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Is Beijing’s spat with Japan sending a message to US and allies over Taiwan?
China says Japan sent ‘shocking’ wrong signal on Taiwan
China-Japan spat: Beijing sends letter on PM Takaichi’s remarks to UN secretary-general
Swans rest in Qingshui River at Miyun Reservoir basin in Beijing
China moving forward to occupy Taiwan, warn US agencies, citing Beijing’s increasing military preparation and modernisation
China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to UN, vows to defend itself
Japan Blasts China’s UN Letter Claim as Baseless, Urges Dialogue
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Democrats Finally Discover The Big Threat From China
Former president you-know-who was pretty woke about China, wasn’t he? ( read original story …)
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Both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan could help the U.S. combat Beijing and advance human rights. ( read original story …)
China tells Alibaba to sell off media assets in tech crackdown
Beijing fears e-commerce company has too much sway through platforms such as Twitter-like Weibo … ( read original story …)
Treasury Wine Estates Sells Off Brands
TWG has long known how to market budget brands and the sale of these four specific brands will allow TWE—a company that has suffered from the harsh tariffs imposed in China on its brands—to almost…
Barron’s
The Consumer Rights Day program on Chinese state television put the spotlight on foreign and domestic brands on issues including product safety and privacy rights. ( read original story …)
Signal: China appears to have blocked encrypted messaging app
Move to silence the app comes as China expands controls to shape public opinion and limit private discourse … ( read original story …)
China digital currency: US ‘worried’ as it falls ‘behind the curve’ in race for financial technology innovation
China has been conducting experiments and tests of its sovereign digital currency for more than five years, with the Biden administration only just now showing support for research into the viability … ( read original…
China approves fifth coronavirus vaccine
China has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one that was developed by the head of its Centre for Disease Control, adding a fifth shot to its arsenal. Gao Fu, the head of…
China approves new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
China has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one that was developed by the head of its Center for Disease Control, adding a fifth shot to its arsenal. Gao Fu, the head of…
Blinken warns China to not use ‘coercion and aggression’ to get its way during first trip to Asia
Blinken’s comments come a handful of days before he and national security advisor Jake Sullivan hold high-level, in-person talks with Chinese representatives. ( read original story …)
Inside China’s Effort to Create a Blockchain It Can Control
China’s Blockchain Service Network can support dapps built on 15 different networks, but provides the government control over all of them. ( read original story …)
After Alibaba, Beijing’s efforts to rein in fintech could center on rival Tencent
A selloff in Tencent shows investor worry about how far Beijing’s tech monopoly actions will extend beyond Alibaba. ( read original story …)