Data from the National Bureau of Statistics for May have set off immediate alarm bells among international financial institutions. The gloomy post-COVID economic outlook is worrying a population still …
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Scientist sickened at Wuhan lab early in coronavirus pandemic was US-funded
A Chinese scientist studying coronaviruses at a Wuhan lab who fell sick early in the pandemic with an unspecified illness was partially funded by U.S. agencies.
Baidu Expands Fully Driverless Ride-Hailing Service to Shenzhen, after Beijing and Wuhan
Baidu Apollo Go autonomous vehicles will be granted permission to operate within a sizable 188 sq. km expanse in Shenzhen …
Foreign companies are shifting investment out of China as confidence wanes, business group says
Foreign companies are shifting investments and their Asian headquarters out of China as confidence plunges following the expansion of an anti-spying law and other challenges, a business group said Wednesday.
As growth stalls for the U.S. and China, Blinken talked up economic ties in high-stakes Beijing trip
In a press conference Monday, Blinken noted record high trade between the two countries, and said the U.S. is “prepared to cooperate with China” in “macroeconomic stability.” Earlier that day, he met with U.
US-China tensions: Biden calls Xi a dictator day after Beijing talks
US President Joe Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a dictator. His remarks come a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Mr Xi for talks in Beijing, aimed at easing tensions…
A spending injection is not the cure for China’s ailing economic recovery
Since high debt and a weakening property market will limit any stimulus, only structural measures will boost confidence
Blockchain in China
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Why China Is Banning Crypto but Is Bullish on Blockchain
Speaking via email, Yang shared his views on the past year in crypto, President Xi’s ambition to “seize” the blockchain opportunity and what China’s stablecoin (from its central bank …
Oil extends declines on China growth woes, firmer dollar
Oil prices weakened on Wednesday, extending falls to a third straight day, as the dollar strengthened on a U.S. housing market recovery while fears persisted that monetary stimulus may not be enough to revive growth…
LARRY KUDLOW: Blinken’s talks with China were another disastrous setback
FOX Business host Larry Kudlow breaks down Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during his China trip on “Kudlow.” …
U.S. urges China military dialogue despite rebuff to Blinken
The United States on Tuesday pressed its call for military communication channels with China and signalled concern over reports that China plans a military training facility in Cuba following Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip…
North Korea criticises Blinken’s China visit as ‘begging trip’
North Korea on Wednesday criticised U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s recent visit to Beijing as a “begging trip” to ease tensions in what it called a policy failure to pressure China.