China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission on Friday … ( read original story …)
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The Latest: China says COVID-19 hospitalizations above 1,000
China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission said Friday … ( read original story …)
‘China-watching’ is a lucrative business. But whose language do the experts speak?
The question of whether one needs to be able to speak Chinese to understand China has never been so fraught, says scientist Yangyang Cheng … ( read original story …)
U.S.-China trade war has cost up to 245,000 U.S. jobs: business group study
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with China has caused a peak loss of 245,000 U.S. jobs, but a gradual scaling back of tariffs on both sides would boost growth and lead to an additional…
Global investors in limbo after Ant IPO torpedoed by Beijing
Investors including BlackRock, GIC and Silver Lake have been left holding illiquid stakes in Ant Group after pouring billions of dollars into the Chinese payments company before its $37bn initial … ( read original story…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea ‘coercion’
The United States announced sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprise and military officials on Thursday and added Chinese oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist, accusing them using coercion against states … ( read original story …)
Trump administration takes final swipes at China and its companies
The Trump administration in its waning days took another swipe at China and its biggest firms on Thursday, imposing sanctions on officials and companies for alleged misdeeds in the South China Sea and … (…
Brand Protection Beyond the “Whack-a-Mole” Approach
I recently shared at a conference how a seasoned brand and fraud expert from one of the world’s largest global financial institutions lamented a major attack where multiple fraudulent websites would … ( read original…
China finally lets WHO into Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins
Given that it took China a year to let the international scientists in, don’t count on any quick, definitive answers on where the coronavirus came from. ( read original story …)
China’s 2020 auto sales fall for third year amid coronavirus
An industry group says China’s sales of SUVs, minivans and sedans fell for a third year in 2020 as the coronavirus hurt already weak demand in the industry’s top global market … ( read original…
US blacklists Xiaomi and Cnooc in flurry of actions to counter China
The US has placed new restrictions on Chinese companies and given the federal government more power to curb the import of technology from the country, as the Trump administration races to increase the … (…
How China is using its coronavirus vaccine ‘to fill this void’ left by the US
Expanding vaccine access helps China reframe the narrative of the pandemic and improve its image overseas. ( read original story …)
China’s silence on coronavirus pandemic left world ‘flying blind,’ Azar says
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday heavily underscored mistrust in Chinese leadership, offering a nearly day-by-day account of federal steps taken to control coronavirus since … ( read original story …)
