After shuttering its factories earlier in the year, China is showing optimistic signs of a recovery from the financial damage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a barometer of the … ( read original…
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Beijing to Double Aircraft Carrier Strength Amid South China Sea Tensions
China’s second aircraft carrier—its first domestically produced one—set sail for its latest sea trials on Tuesday. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass-testing for coronavirus amid public doubts
Hong Kong has tested thousands of people for coronavirus at the start of a mass-testing effort that’s become another political flashpoint in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. ( read original story …)
How the Bitcoin Blockchain Is Being Used to Safeguard Nuclear Power Stations
Nuclearis, a manufacturer of precision mechanical components for the nuclear industry, is using the Bitcoin blockchain to verify the manufacturing blueprints of parts that make up nuclear power … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong starts mass coronavirus testing but China distrust leads to boycott calls
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers with what they decry as Beijing’s encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story …)
China Media Warns India of ‘Military Actions’ and ‘Severe Losses’ As Border Dispute Reignites
Both India and China accused the other’s troops of violating the disputed Himalayan border between them this weekend. ( read original story …)
The Delicate Task of Dealing With China’s Most Debt-Burdened Property Giants
Reducing leverage may be good for some Chinese property developers, but cash-starved local governments are desperately dependent on their land purchases. ( read original story …)
ChinData readying U.S. IPO of up to $400m, say sources
Chinese data centre owner ChinData Group is preparing to file confidentially for a U.S. IPO to raise up to $400 million as it becomes the latest mainland firm to seek a New York listing, two…
BRIEF-Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals’ Controlling Shareholder Plans To Sell 5% Stake To CLSA Asset Management
SAYS CONTROLLING SHAREHOLDER PLANS TO SELL 5% STAKE IN THE COMPANY TO CLSA ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED FOR 1.78 BILLION YUAN ($260.85 million) Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/2ESKeFq Further company … ( read original story …)
TikTok Deal Talks Slowed By China Rules
Beijing recently issued new restrictions on the export of artificial-intelligence technology … ( read original story …)
Australian government says it was not told why Australian journalist detained in China
Australia’s trade minister Simon Birmingham said Canberra didn’t know why Chinese authorities had detained Australian citizen Cheng Lei, as he warned that the risks for Australian businesses engaged … ( read original story …)
Defying China’s wrath, Czech senator delivers Taiwan speech
Defying anger from China, the president of the Czech Republic’s Senate has addressed Taiwan’s national legislature, offering a strong rebuke to authoritarian politics and Beijing’s increasingly aggres … ( read original story …)
Copper Hits Two-Year High on China Rebound
Strong manufacturing data from China and a weakening U.S. dollar pushed copper prices to their highest level since June 2018. ( read original story …)
