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The Deadly India-China Clash: Spiked Clubs and Fists at 14,000 Feet
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Beijing-based bank approves $750 million loan to India for COVID-19 response
India registered the highest-ever spike of 2,003 COVID-19 fatalities pushing the death toll to 11,903 on Wednesday Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), on Wednesday, said it had … ( read original story …)
China’s bond-curve flattening may slow amid neutral positioning
China’s treasury-bond curve may struggle to bear flatten any further, judging from our positioning analysis. Meanwhile, the positioning of the real-yield curve and the relative spreads of the treasury … ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – China-UK stock link’s glitches go beyond politics
China Pacific Insurance has broken a year-long dry spell for the stock market link between China and Britain. The $32 billion financial group on Wednesday raised $1.8 billion on the London Stock … ( read…
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Beijing extends movement curbs to contain resurgent coronavirus
China’s capital cancelled scores of flights, shut schools and blocked off some neighbourhoods as it ramped up efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak that has fanned fears of wider contagion. Many i … ( read…
China Adopts Conciliatory Tone With India After Violent Clash in Himalayas
U.S. intelligence assesses that a deadly incident in the Galwan Valley region between the Asian superpowers has undermined Chinese attempts to woo India into closer economic ties. ( read original story …)
Indian PM Modi vows to defend territory after Himalayan clash with China
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said his country will staunchly defend its territory two days after 20 Indian soldiers died in a hand-to-hand clash with Chinese troops in the Himalaya … ( read…
Border Clash Between India and China Turns Deadly
In the worst military clash between China and India in years, Indian authorities say 20 Indian soldiers died and several Chinese troops also suffered casualties. WSJ’s Eric Bellman explains why … ( read original story…
India and China talk peace but hurl warnings after deadly border clash
Both sides blame the other for the death of at least 20 Indian soldiers in an overnight brawl along their disputed Himalayan border, and both say they want calm. ( read original story …)
China Is Challenging Dollar Dominance At The Worst Possible Time For Donald Trump
An influential group in China has revealed plans for an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme that could see a basket of currencies combined to take on bitcoin, Facebook’s libra and even the U.S. ( read original…
How governments turn to crypto to reduce economic impact of sanctions
For a long time economic sanctions have been used in order to establish geopolitical dominance. The US dollar currently accounts for about 60% of all central bank foreign exchange reserves. For … ( read original…
