President Joe Biden is suddenly waging a bitter two-front confrontation with America’s foe in the last Cold War — Moscow — and the US adversary in a possible next one — China. ( read original…
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SMIC teams up with Shenzhen fund for $2.35b wafer fabrication plant
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, the largest chipmaker on the Chinese mainland, has signed a cooperation agreement with a Shenzhen government fund for joint investment in a new $2.35 … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen’s Maritime Museum is a hub of educational experiences that resemble a cluster of glass icebergs!
OPEN Architecture recently revealed the visual concept that made them finalists in the International Architecture Design Competition for the Shenzhen Maritime Museum. OPEN Architecture’s competition … ( read original story …)
Exclusive: Targeting Tesla, China’s Geely to launch new premium EV brand – sources
China’s Geely plans to roll out electric vehicles under a new marque with different branding and sales strategies, people familiar with the matter said, as the Volvo owner looks to take on its main EV…
China to open 1st trial of Canadians held on spy charges
China is expected to open the first trial for one of two Canadians who have been held for more than two years in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a senior Chinese telecom executive ……
Shenzhen introduces airport helicopter shuttle service
A shuttle helicopter completes its maiden flight in a newly introduced airport shuttle service and lands on a helipad in downtown Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, March 18, 2021. The … ( read original story…
Biden’s top diplomats clash with China over human rights and cyberattacks at start of Alaska talks
Tensions boiled over during the Biden administration’s first face-to-face meeting with Chinese diplomats in Alaska, where the global rivals sparred. ( read original story …)
In First Talks, Dueling Accusations Set Testy Tone for U.S.-China Diplomacy
U.S. officials said the two days of discussions would continue, but accused the Chinese delegation of violating the format for meetings that had sought to find common ground between the superpowers. ( read original story…
Beijing hopes for tactical reset with Biden, but prepares for long struggle
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan are in Anchorage in the middle of their first meeting with their Chinese counterparts.The big picture: After the tumult of … ( read original…
US efforts to rally allies against China are not useful or effective, says Beijing on eve of Alaska talks
Chinese diplomats say they do not have high expectations for high-level talks in Anchorage, which follow US meetings with South Korea and the Quad. ( read original story …)
China’s crackdown in Xinjiang has separated Uyghur children from their parents. CNN found two of them
In a new report, Amnesty International estimated there may be thousands of Uyghur families worldwide where parents and children have been separated for years as a result of the Chinese government’s … ( read original…
Beijing’s ‘sandstorm’ was actually a dust storm – and that’s much worse
The problem, at least in terms of public health, is that it was not actually a sandstorm. It was a dust storm. This might sound like an act of geological pedantry, but it represents a…
The U.S.-China Talks: A Meeting of Friends and Foes
The run-up to this meeting has only brought those tensions into clearer focus. Antony Blinken, the secretary of state, traveled last week to visit the two closest American allies in Asia, Japan and … (…
