TAIPEI, Taiwan — China held a secret trial Monday for a second Canadian citizen, former diplomat Michael Kovrig, in an espionage case that is widely viewed as China seeking leverage to pry Huawei … (…
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Diplomats denied access to Michael Kovrig’s espionage trial in China
China arrested Kovrig, a former diplomat … Meng is the daughter of billionaire Huawei founder, Ren Zheng, whose family is considered Chinese business royalty. The U.S. accuses her of covering up … ( read original…
People’s Bank of China Official Says Fully Anonymous Digital Yuan ‘Not Feasible’
The director of the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute says designing its digital currency to be fully anonymous isn’t “feasible.” Mu Changchun said the bank needs to … ( read original…
Optimism abounds for crypto and blockchain adoption at virtual Blockchain Africa
Blockchain Africa highlights the remaining hurdles that stand in the way of widespread adoption of crypto and blockchain on the continent. ( read original story …)
Jitters in China as WHO counts down to Covid-19 origins report release?
Simone McCarthy joined the Post in 2018. She previously wrote about China tech, business and society for SupChina and has a bachelor’s in literature from Yale University and a master’s from Columbia … ( read…
Eight Hong Kong activists jailed in Shenzhen returned home as Carrie Lam gets second COVID-19 jab
Activists who were caught then jailed in China for trying to flee Hong Kong by speedboat have been returned to Hong Kong where they could again face incarceration. ( read original story …)
Beijing: Russia’s Sergey Lavrov in China for ‘shoulder to shoulder’ cooperation
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in China on Monday ahead of talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, according to Beijing’s foreign ministry. ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: CDC says China will keep strict Covid-19 tests and quarantine, even as vaccination picks up
limitations could cause an outbreak. “We will continue to strictly implement remote prevention and control measures [on China-bound passengers before they travel] and carry out health checks, … ( read original story …)
Michael Kovrig: Diplomats hold vigil for Canadian in Beijing ‘spy’ trial
About 30 diplomats from 26 countries gathered outside a court in Beijing this morning in a show of solidarity for a Canadian citizen who has been detained for more than two years in China in…
Why the Chinese government’s warning on property speculation has so few listeners
What investments would you have made in 2011? For residents in Chinese cities, the answer was “buy a flat”. Apart from bitcoin and Kweichow Moutai stock, few assets have gained as much in the past…
First Pakistani bank opens branch in Beijing
Habib Bank Limited presence to allow to interact with financial institutions involved in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor … ( read original story …)
IN FIGURES: China’s ores, alloys imports in January-February 2021
A summary of China’s ores and alloys imports for January and February 2021. In brief China’s imports of ferro-chrome jumped more than a quarter year-on-year in the first two months of 2021 due to ……
Pakistan To Start Importing China’s CanSino Covid Vaccine For Commercial Sale
A private company in Pakistan will begin receiving shipments of China’s CanSino Biologics COVID-19 vaccine this week for commercial sale, an official at the company’s local partner told Reuters on … ( read original story…