U.S. sanctions on SMIC have negatively impacted the stock amid increasing pressure from the Trump administration to block equipment sold to the company. ( read original story …)
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About half of Hongkongers say city and Shenzhen more likely to compete than cooperate, poll finds
About half of the Hongkongers polled in a survey believed the city and neighbouring Shenzhen were more likely to compete than cooperate, even though Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has said … ( read…
China Threatens U.S. With ‘Stern’ Retaliation Over Hong Kong Sanctions
The State Department imposed the sanctions on 14 Chinese lawmakers over the clampdown on freedoms in Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
China Market Update: JD Health’s IPO Has “The Right Stuff” To Fly, Hong Kong Value “Bought The Farm” And Underperformed
Asian equities were mostly off on plunging/light volumes. Taiwan outperformed while Korea took a hit after yesterday’s strong performance. The Hang Seng was off by -0.76% on US-China political … ( read original story …)
Uyghurs Wait Nervously for Biden China Policy As ‘Genocide’ Continues
China’s oppression of minority groups in Xinjiang is but one issue Biden will have to address in revising American ties with Beijing. ( read original story …)
China condemns U.S. sanctions against 14 Chinese officials
China warned of retaliation after the United States imposed sanctions on 14 Chinese officials in connection to the crackdown on political dissidents in Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Top Australian defence official says it’s ‘very legitimate’ to worry about China’s assertiveness
Defence department secretary Greg Moriarty is ‘particularly concerned about the militarisation of features in the South China Sea’ … ( read original story …)
Nine Entertainment newspapers quit carrying China Watch supplement
The eight-page Communist party newspaper has been distributed in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Age and the Australian Financial Review … ( read original story …)
China Pushes Alternative Theories About Origin of Covid-19
As the WHO prepares to probe the pandemics’ origins, Chinese state media are promoting studies that show the coronavirus spreading outside China earlier than first assumed. ( read original story …)
Everest Gets A Growth Spurt As China, Nepal Revise Official Elevation Upward
After years of surveys and calculations, the countries said Tuesday that the world’s highest peak now stands about 29,032 feet above sea level — more than 2 feet taller than the previous consensus. ( read…
China set to increase use of ‘weather modification’ technology
Chinese officials have said they will expand their use of ‘weather modification’ technology over the coming decades. In a move that sounds like it came from a sci-fi plotline, China has technology … ( read…
How China’s Government Structure Prevents Intellectual Property Protection
China’s struggle with IP protection is based on structural issues related to its “fragmented authoritarianism.” … ( read original story …)
Airbnb IPO: a barometer for travel after the pandemic
As one of the iconic businesses of the last decade, Airbnb’s decision to list its shares is a significant moment for America’s capital markets, especially given the preference of many Silicon Valley … ( read…