In a new book, the journalist Amelia Pang investigates the brutal system of forced labor that undergirds China’s booming export industry. ( read original story …)
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Myanmar coup tests Biden’s ability to work with allies in Asia, where China’s influence is growing
Rallying U.S. partners in Asia to join in the condemnation of the military takeover in Myanmar could prove challenging, said analysts from think tank CSIS. ( read original story …)
Alibaba prepares to face investors as crackdown in China intensifies
Alibaba is coming off what was likely a big quarter for its e-commerce business. But China’s most famous tech firm is still poised to face nervous investors on Tuesday as a regulatory crackdown by ……
UPDATE 1-China’s tech hub Shenzhen takes steps to boost supply of rental properties
The city of Shenzhen has issued draft guidelines to aimed at increasing the supply of rental properties in China’s high tech hub. ( read original story …)
Shares in Taiwan and Shenzhen jump 2% as Asia-Pacific markets rise
On the trade front, the UK government recently announced that it had applied to join the Asia-Pacific trade bloc, formally known as the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership. ( read original story …)
‘We’re in a state of flux’: Kerr Neilson studies crypto
In all things Reddit versus Wall Street, and cryptocurrencies, Kerr Neilson is keeping an open mind. “You can’t simply stand by and declare ‘this is a bubble, it’s completely out of hand’.” … ( read…
Coronavirus: WHO-led investigation team visits animal health facility in China in search for virus origins
Zoonotic expert among white suit-clad visitors to animal centre as inquiry attempts to piece together how the virus transferred from bats to humans. ( read original story …)
WHO team visits animal disease center in Wuhan, China
World Health Organization experts visited an animal disease center in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Tuesday as part of their investigation into the origins of the … ( read original story …)
US threatens Myanmar sanctions, Robinhood raises $2.4bn, Kuaishou’s IPO
Joe Biden has threatened to impose sanctions on Myanmar after the military seized power in a coup, and Robinhood raises another $2.4bn to shore up finances strained by turbulent trading. Plus, the FT’ … (…
Beijing lays down a marker in South China Sea
When a group of Chinese warplanes simulated an attack on the US aircraft carrier last week, Beijing was delivering a warning. The USS Theodore Roosevelt was entering the South China Sea, disputed … ( read…
China’s growth is likely to moderate in the next few months, Goldman Sachs says
While China is expected to show “spectacular” GDP numbers in the first quarter this year, there are two big challenges Beijing would need to tackle. ( read original story …)
China warns Biden not to meddle in Hong Kong and Xinjiang
Yang Jiechi, China’s top diplomat, has warned the US not to interfere in Hong Kong and Xinjiang, after senior Biden administration officials criticised Beijing’s policies in both regions. In the first … ( read original…
Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian Diplomat’s T-Shirt Logo Angers China
The logo of the American group is a stylized “W”. Reports of the T-shirt order circulating on China’s Twitter-like Weibo described it as depicting a bat, without mentioning Wu-Tang Clan. Many … ( read original…
