China’s Center for Information and Industry Development has revised its rankings of 37 crypto projects. Bitcoin has fallen from the previous ranking. ( read original story …)
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Russia, China Block Release of UN Report Criticizing Russia
Russia and China are blocking the official release of a report by U.N. experts on Libya that accuses its warring parties and their international backers — including Russia — of violating a U.N. arms ……
China’s State Media: We Should Carve Up Facebook Just Like TikTok
Mouthpieces for the Chinese Communist Party are urging leaders to target U.S. tech companies with nationalistic bans similar to what Trump has imposed on TikTok. ( read original story …)
Shenzhen sees 20.7% annual GDP growth over 4 decades
South China’s metropolis of Shenzhen has seen its gross domestic product (GDP) grow 20.7 percent on average annually over the past 40 years, said Mayor Chen … ( read original story …)
China suspends seafood imports from two Russian vessels for a month
China will stop accepting import declarations from two Russian vessels for four weeks, after the coronavirus was detected on the outer packaging and samples of Russian aquatic products. ( read original story …)
China opens auto show under anti-disease controls
Ford, Nissan and BMW unveiled new electric models for the Chinese market on Saturday as the Beijing auto show opened under anti-virus controls that included holding news conferences by international … ( read original story…
China’s Christmas city loses its seasonal cheer
At the Yiwu Fuye Christmas factory in eastern China, workers are gearing up for the holiday season — assembling Santa Claus figurines to the jingle of Christmas carols. Yiwu is the Santa’s workshop … (…
AP PHOTOS: Xi’s portrait adorns new homes for China’s poor
Xi has replaced former leader Mao Zedong for pride of place in new brick and concrete houses built to replace crumbling traditional structures in Sichuan’s Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, which is … ( read original…
China Will Learn the Hard Way That Australians Can’t Be Shamed
A leak revealed that the company, Zhenhua Data, has compiled records on at least 2.4 million people of “special interest” to China worldwide. The operation has “scraped” open-source material from … ( read original story…
Chindata Group Seeks $500 Million U.S. IPO
Chindata Group Holdings Limited has filed to raise $500 million in an IPO of its American Depositary Shares [ADSs] representing underlying Class A ordinary shares, acc … ( read original story …)
WeWork sells control of China business to private equity firm
WeWork has sold a majority stake in its China business to a private-equity firm in the troubled office-sharing startup’s latest effort to cut costs. The deal announced Thursday will hand control … ( read original…
Blockchain Bites: Crypto Tax Switcheroo, Stablecoin Confusion, the Post-Capitalist Plunge
Fintech giant Plaid has added support for two DeFi applications, the IRS wants to know about your crypto and stablecoins have passed the $20B milestone. ( read original story …)
China is building more secret detention centers in Xinjiang, think tank says
China’s network of detention centers in Xinjiang, where Muslim minorities are allegedly being subjected to acts of repression, appears to be expanding — and a greater number of the facilities are … ( read original story …)
