Last week’s long-awaited call between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping was the opening move in a pan-Pacific tussle that will dominate the tenures of both presidents. ( read original story …)
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US China relations: The pan-Pacific tussle to come
Hobbled US Import-Export bank is given new life to battle an aggressive China
As Washington’s concerns over China’s state-subsidised financing grew, the Export-Import Bank of the United States was reopened with an emboldened mandate. ( read original story …)
China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases vs 9 a day earlier
China reported 16 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for Feb. 15, compared to nine a day earlier, the health commission said on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
West’s calls for boycotting Beijing Winter Olympics a reflection of self-serving politics
And now, a growing chorus of elected officials in a number of Western countries have once again targeted China, this time with the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, scheduled to take place in Beijing. In ……
Sachima: The syrupy treat that helped China’s Manchu Army conquer the Ming Dynasty
This sweet treat helped China’s Manchu Army cownquer the Ming Dynasty. But can it help a Singaporean hawker stand survive changing times? ( read original story …)
FDI: China overtakes ‘free market’ America
The volume of Foreign Direct Investment has been the litmus test for the buoyancy of an economy in liberalised markets in modern times. The clean bill of health given to a country from the world’s…
China’s Cryptocurrency Stocks Left Behind in Bitcoin Frenzy
China’s blockchain stocks are missing out on the cryptocurrency mania that has pushed their global peers to record highs. ( read original story …)
Boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing
Americans fondly look back at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin as a moment during the pre-war era when the United States beat the Nazis on their home turf and refuted their delusional notion of racial…
Chinese Police Monitor Access to Area in Beijing, China
Chinese police monitor access to a commercial complex to only verified ‘healthy’ visitors in downtown Beijing on Monday, February 15, 2021. China has largely brought the virus under control with … ( read original story…
Tesla competitors growing in China: NIO, Xpeng, and more
A list of the growing EV manufacturing competitors Tesla faces in China includes rising automakers like NIO, Li Auto, and Xpeng. ( read original story …)
Across China: Polish hotel executive sees return of Spring Festival business boom
It was a day before Lunar New Year’s Eve, and the Polish national had good reason to be excited about his work: As China marked this year’s Spring Festival with the COVID-19 epidemic largely contained…
Are former Trump officials in hot water, or are China’s sanctions just hot air?
The US sanctions for which China vilified former Trump administration officials are not merely an invention of that administration. ( read original story …)
Waltz Resolution Urges Boycott of Beijing Olympic Games
Michael Waltz says in a resolution urging the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to propose the Games be moved to another country and to stage a boycott if the International Olympic Committee doesn’t … (…