Former president you-know-who was pretty woke about China, wasn’t he? ( read original story …)
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The Hole in Biden’s China Strategy: Central Asia
Both Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan could help the U.S. combat Beijing and advance human rights. ( read original story …)
China tells Alibaba to sell off media assets in tech crackdown
Beijing fears e-commerce company has too much sway through platforms such as Twitter-like Weibo … ( read original story …)
Treasury Wine Estates Sells Off Brands
TWG has long known how to market budget brands and the sale of these four specific brands will allow TWE—a company that has suffered from the harsh tariffs imposed in China on its brands—to almost…
Barron’s
The Consumer Rights Day program on Chinese state television put the spotlight on foreign and domestic brands on issues including product safety and privacy rights. ( read original story …)
Signal: China appears to have blocked encrypted messaging app
Move to silence the app comes as China expands controls to shape public opinion and limit private discourse … ( read original story …)
China approves fifth coronavirus vaccine
China has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one that was developed by the head of its Centre for Disease Control, adding a fifth shot to its arsenal. Gao Fu, the head of…
China approves new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
China has approved a new COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, one that was developed by the head of its Center for Disease Control, adding a fifth shot to its arsenal. Gao Fu, the head of…
Blinken warns China to not use ‘coercion and aggression’ to get its way during first trip to Asia
Blinken’s comments come a handful of days before he and national security advisor Jake Sullivan hold high-level, in-person talks with Chinese representatives. ( read original story …)
Inside China’s Effort to Create a Blockchain It Can Control
China’s Blockchain Service Network can support dapps built on 15 different networks, but provides the government control over all of them. ( read original story …)
After Alibaba, Beijing’s efforts to rein in fintech could center on rival Tencent
A selloff in Tencent shows investor worry about how far Beijing’s tech monopoly actions will extend beyond Alibaba. ( read original story …)
After Alibaba crackdown, Beijing could turn to rival Tencent
Since November, Alibaba has been at the center of a crackdown by Beijing that has included halting the monster IPO of its fintech affiliate Ant Group, and unveiling new antimonopoly rules for tech … (…
China’s Tech Crackdown Continues
China’s tech crackdown, Dalio’s dollar doom, Ashworth’s response, and a look at China’s advantages in entrepreneurship. ( read original story …)
