The pandemic, the trade war and the US crackdown on China’s technology companies could all go a long way in frustrating Beijing’s bid for dominance … ( read original story …)
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Beijing reports no new confirmed COVID-19 cases
Beijing reported no new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday. This marked that the Chinese capital city had not reported new confirmed locally transmitted … ( read original story …)
Joe Biden’s Love for Beijing Knows No Bounds | Opinion
Biden’s willful ignorance toward China’s acts of economic aggression goes back decades. While serving in the Senate, he voted to grant the Communist regime “most favored nation” trading status, and … ( read original story…
Mainland China reports 22 new coronavirus cases including 17 in Xinjiang
China reported 22 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 19, up from 16 cases from a day earlier, the health commission said on Monday. ( read original story …)
China keeps lending benchmark LPR steady for third month, as expected
China kept its benchmark lending rate steady for the third straight month on Monday, matching market expectations, amid signs that the world’s second-largest economy is recovering from the shock … ( read original story …)
China’s property market is rebounding from the coronavirus crisis, but some warn it may overheat
Housing sales in the country plummeted at the outset of the pandemic as China’s economy shut down. But official data pointed to a recovery in transactions as the country reopened. ( read original story …)
Why China’s New Tax Rules Worry Bankers in Hong Kong
Facing a slowing economy and ever-tighter budget, China has turned its attention to generating more revenue by taxing its citizens living and working outside the country — similar to how the U.S. ( read original…
Shenzhen cruise past Zhejiang in CBA
Shen Zijie (above) of Shenzhen Aviators dunks during a match between Zhejiang Lions and Shenzhen Aviators at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong … ( read original story …)
China’s Small Lenders Are Filling Up on Riskiest Bank Debt
(Bloomberg) — China’s cash-strapped small lenders are expanding their pile of the riskiest kind of bank debt to shore up their capital levels, bracing against an economic slowdown and rising loan … ( read original…
China tensions mount as Britain suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Britain will shelve its extradition treaty with Hong Kong today as the government faces mounting pressure to toughen its stance towards China.Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, will tell the Commons … ( read original story…
China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
Ou Hongyi, who took part in the #FridaysforFuture protest, says she has been told she cannot return to school unless she stops her activism … ( read original story …)
China: In School, No Masks, And A Runaway Stock Market
China: healthy. Rest of world. Sick, sicker and getting sick of China. Wall Street, meanwhile, sees the best market in the world right now. ( read original story …)
Wearing a Mask? It May Come From China’s Controversial Labor Program
Our visual investigation reveals several Chinese companies that are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the coronavirus pandemic. We track some of that … ( read original story …)
