Legal experts are alarmed by China’s exertion of extraterritorial jurisdiction, as Chinese courts increasingly heed calls by Beijing to protect the international interests of domestic companies.
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China aims to vaccinate entire city in 5 days after outbreak
China has largely eradicated local transmission of COVID-19 and quickly rolls out strict measures whenever a new cluster emerges. This is the first time China has tried to vaccinate an entire city …
Bitcoin price surge may be driving up interest in China’s digital yuan, central bank says
Interest in China’s digital yuan project could in part be driven by the surging price of bitcoin, said the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). A number of central banks around the world are exploring …
Home Cleaner Swan Said to Revive U.S. IPO at $3 Billion Value
Swan Daojia, the maid and home-maintenance service provider formerly known as 58 Home, has revived its planned U.S. initial public offering as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the …
China Sinovac says it reached two billion doses annual capacity for COVID-19 vaccine
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Sinovac Biotech said on Friday its third production plant for its COVID-19 vaccine was ready and had started manufacturing procedures for bulk vaccine ingredient, doubling …
China leads the charge towards Blockchain 3.0
2020 was a big year for blockchain projects in China after President Xi Jinping called for further development of the technology at the end of 2019 China’s 14th five-year plan outlines the country’s …
CHINA’S ECONOMIC REBALANCING
We point out two major challenges in the rebalancing. First, the transition toward a less investment- and export-dependent growth model has been taking place from a starting point of exceptionally low …
Probe ‘corona lab leak’ theory further: India backs WHO
Released earlier this week, the China-WHO global study itself seemed to have given a clean chit to China by declaring that the lab leak theory seemed unlikely and that the virus was probably passed on…
‘The grim reality of reporting in China that forced me out’
It was a reminder of the grim reality of reporting in China to the very end. As my family scrambled to the airport – late and unprepared from the last-minute packing – we were watched…
As WHO highlights COVID animal origins, China wildlife crackdown needs more teeth: experts
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China and its neighbours must not only crack down on wildlife trade but also shut legal loopholes that allow disease-prone species to be farmed, experts said after an …
Beijing stirred up ‘outrage’ directed at fashion groups
Chinese officials plotted viral social media attacks against western fashion groups that led to nationwide boycotts, it has been claimed. State propaganda officials allegedly orchestrated widespread …
China, Asia to fill bulk of surging US demand for goods in 2021 as global trade rebounds from coronavirus, WTO says
Europe and South America will also see an increase in imports, but not as much as North America. In turn, most of the demand for goods will be met by producers in Asia, where exports…
US slams Beijing, fires back at Lavrov
The State Department slammed Beijing for convictions against seven Hong Kong pro-democracy advocates and fired back at Russia’s top diplomat after he said relations with the U.S. and its allies have …
