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Top trade representatives of China and the United States held a phone call on Friday and agreed to strengthen macroeconomic and public health cooperation, China’s commerce ministry said in a statement … ( read original…
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China’s exports saw a shock 3.5 percent rise in April despite the global impact of the coronavirus pandemic, official figures showed Thursday, partly due to rising medical exports. In the … ( read original story…
Beijing is moving steadily to bring Hong Kong closer into the fold
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A Chinese worker takes a break on a civil maintenance site after the government lowered the Covid-19 threat to level two in Beijing on Thursday, May 7, 2020. The third straight month of economic ……
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China reported one new coronavirus case for May 7, down from the two cases the day before, data from the national health authority showed on Friday. ( read original story …)
North Korea calls South Korean military drills ‘grave provocation’, sends ‘warm greetings’ to China
North Korea lashed out at South Korea over recent military drills, while leader Kim Jong Un sent a personal message to China’s Xi Jinping to congratulate him on that country’s success in controlling … (…
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Expect Beijing to grow more assertive as the West rethinks its economic attachments after the coronavirus. ( read original story …)
China’s next-generation space capsule aces orbital maneuvers during test flight
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Study: WeChat content outside China used for censorship
A new report says documents and images shared by users outside China with the country’s most popular social media platform are being monitored and cataloged for use in political censorship in China … ( read…
WeChat users outside China face surveillance while training censorship algorithms
Such practices are the antithesis of the responsible social media management that users should expect, especially during a pandemic. ( read original story …)
Gates Foundation CEO: US and China should smooth over their ‘divide’ on COVID-19 crisis
Despite their differences, the world’s nations need to coordinate efforts to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman said during a GeekWire virtual event. ( read original story …)
NKorea’s Kim sends ‘verbal message’ to China’s Xi
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un has sent a “verbal message” to Chinese leader Xi Jinping, state media KCNA reported Friday, after weeks of speculation about his health. The news agency did not explain what ……
