Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the opening of Hilton Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, the largest comprehensive convention and exhibition center in Asia Pacific and the only hotel … ( read original story …)
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Pro-Beijing reforms threaten ‘end’ of HK’s legal system, top lawyer warns
Calls from pro-Beijing figures in Hong Kong to radically reform the territory’s judiciary could spell “the end of the present legal system”, the new head of the city’s Bar Association has warned. The … (…
Mainland China reports seven new COVID-19 cases vs eight a day earlier
China on Sunday reported seven new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for Feb. 20, compared with eight cases a day earlier, the health authority said. ( read original story …)
Biden’s horrific excuses for Beijing’s Uighur genocide
The State Department described China’s mass internment of Uighur Muslims as “atrocities” that “shock the conscience.” Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and current Secretary of State Antony … ( read original story …)
South China Sea: Calls for Biden to warn US will defend Taiwan from Beijing invasion
JOE BIDEN must send a “crystal clear” message to Beijing that the US will not allow China to invade Taiwan, according to a top Republican senator. ( read original story …)
Despite end of one-child policy, birth rates declined in China during Covid-19
The country’s birth rates have been steadily falling for years now, mostly because young people can’t afford it, and more financially independent women prefer a single, childless lifestyle. ( read original story …)
‘Debt-trap diplomacy’ a myth: no evidence China pushes poor nations to seize their assets, says academic
The ‘waiver of sovereign immunity’ clause causing fear and uproar in African nations is not well understood, says US professor. ( read original story …)
Despite end of one-child policy, birth rates declined in China during COVID-19 lockdown
Contrary to what population experts had expected, birth rates declined in China during the COVID-19 lockdown even though the communist nation has ended the one-child policy and given incentives to … ( read original story…
China delivers Covid-19 vaccine aid to Belarus
The Covid-19 vaccine aid provided to Belarus by the Chinese government has arrived in Belarus. At a handover ceremony of the vaccines at the airport here … ( read original story …)
Peter Mandelson assures critics of Beijing Government’s human rights record would be ‘proved wrong’
Mandelson, who has been advising party leader Sir Keir Starmer on how to boost his poll ratings, told the meeting that Premier Li Keqiang ‘would not be hearing complaints from the European side today’ ……
The new cold war: U.S. must stop China from stealing its intellectual property
“China is expanding traditional warfare through the theft of intellectual property.” He should know. When he served as chairman of the Florida House’s Select Committee on the Integrity of Research … ( read original story…
The Firb way: finding Australia’s sweet spot between blocking China and driving foreign investment
For the lawyers and investment bankers trying to bring billions of dollars of investment from China into Australia, it has become an immovable roadblock. For politicians alarmed at Chinese investment … ( read original story…
Inside China Tech: ByteDance, Baidu plot next moves as Ehang encounters turbulence
This week’s highlights include ByteDance-owned Douyin’s plan to raise funds in the US, Baidu’s focus on smart cars and fraud claims against flying taxi maker EHang. ( read original story …)