T he IPO frenzy continued this past week as 17 IPOs and 26 SPACs entered the public market. Headlining the week were dating app Bumble , which completed the year’s largest deal so … (…
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China sells goods into the U.S. market easily, but American service providers face a range of barriers in China, which vary across industries. ( read original story …)
China and SWIFT Partner to Take Digital Currency Global
China’s central bank has partnered with SWIFT, the European-based global system for financial messaging and cross-border payments, to set up a joint venture — a move that observers say shows China’s … ( read original…
China Issues Draft “Measures Regarding the Regulation of Patent Applications” to Crack Down on ‘Abnormal’ Patent Applications
On February 10, 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the Measures on Regulating Patent Applications (Draft for Comment) (关于规范申请专利行为的办法(征求意见稿)). The … ( read original story …)
Getting Europe’s help on China
America’s closest allies won’t automatically help Biden take on Beijing, but there are ways to forge a common front. ( read original story …)
BBC News banned in China, one week after CGTN’s license withdrawn in the UK
In an apparent tit-for-tat move, BBC World News has been banned from airing in China, according to a statement from China’s National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) on Thursday. The … ( read original story…
2022 Beijing Olympic Games Loom as Test for Corporate Sponsors
Big companies that stay silent on human-rights issues risk alienating U.S. consumers; those speaking up could earn the host nation’s ire. ( read original story …)
Beijing’s hand behind Myanmar military coup?
Yet part of Myanmar’s original sin, and this includes the once sainted Suu Kyi, has been to run a hypernationalist Buddhist state at the expense of the country’s other ethnic and religious groups; … (…
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei hopes for improved US-China relations
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei hopes US-China relations will improve under the Biden administration over the long-term. ( read original story …)
Crypto Versus Commodities in 2021
Commodities are the most important asset class on the planet, comprising roughly half of all global investment. ( read original story …)
Go Inside Beijing’s Forbidden City With Lush Images From This $995 Book
A lavish new book from Assouline takes readers inside Beijing’s opulent Forbidden City palace complex. | Frommer’s … ( read original story …)
China Reveals its First Assessment of Biden as President
The high-profile call between Biden and President Xi Jingping was praised for its ‘goodwill’ by a pivotal government-aligned Chinese media outlet. ( read original story …)
Scientists said claims about China creating the coronavirus were misleading. They went viral anyway.
Yan’s work, which was posted to the scientific research repository Zenodo without any review on Sept. 14, exploded on Twitter, YouTube and far-right websites with the help of such conservative … ( read original story…