President Trump spent a decade pursuing business projects in China, operating an office and maintaining a corporate bank account there, a report says. ( read original story …)
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More Corporate Bonds Are Rated Triple-A in China Despite Coronavirus Pandemic
A bond ratings, a trend that has continued this year in spite of the coronavirus pandemic and greater borrowing by companies in the world’s second-largest economy. ( read original story …)
China’s influence operations offer a glimpse into the future of information warfare
Intelligence experts are monitoring the “competition between democratic systems and autocratic systems of government.” … ( read original story …)
Tesla’s China factory is about to play an even bigger role in its global ambitions
Tesla began making cars in China about a year ago to bolster its presence in the world’s largest auto market. Now the country is about to become an even more critical part of its global…
Following Dida’s IPO filing, Chinese ride-hailing startup Shouqi Yueche closes series C round
Beijing-based ride-hailing platform Shouqi Yueche has closed its series C round, bagging “hundreds of millions of US dollars,” 36Kr reported on Friday, without revealing any other financial details. ( read original story …)
Scaramucci Says Trump Tried to ‘Shake Down China’ Amid Bank Account Revelations
The New York Times reported Tuesday that President Donald Trump has a previously undisclosed bank account in China, raising concerns about possible conflicts of interest. ( read original story …)
17M Chinese tourists verify health using blockchain to visit Macau
Chinese non-profit blockchain consortium FISCO BCOS, reports that blockchain-based health records have successfully enabled China to resume mainland tourism to Macau. From May, Macau’s … ( read original story …)
While doing business between 2013 and 2015 Trump paid $188,561 in taxes to China. He paid $750 in taxes to the US in 2016 and then 2017.
Trump’s businesses “paid $188,561 in taxes in China while pursuing licensing deals there from 2013 to 2015,” citing tax records reviewed by the NYT. ( read original story …)
Exclusive: Australian writer detained in Beijing told supporter he was a former Chinese spy
Yang Hengjun, an Australian writer detained in Beijing and facing trial for espionage on behalf of a country China hasn’t publicly named was a former Chinese spy, according to a confidential letter he … (…
Japan PM pushes closer Southeast Asia ties in China counter
Japan’s new prime minister pledged Wednesday to help Southeast Asian nations increase their maritime security capabilities, as he used his first overseas trip as leader to push his country’s vision … ( read original story…
Blockchain to add US$1.76 trillion to global GDP over 2021-2030, says PwC Taiwan
PwC Taiwan has published a report predicting blockchain technology will add a total of US$1.76 trillion to GDP of all countries around the world during the 2021-2030 decade. ( read original story …)
From Fixing to Signaling, How China Manages the Yuan
Monitoring how the People’s Bank of China handles its “managed float” system for the foreign-exchange market isn’t easy: The central bank has various tools at its disposal, some public, some hidden. ( read original story…
Trump Paid China $188K in Taxes from 2013 to 2015: Report
Not long before he became president, Donald Trump reportedly paid $188,561 to the Chinese government in taxes, despite paying little to no U.S. income tax in most of the previous decade. ( read original story…
