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China Warns Taiwan ‘Independence Means War,’ Ramps up Military Presence Around Island
The Chinese defense ministry also called on President Joe Biden to reset U.S.-China relations after “grave difficulties” under the Trump administration. ( read original story …)
Covid: WHO probe team in China exits Wuhan quarantine
A World Health Organization (WHO) team has come out of quarantine and will start on-the-ground investigations into the origins of the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The scientists will … ( read original…
China Trucking Startup Eyes $1 Billion U.S. IPO After Profit
Uber-like Chinese startup Full Truck Alliance is preparing for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise at least $1 billion as soon as this year, after eking out a slim 2020 profit thanks to…
China records the top five largest VC deals globally in Q4’20, finds KPMG analysis
Venture Capital (VC) investment in Asia continued to rebound in Q4’20, primarily driven by a continued surge in investment in China. Chinese companies accounted for nine out of the top ten largest VC … (…
WHO team studying COVID-19 origins in China out of quarantine
A team of experts with the World Health Organization on Thursday completed their two-week quarantine in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where they’re to investigate the origins of the coronavirus … ( read original…
U.K. Offers Help to EU, WHO to Start China Visits: Virus Update
The U.K. signaled it may provide assistance to the European Union as the bloc weighs options to safeguard Covid-19 vaccine supplies amid a severe disruption from AstraZeneca Plc. ( read original story …)
China Should Let Covid-19 Investigators Do Their Work
This week, nearly a year after the World Health Organization first declared Covid-19 a public-health emergency, a team of international researchers dispatched to China will emerge from quarantine to … ( read original story …)
Beijing’s Risky Assault on China’s Most Famous Billionaire
Jack Ma’s experience may have a chilling effect on innovation if Chinese entrepreneurs come to believe a political squeeze is the price of commercial success, … ( read original story …)
Top US diplomat backs Philippines in dispute with Beijing over South China Sea maritime claims
The United States rejects China’s internationally disputed maritime claims in the South China Sea and will support Southeast Asian nations facing pressure from Beijing, Antony Blinken, the new … ( read original story …)
EXPLAINER: How experts will hunt for COVID origins in China
After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe. A World Health Organization team of researchers emerged from their hotel Thursday for the first time since … ( read original story …)
What bubble? HK retail investors seek $50 bln in loans for Chinese online video IPO
Hong Kong’s mom-and-pop investors have amassed over $50 billion in margin financing to buy shares in the initial public offering of China’s Kuaishou Technology, defying concerns about a pullback in … ( read original story…
To Avoid an Outbreak, China Cancels Lunar New Year for Millions of Migrants
China has added restrictions, offered incentives and appealed to a sense of filial and national responsibility, in an effort to prevent about 300 million migrant workers from going home for the … ( read original…
