A Times video investigation identified Chinese companies using a contentious labor program for Uighurs to satisfy demand for P.P.E., some of which ended up in the United States and other countries. ( read original story…
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China Is Using Uighur Labor to Produce Face Masks
Any China-Iran Deal Will Be Mostly About Business
Esfandyar Batmanghelidj is the founder of Bourse & Bazaar, a media company that supports business diplomacy between Europe and Iran through publishing, events and research. Last week, an 18-page … ( read original story …)
GOP Senator Proposes Bill to Block American Companies from ‘Giving In’ to China
Louisiana Senator John Kennedy said Sunday he is drafting legislation to prohibit American companies from “giving in” to Chinese government rules on doing business. ( read original story …)
TikTok halts talks on London headquarters amid UK-China tensions
Video-sharing app suspends plans for expansion in the wake of diplomatic rows between both countries … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong Teachers Fired and Afraid as China Targets Liberal Thinkers
Hong Kong teachers who backed antigovernment protests are being reprimanded and, in some cases, fired as China’s Communist Party moves to stamp out dissent. Observers fear the city’s tradition of … ( read original story…
The Hong Kong Crackdown Is A Financial Disaster For China: Is It Time To Fire The CEO?
Xi Jinping’s move against Hong Kong is a financial disaster for China. Once the magic of Hong Kong’s status as global financial center — which was built up over two centuries – is gone, it…
China Study Group, the elite Indian govt body that guides policy on ties with Beijing
China Study Group, founded in 1975 under K.R. Narayanan, is playing a key role as India and China talk about disengagement in Ladakh. ( read original story …)
UK Ratchets up Criticism of China Over Uighurs, Hong Kong
Britain’s foreign secretary has hinted that he may move to suspend the U.K.’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, in response to China’s imposition of sweeping new security laws in the … ( read original story…
China flooding death toll rises as surging waters trigger new alerts, dam blasted
Days of torrential rainfall and expectations for further flooding led China to raise its flood alert level on one river to the second-highest level on Sunday as a dam was blasted to release surging … (…
Mainland China reports 16 new coronavirus cases including 13 in Xinjiang
Mainland China reported 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus as of the end of July 18, up from 22 reported a day earlier, the Chinese national health authority said on Sunday. ( read original…
Beijing Eases Virus Restrictions After 2 Weeks of No New Cases
Beijing authorities lowered the city’s Covid-19 emergency response level after almost two weeks of no new domestic coronavirus infections. ( read original story …)
TikTok has shelved plans for a European HQ in London as tensions with Beijing threaten to escalate into an economic war
The Chinese social media platform TikTok has reportedly shelved plans to open a European headquarters in London, according to the Sunday Times. TikTok, the wildly popular viral video app, had been in … ( read…
Coronavirus in China: Shenzhen makes it easier for people to report health concerns
Members of the public promised confidentiality and personal data protection in bid to speed up emergency response to crises like Covid-19. ( read original story …)
