HONG KONG • Goldman Sachs has joined the growing list of investment banks working on Chinese financial technology company Ant Group’s mammoth initial public offering (IPO) of up to US$30 billion (S$41 … ( read…
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Trump administration looking at banning business with China’s largest chipmaker
The U.S. government is reportedly looking at adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, China’s largest chip maker, to its trade blacklist. ( read original story …)
Cryptocurrency: the next battleground in the US-China rivalry
The emerging threat to the global hegemony of the US dollar is e-currencies, and Beijing’s huge head start could put it in control of the world’s financial structure … ( read original story …)
Joe Biden’s China Journey
As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a “dictatorship.” … ( read original story …)
China imposes new visa restrictions targeting US media
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 …)
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 …)
