The group face charges of illegal border crossing after their boat was intercepted allegedly en route to Taiwan. ( read original story …)
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EU and China poised to agree investment pact
The EU and China are close to reaching a long-awaited business investment deal as. During a meeting with national ambassadors in Brussels on Monday, the European Commission reported progress on talks … ( read original…
Australia insists WHO inquiry into Covid origin must be robust, despite China tensions
Australia is pushing to ensure the global inquiry it helped trigger into the early handling of the Covid-19 pandemic doesn’t pull any punches – a move that has the potential to risk further … (…
China jails citizen journalist Zhang Zhan for four years over Wuhan coronavirus reports
Court in Shanghai hands sentence down to Zhang Zhan after she was found guilty of ‘picking quarrels and provoking trouble’. ( read original story …)
China beat back covid-19 in 2020. Then it really flexed its muscles at home and abroad.
Hong Kong utterly transformed in 2020. In recent years, the city had become synonymous with its pro-democracy protests. During the summer, China moved to tighten control of Hong Kong, ending the … ( read original…
That Decoupling Sound: China, the US and a Year of CBDCs
China and the U.S. faced off over trade and technology bans. But the battler for monetary hegemony has only just begun. ( read original story …)
Beijing Cancels New Year’s Eve Events Amid Reports of Local Coronavirus Cases
Beijing is cancelling several festivities planned to ring in the new year after the city reported new local coronavirus cases over the weekend. Two locally transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported in … ( read original…
For Beijing and New Delhi, 2020 Was the Point of No Return
For Beijing and New Delhi, 2020 Was the Po… In a year that challenged policymakers across the world, one development will perhaps have the most significant long-term impact in the Indo-Pacific—the … ( read original…
Alibaba shares fall 8% after Beijing turns up heat on Ant
Shares in Alibaba fell sharply on Monday after Beijing publicly accused Ant Group, the ecommerce group’s sister company, of regulatory failings in its latest salvo against the e … ( read original story …)
China’s Empire of Concrete
The Chinese housing market has boomed, outstripping the rampant growth of the economy itself. This is how the nexus of households, local governments, banks and developers functions. ( read original story …)
China sees outpouring of support for workers laid low by latest coronavirus outbreak in Beijing, and online censors have stepped in
As Beijing braces for a rise in coronavirus infections during the winter months, Chinese citizens are lamenting the hardships facing infected workers in the nation’s capital, based on newly disclosed … ( read original story…
How Trump’s Assault on International Organizations Benefits Beijing
The United States was already fighting with China for influence at global organizations, but the pandemic made everything worse. ( read original story …)
China orders Alibaba founder Jack Ma to break up fintech empire
Central bank says Ant Group governance is unsound and tells it to rectify ‘illegal activities’ … ( read original story …)
