In the latest round of tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington targeting each other’s media outlets, Chinese authorities have imposed new visa restrictions on foreign journalists working for US … ( read original story …)
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China Freezes Credentials for Journalists at U.S. Outlets, Hinting at Expulsions
CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Getty Images are affected. Chinese officials told journalists their fate depends on what the Trump administration does to Chinese media employees. ( read original story …)
China wants to decouple from US tech, too
After weeks of watching US president Donald Trump pressure Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell its social media app TikTok to Microsoft, Beijing struck back, using one of Mr Trump’s own weapons of … (…
Biggest IPO in history? China’s Ant could trump Saudi Aramco’s $29.4bln
Ant’s biggest and most popular business is Alipay, the largest player in China’s 430 trillion yuan ($62 trillion) third-party mobile payments market, according to market researcher Qianzhan. The huge … ( read original story …)
Goldman joins syndicate for what’s set to be the world’s largest IPO
(NYSE:GS) has joined the growing list of investment banks working on Ant Group’s mammoth initial public offering, which will list simultaneously in Hong Kong and Shanghai (Goldman also acted as a … ( read original…
Chinese ‘corona-tech’ startups raising big money
TOKYO — Funding in private companies in China from January through June was concentrated in medicine and health care, as well as “corona-tech” companies that have developed online solutions in … ( read original story…
Would Biden get ‘tough’ on China?
When he was vice president, Biden and other officials had a more optimistic view of Beijing. His outlook has evolved, as has the consensus in Washington. ( read original story …)
Countryside fit for a superpower? Inside China’s colossal rural revamp
Beneath the veneer of Xi Jinping’s ambitious agricultural plan farming communities remain marred by homelessness, poverty and unstable markets … ( read original story …)
Would Biden ease up on China?
When he was vice president, Biden and other officials had a more optimistic view of Beijing. His outlook has evolved, as has the consensus in Washington. ( read original story …)
China’s post-Covid-19 travel industry sees green shoots with tourists embracing short trips, luxury stays in lessons for global operators
The recovery of China’s US$1 trillion travel industry from the coronavirus pandemic could hold valuable lessons for countries that depend heavily on tourism. ( read original story …)
Exclusive: 90% of China’s Sinovac employees, families took coronavirus vaccine, says CEO
About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country’s emergency use programme, its chief … ( read original story …)
Hangzhou, home to China’s new billionaires, gets a dose of property-cooling measures as peak demand looms
The city of many tech billionaires gets a dose of market-cooling measures after similar efforts in Shenzhen and Nantong near Shanghai. ( read original story …)
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China’s Wuhan touts recovery
The Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, believed by many to be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is sealed behind a blue perimeter fence. A large team of security staff chases…
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