Former military correspondent Yang Hongxiang shares his experience documenting how combat engineer corps helped build the infrastructure of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in the early 1980s … ( read original story …)
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Five things to watch for as China reports first-quarter GDP
Here are five things to look out for as President Xi Jinping’s administration attempts to complete an economic recovery that few people thought possible at the beginning of the year. After falling 6.8 … (…
China warns Asian countries to be vigilant on U.S. strategy
The Chinese government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, on Tuesday urged Asian countries to remain “vigilant” over the risk of U.S. strategy stoking geopolitical competition in the South … ( read original story …)
China’s turbo-charged online fashion takes on Zara and H&M
The fast-fashion player is encroaching on the territory of more established rivals like Zara and H&M. It has become the largest, purely online, fashion company in the world measured by sales of … ( read…
Coronavirus vaccine candidate from China’s CNBG shows promise in human test, study shows
One of China’s front-running coronavirus vaccine candidates was shown to be safe and triggered immune responses in a combined early and mid-stage test in humans, researchers said. The potential … ( read original story …)
IMF’s Georgieva says U.S., China need to keep up coronavirus stimulus
The United States and China needed to keep up strong stimulus to help speed the global economy’s recovery from the novel coronavirus pandemic, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina … ( read original story …)
The Capital Note: China Bulls Shop, Europe’s Sour Grapes
Welcome to the Capital Note, a newsletter about business, finance and economics. On the menu today: China’s successful bond issue, America’s high tech (and the resentment it generates in the EU), … ( read original…
China’s foreign ministry vows countermeasures over US sanctions even as Hong Kong banks face blacklist threat
China’s foreign ministry vowed on Thursday to enact its own countermeasures in response to the United States accusing a group of Hong Kong and mainland officials of undermining the city’s autonomy … ( read original…
Chinese city of Qingdao punishes two officials over coronavirus cluster
The Chinese city of Qingdao said on Thursday it had suspended its health commission head and sacked a hospital director following an outbreak of coronavirus infections that ended China’s run of about … ( read…
UPDATE 1-IMF’s Georgieva says U.S., China need to keep up coronavirus stimulus
The United States and China needed to keep up strong stimulus to help speed the global economy’s recovery from the novel coronavirus pandemic, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina … ( read original story …)
Trump Suggests China Will Foot the Bill for Coronavirus Stimulus, Doesn’t Say How: They’ll ‘Pay Us Back In One Form or Another’
President Trump suggested that China will inevitably pay for America’s coronavirus relief package if fiscal negotiations with Congress ever see a breakthrough. ( read original story …)
China Denies ‘Coercive’ Diplomacy With Canada, Urges Release of Huawei Executive
China on Thursday denied it had taken two Canadian men hostage, and repeated a call for the release of a Huawei Technologies Co Ltd executive held in Canada who faces extradition to the United States…
China’s Digital Yuan Blurs the Lines Between CBDCs and Crypto
An in depth analysis of China’s digital yuan project reveals more similarities to crypto than you might think. Upshot: seismic disruption to the financial system. ( read original story …)
