A listing for Beike on a US exchange bucks a trend among Chinese technology firms, which are turning to domestic listings … ( read original story …)
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Xu Zhangrun, outspoken critic of Xi Jinping, detained by police in Beijing
Professor had been under house arrest after writing an essay lambasting the president over his response to coronavirus … ( read original story …)
As China asserts its dominance over post-pandemic world, countries unite against Beijing’s ‘bully tactics’
It has already prompted UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to offer British citizenship to three million Hong Kongers, not to mention take a tougher line toward China itself. Huawei, for example, can … ( read…
How to expose and counter China’s increasing aggression
There was no need to send in the People’s Liberation Army after all. Hong Kong’s freedoms were snuffed out with a pen stroke. ( read original story …)
Revenge Doesn’t Explain Rise in Chinese Property Prices
The problem, as we’ve seen time and again, is that anyone hoping for security from a market that’s heavily controlled may be in for disappointment, as the government will inevitably tighten limits … ( read…
Chip IPO tests Hong Kong-China feedback loop
SMIC more than doubled its Shanghai offer to $6.6 bln on strong demand. Its Hong Kong shares had risen sharply ahead of the mainland listing valuing the semiconductor maker at 100 times forecast … (…
China issues bubonic plague warning for Inner Mongolia city
Authorities in a city in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia issued a warning on Sunday, one day after a hospital reported a case of suspected bubonic plague. ( read original story …)
China says it’s ‘concerned’ over India app ban
Beijing is pushing back on a decision by India to ban dozens of Chinese mobile apps as tensions between the world’s most populous countries continue to rise. ( read original story …)
China bubonic plague: Inner Mongolia takes precautions after case
Authorities in China have stepped up precautions after a city in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region confirmed one case of bubonic plague. According to state reports, the Bayannur patient – a … ( read original…
Asia shares climb as China blue chips hit five-year peak
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares scaled four-month peaks on Monday as investors counted on super-cheap liquidity and fiscal stimulus to sustain the global economic recovery, even as surging coronavirus … ( read original story …)
China reports four new coronavirus cases in mainland for July 5
China on Monday reported 4 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for July 5, down from 8 cases a day earlier, the health authority said. ( read original story …)
Indian Soldiers Unarmed and Caught by Surprise in China Clash, Families Say
Indian soldiers who died in close combat with Chinese troops last month were unarmed and surrounded by a larger force on a steep ridge, Indian government sources, two soldiers deployed in the area and ……
Reagan, Nimitz Enter South China Sea as China Conducts its Own Military Exercises
They come as China conducts its own large-scale military exercises near contested islands that it controls in the South China Sea’s Paracel chain. The Chinese exercises, which began Wednesday, were … ( read original story…