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TikTok hired a former Chinese diplomat to run its unit deciding what gets banned, report says, while claiming to be free of influence from Beijing
A former Chinese diplomat headed up TikTok’s global content policy team until early 2020, the Financial Times reported. ( read original story …)
SMIC: The US is taking aim at China’s biggest chipmaker
SMIC, China’s biggest chipmaker, says it may be cut off from key US technology, and is warning investors that restrictions on its supply chain could have “material adverse effects” on its production … ( read…
China accuses India of discriminatory trade, New Delhi says Beijing should reflect on its own transparency
Chinese authorities have accused India of discriminatory and restrictive trade measures, pointing to the ban on Chinese apps and curbs on foreign direct investment. At a recent meeting at the World … ( read original…
Why Luxury Brands Are Failing in China Post-COVID-19
Most luxury brands have faced challenges and disruptions from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. But, in many cases, most of their problems are homemade. ( read original story …)
Want to Invest in the Ant Group IPO? Consider BABA Stock Instead
BABA stock provides a back-door entrance for U.S. investors to get in on the Ant Group IPO without moving money to Hong Kong or Shanghai. ( read original story …)
China Box Office: Two Local Blockbusters Do Huge Business, Earning $135M Each
As North America’s box office crumples, China’s theatrical film business is back in an enormous way. A collection of high-profile local films released in China over the past week to coincide with the … (…
China’s economic recovery from the coronavirus will lift its neighbors in Asia, says Invesco
Invesco’s David Chao added, however, that the extent of recovery this time around is unlikely to be on par with 2010, when China’s fiscal stimulus “grabbed other Asian economies by the boot straps.” … (…
Fintech, green finance to boost transformation of banking sector: report
The development of fintech, green finance and new business forms will help boost the business transformation of the banking sector, a report released by the Bank of China said. Beefing up green … ( read…
China changes investing rules for foreign institutions
Chinese authorities will integrate separate investment quotas for foreign institutional investors as they continue to open up the market, starting Nov. 1. The China Securities Regulatory Commission, … ( read original story …)
Health Experts Concerned About China’s Coronavirus Vaccine Rush
China is set to expand its experimental coronavirus vaccine program to large portions of the population to distribute and test products before hitting global markets, the Financial Times reports. What … ( read original story…
A new Cold War: Trump, Xi and the escalating US-China confrontation
In the first of a series, Gideon Rachman explores how the rivalry between the two superpowers is starting to feel eerily familiar … ( read original story …)
Taiwan Hopes Trump Gets Better So He Can Keep Resisting China
Democratic Taiwan has come under increasingly severe military pressure from China, which claims the island as its sovereign territory, with China’s air force sending frequent sorties to buzz Taiwan in … ( read original story…
