Didi said it had entered into a strategic partnership with the central bank’s Digital Currency Research Institute to carry out research and test the application of the new currency. ( read original story …)
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Hong Kong security law: Beijing security office opens in Hong Kong
The office is one element of a sweeping new law which outlaws criticism of China’s government. Hong Kong was, until the law was passed, the only part of China not subject to such policies. The…
China says it won’t join nuclear talks until the US reduces its arsenal
China would be “happy” to join trilateral nuclear arms control talks with the United States and Russia, on the condition that Washington significantly reduces its arsenal to match China’s own level, a … ( read…
The Other Chinese Property Debt to Worry About
Chinese property developer Tahoe Group failed to pay bondholders this week. It’s worth keeping an eye on what happens to its other creditors—Chinese buyers of unbuilt homes. ( read original story …)
FBI chief Christopher Wray slams China for cyberattacks against US and stealing intellectual property
“But the sad fact is that instead of engaging in the hard slog of innovation, China often steals American intellectual property and then uses it to compete against the very American companies it … (…
China to test sovereign digital currency on ride hailing giant Didi
China’s central bank is partnering up with Didi Chuxing to test the use of its digital currency, which could make China’s dominant ride hailing platform one of the world’s first’s corporate users of a ……
China’s June passenger car sales down 6.5% year-on-year: CPCA
China’s passenger car sales in June fell 6.5% year on year to 1.68 million units, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Wednesday. ( read original story …)
Chinese Steelmaker Settles $16 Million Iron Ore Deal on Blockchain
A major Chinese steelmaker settled a blockchain-based $16.87 million iron ore trade with the world’s second-largest mining group, Rio Tinto and Hancock Prospecting Pty. Ltd … ( read original story …)
China to impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens over Tibet
China said on Wednesday it will impose visa restrictions on U.S. citizens who have engaged in what it called egregious behaviour over Tibet, in an apparent retaliation against U.S restrictions on some … ( read…
China closes tourist spots in Inner Mongolia after bubonic plague case
Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia have closed several tourist spots after a case of bubonic plague was confirmed this week. ( read original story …)
China Opens New National Security Agency Headquarters in Hong Kong
The inauguration came as Hong Kong’s education bureau announced Wednesday that schools must not allow students to play, sing or broadcast the protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” because it contains … ( read original…
China’s Nanjing Iron & Steel seals blockchain iron ore deal with Rio Tinto JV
China’s Nanjing Iron & Steel Co Ltd said on Wednesday it has completed its first blockchain-backed trade in iron ore after booking a $16.87 million shipment of the steelmaking ingredient from a joint … (…
Hong Kong inaugurates Beijing’s national security office
Beijing’s national security office was inaugurated in Hong Kong on Wednesday, just over a week after China’s central government imposed a tough new law on the city that … ( read original story …)
