With China building entire cities from scratch, lessons from Shenzhen continue to shape the country’s urban ideals. ( read original story …)
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Dozens of Chinese companies added to U.S. blacklist in latest Beijing rebuke
The United States said on Friday it would add 33 Chinese firms and institutions to an economic blacklist for helping Beijing spy on its minority Uighur population or because of ties to weapons of mass…
Beijing Moves to Control Hong Kong
Beijing has announced it will essentially take control of Hong Kong by directly imposing a sweeping national-security law, bypassing the territory’s elected Legislative Council. Despite repeated … ( read original story …)
Churches, China, Memorial Day: Your Friday Evening Briefing
Good evening. Here’s the latest. 1. President Trump declared houses of worship “essential” and ordered them to be reopened. Mr. Trump called on states to open churches, synagogues and mosques “right … ( read original…
China’s 2020 military budget growth slows to 6.6 percent
China announced Friday a 6.6 percent increase in its $178 billion defense budget, down from last year’s increase of 7.5 percent. ( read original story …)
Stocks Waver as China Tension Rises: Live Updates
China abandons growth target and lays plans to ramp up spending. Amazon moves to regain its dominance. Alibaba credits China’s quick handling of the virus for stronger-than-expected sales. Hertz, the … ( read original story…
Post-IPO Review: Wanda Sports Group Slims Down
Wanda Sports Group (WSG) went public in July 2019, pricing its shares at $8.00 in a U.S. IPO. The firm provides a range of sports events and related marketing services worldwide. ( read original story…
Beijing has thrown down the gauntlet to Hong Kong
For many Hong Kongers, the security law is a red line. Article 23 of the city’s 1997 “basic law” requires it eventually to enact legislation “to prohibit any act of treason, secession, sedition or ……
China Draws Western Rebuke Over Move To Tighten Grip On Hong Kong
China drew Western condemnation on Friday over plans for a national security law to quash Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement as it opened an annual congress that also laid bare the “immense” economic … ( read…
China gets ‘promising’ early results from COVID-19 vaccine trial
Within two weeks of getting the vaccine, some developed so-called neutralizing antibodies, which can kill SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. ( read original story …)
China’s Proposed Security Law Would Be a ‘Death Knell’ for Hong Kong Freedom, U.S. Says
Secretary of State Pompeo says the decision to impose China’s national security law “would be a death knell for the high degree of autonomy Beijing promised for Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint … (…
Stocks Fall on China Crackdown Worries: Live Updates
China abandons growth target and lays plans to ramp up spending. Alibaba credits China’s quick handling of the virus for stronger-than-expected sales. Business insurers are facing huge pandemic losses … ( read original story …)
China Wants to End Hong Kong’s Autonomy While COVID-19 Distracts the World
The move Communist Party to set in train a national security law for Hong Kong signals a crackdown on the city’s freedoms and could spell the end to the autonomy … ( read original story…
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