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Bird’s Nest and Water Cube: Beijing venues were stars, too
With the Tokyo Olympics postponed for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Associated Press is looking back at the history of Summer Games. Here are some of the highlights … ( read original…
China’s Foreign Minister Makes Rare Visit to Tibet; Says Region’s Stability Important for Beijing’s Development
Top Chinese leaders and officials visit Tibet annually but it is rare for the foreign minister to visit the remote Himalayan region. ( read original story …)
China’s Pinduoduo To Join Nasdaq-100, Pushing Out NetApp
Nasdaq has announced that Pinduoduo, Inc. (PDD), will join the NASDAQ-100 Index and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index before market open on Monday, August 24, 2020.Pinduoduo, one of China’s largest … ( read original story…
Truss leads China hawks trying to derail TikTok’s London HQ plan
Any last-minute reversal could lead to further deterioration in UK-China relations … ( read original story …)
National security law: pro-business lawmaker fears further sanctions for Hong Kong amid US-China tensions, calls for international promotional push
The United States could take further punitive actions against Hong Kong yet, as tensions between Washington and Beijing are only likely to intensify, a pro-business party leader has suggested.Speaking … ( read original story …)
China’s local COVID-19 cases fall as Xinjiang cluster recedes
China’s new locally transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus fell to a one-month low as a cluster in the western region of Xinjiang receded, data released by the country’s health authority showed on … (…
Beijing is ‘extending’ Uighur model of surveillance to the rest of China
Mass surveillance programs on ethnic minorities in central China is likely “an extension” of similar treatment of the Uighurs being deployed on a larger scale in the communist nation according to … ( read original…
China must guard against rebound in shadow lending, banking regulator warns
China must guard against any rebound in off-balance sheet lending in the so-called shadow banking sector, says Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission. ( read original story …)
US-China tensions: Sectors Beijing and Washington to focus on for ‘economic dominance’
THE US and China will focus their efforts on three main sectors to secure “global economic dominance” over the other, international affairs analyst Agathe Demarais warned. ( read original story …)
China’s purchases are ‘lacking’ but the U.S. is still ‘happy’ with the trade deal, ex-White House negotiator says
China trade deal is just not about purchases but structural changes too, said Clete Willems, a former deputy director of the National Economic Council. ( read original story …)
China factory output flat, retail sales slip
China’s factory output rose just under 5% last month from a year earlier while retail sales fell slightly, suggesting the country’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic remains muted. The data … ( read original story…
China’s Banking Watchdog Warns Fed Easing Risks Financial Crisis
The Federal Reserve’s unparalleled stimulus risks plunging the world into financial crisis, according to the chairman of China’s banking watchdog, who also warned that bad debts at Chinese financial … ( read original story …)
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