Olympics next year will be spectacular and will transform winter sports “for ever” by introducing some 300 million Chinese people to them, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said on … ( read original story…
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‘Boycotts don’t work’: Canada’s Olympic, Paralympic leaders dismiss idea of skipping Beijing 2022
Despite human rights concerns that plague China, the heads of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have dismissed the idea of a Canadian boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games. ( read original story…
‘Beijing Biden Is Not My President:’ Troops’ Social Media Posts in Spotlight After Capitol Riots
Airman 1st Class Sean Brinson wanted his peers to know that he didn’t consider President Joe Biden a legitimate commander in chief. In a post on the popular Facebook group Amn/NCO/SNCO Jan. 12, … (…
Investment Opportunities in Shenzhen and the Greater Bay Area
We discuss the incentives for foreign businesses to invest in Shenzhen, including key subsidy schemes and the region’s industrial growth priorities. ( read original story …)
Before Beijing 2022 top Olympians focused on medals not pandemic, politics
Two of the world’s top winter athletes, Italian skier Sofia Goggia and Australian snowboarder Scotty James, said they were focusing on winning medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, not the new … ( read original…
China’s state broadcaster stripped of licence to broadcast in the UK
China’s state broadcaster has been stripped of its licence to air in the UK after an investigation by the media regulator found that the network is editorially controlled by the Chinese Communist … ( read…
Exclusive: China’s Ant to hive off credit data in revamp; sees IPO in 2 years – sources
Ant Group Co plans to spin off its consumer-credit data operations, people with knowledge of the matter said, a concession to aggressive regulators that should help the Chinese fintech giant get its … ( read…
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Food prices, Cannabis, Yum China
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes
When Alex Almeida surveys his family farm in a rural corner of landlocked Paraguay, he sees mainly fields, punctuated by small houses with sheet-metal roofs and, in the distance, native lapacho trees … ( read…
UK strips China’s state media channel of broadcast license
The U.K. has stripped China’s state-owned TV channel of its broadcasting license, after an investigation found the license holder lacked editorial control and had links to China’s ruling Communist Par … ( read original story…
Biden Promised to Confront China with an ‘Alliance of Values.’ Europe said No, Thanks | Opinion
China’s $14 trillion economy is forcing U.S. allies to choose between the Enlightenment values they presumably share, the economic opportunities they desperately need, and the possibilities for … ( read original story …)
China’s struggle to control stock bubble offers lessons in investor mania
What happens when millions of individuals suddenly decide to dabble in a frothy stock market? It is not a new question, but a timely one, as US regulators weigh the implications of a sudden burst…
What Global Luxury Brands Need To Know About The China Market In 2021
China’s economy has been well-equipped to bounce back from the pandemic. But what new opportunities and challenges will luxury brands face in 2021? ( read original story …)
