As China rolls out its Blockchain-based Services Network (BSN), an insider describes the “breathtaking” scope of the initiative. ( read original story …)
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Blockchain Bites: Coinbase Oracle, Gun Sirer’s Grants and Lightning-Powered Private Messages
A little-known technology startup has become the de facto designer of China’s Blockchain-based Service Network, an internet platform that could have significant geo-political consequences. Roger Ver … ( read original story …)
China puts global economic recovery into ‘radically different terrain:’ Former Prime Minister of Australia
Lessons learned from the Great Recession are likely to hamper China’s ability to stimulate its way out of the coronavirus pandemic this time around, according to Former Prime Minister of Australia … ( read original…
Missouri Opens Up a New Front Against China in Coronavirus Blame Game
Pride may get in the way, but mutual success against the coronavirus offers a strong foundation for cooperation. The authorities are struggling to enforce social distancing rules during Ramadan. The … ( read original story…
CryptoCorner: Bitcoin Rallies as CME Futures Expire, China’s Digital Yuan May be Piloted by Starbucks
As traders have been closely monitoring stocks, the push higher in U.S. equities today may share some responsibility for the jump in bitcoin’s price.” A Chinese publication called Interchain Pulse … ( read original story…
Coronavirus updates: US death toll surpasses 50,000
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Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation
A revised report shows how Beijing reacts swiftly and effectively to tamp down Western criticism of its pandemic response. ( read original story …)
20% of children on lockdown in China suffer depression, anxiety, study finds
One in five children in China confined to their homes because of the COVID-19 pandemic have depression and anxiety, suggests data published Friday, and experts say socioeconomic differences in the U.S … ( read original…
Time is running out for the West to stop China’s global takeover
Anyone witnessing Xi Jinping’s state visit to London in 2015 would have thought that the Chinese leader came as a conqueror. Officials in distinctive blue tracksuits marshalled obedient crowds of … ( read original story…
Bank of China says feels sorry for investors’ loss on oil products
Bank of China said on Friday it is deeply sorry for the losses of investors who had invested in its crude oil futures trading product. ( read original story …)
The West Can’t Quit China Even If It Wants To
“Hold China accountable,” urges a fundraising appeal from U.S. President Donald Trump. U.K. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab vowed to ask “hard questions” and threatened the end of “business as usual” … ( read original story…
China prosecutes first foreign suspect for Hong Kong violence
According to prosecutors, the man gave a large amount of money to “hostile elements” in the United States and “colluded with foreign anti-China forces” to intervene in Hong Kong affairs. ( read original story …)
China outstanding property loans +13.9% y/y by end-March
China’s outstanding property loans were up 13.9% from a year earlier at 46.16 trillion yuan ($6.52 trillion) as of end-March, central bank data showed on Friday. ( read original story …)
