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China and Russia Make Military Maneuvers After Trump’s Nuclear Threat
Beijing evacuates residents, expands storm alert as deadly floods keep city on edge
Pacific ally to host US missile system amid China naval threat
China standing firm against U.S. demands that it stop buying oil from Russia and Iran
Beijing Faces More Torrential Rainfall Days After Deadly Floods
Wanda Plaza in Shenzhen, a Modern shopping mall in China 4K
Beijing issues new storm warning after deadly floods
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60 Minutes Archives: An interview with China’s Jiang Zemin
Chinese President Jiang Zemin. Mike Wallace asked about the Tiananmen Square massacre, Falun Gong, and the relationship between China and the U.S. ( read original story …)
Week In Review: JD Health Raises $3.5 Billion In Hong Kong IPO, Climbs 56% On First Day
JD Health of Guangzhou, the online health-care arm of China e-commerce giant JD.com, completed a $3.5 billion Hong Kong IPO and rose 56% in its first trading session. ( read original story …)
Hunter Biden tax probe examining Chinese business dealings
The Justice Department is investigating the finances of President-elect Joe Biden’s son, including scrutinizing some of his Chinese business dealings and other transactions, a person familiar with the … ( read original story …)
Why Trump blaming China for the coronavirus pandemic is a waste of time and energy
When I am on the road, it’s not unusual for me to fall asleep with the television on. A few days ago, in the early hours, I awoke to a CNN “Breaking News” story. The…
Trump raises China concerns as reason to veto defense bill
President Donald Trump once again says he’ll veto the annual defense policy bill that covers the military’s budget and pay raises for service members, but this time he’s citing unspecified concerns ab … ( read…
The Guardian view on China’s treatment of the Uighurs: from unthinkable to irrefutable
What once seemed surely unthinkable has become, in just a few years, irrefutable. The evidence amassed by scholars, journalists and campaigners of grotesque human rights abuses in Xinjiang has begun … ( read original story…
China’s digital currency no threat to global monetary systems, former central bank chief says
Beijing is not seeking to replace existing currencies with its digital yuan, ex-PBOC governor Zhou Xiaochuan tells Shanghai forum. ( read original story …)
Bloomberg News Chinese staff member detained in Beijing
Chinese authorities have detained a Chinese national working for the Bloomberg News bureau in Beijing on suspicion of endangering national security, the news agency and China’s foreign ministry said … ( read original story …)
Xi Jinping’s pledge to cut China’s carbon emissions raises questions over whether Beijing is moving quickly enough
President Xi Jinping’s latest climate pledges, including a reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by over 65 per cent and boosting the use of non-fossil fuels, have been greeted with caution by … ( read original…
Intel CEO Quietly Warns Of China’s ‘Greater Bay Area’ Project
Intel INTC CEO Bob Swan didn’t single out China’s Greater Bay Area project, a development zone that seeks to replace Silicon Valley as semiconductor and microchip manufacturing and design hot spot, … ( read original…
A blocked mega IPO and employee morale
But the above views were not well received by the Chinese bankers. The halt on the IPO was just Beijing’s way conveying to Ma that who holds the whip. This last-minute intervention has also left…
China tariffs offset by rising Australian iron ore prices due to ‘fear tax’
Boosted iron ore prices due to anxious markets are likely to help federal budget’s bottom line, Deloitte says … ( read original story …)
