BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China were poised to escalate their trade war on Thursday, with both sides set to implement punitive 25 percent tariffs on $16 billion worth of the … (…
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China’s Xi says ideology work ‘absolutely correct’ amid trade row criticism
“Uphold a clean and righteous internet space,” the Xinhua news agency cited Xi as saying. China shut as many as 128,000 websites that contained obscene and other “harmful” information in 2017, Xinhua … ( read…
‘The Meg’ is the top shark movie since ‘Jaws.’ Could it solve the U.S.-China film puzzle?
Hollywood filmmakers have tried including Chinese elements, from simply adding Chinese cast to setting films in China or making Chinese scientists the heroes, as in “The Martian.” Jiang’s culture-lite … ( read original story …)
Google Tried to Change China. China May End Up Changing Google.
China is Apple’s third-largest market … director of the Speech, Privacy and Technology Project at the American Civil Liberties Union. “They should just say so — that their principal obligation is to … ( read…
China Unicom pledges 300 5G base stations in 2018 for Chinese capital
The company is also working closely with business leaders in Beijing to develop a series of 5G business use cases China’s second biggest telco, China Unicom, has said that it will aim to rollout more…
China, U.S. spar after El Salvador breaks off diplomatic relations with Taiwan
China and the U.S. are sparring over El Salvador’s decision to drop Taiwan in favour of diplomatic relations with Beijing, with a Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday accusing Washington of trying to det… ( read original…
China central bank says will keep liquidity reasonably ample
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank said on Tuesday that it will keep liquidity reasonably ample but will not resort to strong policy stimulus. Policies will also be made more forward looking, fl… ( read…
JD.com-backed China Logistics Property eyes co-investments to expand, cut expenses
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China Logistics Property Holdings (CNLP) (1589.HK), backed by e-commerce giant JD.com Inc (JD.O), plans to set up funds with industry players to co-invest in warehousing projects … ( read original story…
China Xiaomi’s second-quarter revenue soars 68 percent, driven by smartphones, internet devices
(Reuters) – Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc reported its second-quarter revenue surged 68.3 percent, as strong smartphone sales complemented a jump in revenue at its smaller, but fast-growing conn… ( read original story …)
Want to play ‘constructive’ role to improve India-Pakistan ties: China
China on Wednesday said it was willing to play a “constructive” role in improving ties between India and Pakistan and hailed the outreach by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new Pakistani counterp… ( read…
China denies visa for BuzzFeed writer in likely retaliation
China has refused to renew the journalist visa for an American correspondent for BuzzFeed News in what appears to be punishment for her reporting on topics considered sensitive by the authorities. Meg… ( read original…
U.S., China to resume trade talks in Washington amid low expectations
Erin Ennis, senior vice president of the U.S.-China Business Council, said it was probably good for the two sides to start with lower level officials who could “get into the weeds” on the IP protectio……
US-China trade war: The countries caught in the crossfire
“To do business in China is an education,” he tells me, chuckling. “You must learn how to do things the right way. Better to hire a local consultant!” But now China could also be the…