Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) has entered into a strategic partnership with investment firm Sequoia Capital targeted to make technology investments in China, its leading growth market next to the U.S.Under … ( read original story …)
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The US Department of Commerce has tightened restrictions on certain technology exports to China, Russia and Venezuela. Those three countries are declared adversaries of the USA and the Commerce … ( read original story …)
Dealing with demand for China’s global surveillance exports
There is relatively little correlation between the level of democracy in a country and the likelihood that it will adopt Chinese surveillance technology, but understanding the impacts of these … ( read original story …)
Biden peddles corrected story claiming Trump ‘owes’ Bank of China millions of dollars
The Trump campaign is piling on Joe Biden for claiming President Trump is in debt to the Bank of China. Biden, the presumptive 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, suggested Monday that Trump still … ( read…
Starbucks Sees Covid-19 Trimming Up to 25% of China 2020 Sales
Starbucks Corp. has opened almost all its locations in China, but still sees the lingering impact of the coronavirus pandemic trimming same-store sales there by 15% to 25% this fiscal year. The shares … (…
China Does Not Really Appear To Be Exploiting the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alex Ward writes that after unleashing the coronavirus on an unsuspecting world, China is now taking advantage of the chaos it has caused: How China is ruthlessly exploiting the coronavirus pandemic … ( read original…
Starbucks sees China comparable sales falling in current quarter
Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday it expects comparable sales in China in the current quarter to decline between 25% and 35%, hurt by the coronavirus pandemic that has forced it to close stores and limit…
Cloud Security Company Cloudflare Makes ‘Maverick’ Big Bet On China
With U.S.-China relations at a frigid moment as the COVID-19 pandemic grinds world trade to a trickle, it might seem an unlikely moment for a Silicon Valley tech company to make a big China push.…
Australia Stokes China Tensions With Call for Virus Origin Probe
Australia’s calls for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is heightening tensions with Beijing, worrying businesses in the world’s most China-dependent developed economy. ( read original story …)
IPO Update: TRX Insurance Proposes IPO Terms
TRX Insurance aims to raise nearly $13 million in a U.S. IPO. The firm operates an online insurance marketplace in China. TIRX has produced contracting revenue … ( read original story …)
Beijing Slams India’s ‘Unfair’ Decision To Cancel Chinese Antibody Testing Kit Order
India’s decision came on Monday amid accuracy concerns surrounding the kits. It’s the latest irritant in a relationship that’s come under increasing strain over the coronavirus. ( read original story …)
Forget Washington and Beijing. These Days Global Leadership Comes From Berlin.
People love to hate Germany—but the country is doing far more than most nations to help its European neighbors fight the coronavirus. ( read original story …)
Who are the Uyghurs, China’s Islamic minority?
The Uyghurs are an ethnic minority living in China’s autonomous northwestern Xinjiang province. ( read original story …)
