate sensitive cutting-edge technologies poses one of the biggest geopolitical threats of the next few decades. President Xi Jinping is similarly worried … ( read original story …)
Stepping Up the Tech Fight Against China
Beijing has been churning out patents, spending on R&D, while the U.S. fiddles. ( read original story …)