Facing the most disruptive pandemic in generations, the technocratic halls of the World Health Organization are now the scene of pitched battles in an increasingly bitter proxy war between the China a … ( read…
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Courting China Again
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Why China is the friend Russia has needed in its war
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Ruling against Trump’s tariffs creates new uncertainty in US trade relations with China
Coronavirus crisis could transform how fashion works in China
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US, China standoff ensnares WHO meeting on COVID-19 fight
USS Theodore Roosevelt returning to sea as China steps up coronavirus-era ‘harassment’ of US spy planes, ships
China appears to have taken advantage of the coronavirus outbreak and ramped up its harassment of the U.S. military and its regional allies amid the global pandemic. ( read original story …)
Hawley bill would let Americans sue China over coronavirus
There is new demand to hold China accountable for coronavirus, by opening the U.S. legal system to permit millions of American virus victims to sue China and the Chinese Communist Party for damages. ( read…
Trump, Accusing WHO of Pro-China Bias, Threatens to Cut Funding, Withdraw U.S.
President Trump threatened to permanently cut off funding to the World Health Organization and revoke U.S. membership if the group doesn’t make changes meant to curb what he called its pro-China bias. ( read original…
Wuhan writer’s diary of life during coronavirus angers China, translated to English
A diary written by a Chinese author living in Wuhan in the early days of the coronavirus outbreak gives a glimpse inside the city where the pandemic first emerged – and local authorities weren’t too…
CZ on Binance’s New Chinese Domain: ‘Let’s Focus on Tech First’
Binance’s new Chinese website gets an approval from the China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology … ( read original story …)
Iran Moves to Restrict Crypto Exchanges Under ‘Currency Smuggling’ Laws
Legislation proposed this week would make it increasingly difficult, and risky, for cryptocurrency exchanges to sell bitcoin in Iran. ( read original story …)
Chinese prostate, breast cancer drugs maker Kintor’s IPO more than 500 times oversubscribed as Hong Kong biotech investment fever continues
Cancer drugs developer Kintor Pharmaceutical saw its HK$1.86 billion (US$240 million) initial public offering heavily oversubscribed as investors continued to bet on biotech start-ups hitting the … ( read original story …)
China Strikes Back At U.S. Sanctions On Huawei Technologies, Warns Of Repercussions
Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies has claimed that U.S. sanctions against the company may jeopardize its very survival and create turmoil in the global tech industry. On Frid … ( read original story …)
After 32 Years, a Missing Son Is Reunited With His Parents in China
A missing son who was kidnapped at a hotel in northwest China has been reunited with his family 32 years later. Mao Yin was two years old when he was abducted at the entrance of…
New Nasdaq Restrictions on IPOs Could Be a Swipe at China — or Just About Investor Safety. What You Need to Know.
Nasdaq is set to unveil new restrictions on initial public offerings that could make it harder for some Chinese companies to list in the U.S. Is this the next step in the decoupling of China…
China’s possible countermeasures against Apple and Qualcomm would interrupt smartphone vendor supply chains
China’s possible countermeasures against Apple and Qualcomm follow US trade restrictions against Huawei –– escalating US-China trade tensions. ( read original story …)
U.S. blacklists Chinese logistics firm over business with Iran airline
Washington on Tuesday slapped sanctions on a China-based company it accused of acting on behalf of U.S.-blacklisted Mahan Air, the Treasury Department said, and denounced the Iranian airline’s flights … ( read original story …)
