China reported that its first quarter GDP contracted by 6.8% in 2020 from a year ago as the coronavirus outbreak seriously impacted the world’s second largest economy. ( read original story …)
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CIOE 2020 to held at a new venue – Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center, new exhibitors confirmed their debuts
For moving to its new venue to Shenzhen World Exhibition and Convention Center in 2020, China International Optoelectronic Exposition (CIOE), the world largest optoelectronic exposition, will free … ( read original story …)
China Home-Buying Curbs Look Set to Stay Despite Nascent Rally
China’s residential property market may be on the road to recovery but local authorities appear intent on toeing the party line, sticking to President Xi Jinping’s mantra that homes are for living in, … (…
Beijing-Backed AIIB to double funds under coronavirus crisis facility to $10 billion
The China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank said on Friday that it was doubling available funds under its COVID-19 crisis recovery facility to provide up to $10 billion in financing to meet … ( read original…
Asian stocks set to rise as markets brace for China GDP data
Asian stocks look set to bounce on Friday to recover towards a one-month high as investors, following Wall Street’s lead overnight, sought silver linings in a run of data that showed the world is in…
Totalitarian China unleashed the virus. Free China has all but defeated it.
But if you want to see the difference between how a totalitarian and a free Chinese society handles a public health emergency, just contrast the actions of the People’s Republic with those of the ……
China’s virus-hit economy set to post first decline since at least 1992
Beijing has succeeded in getting large parts of the economy up and running from a standstill in February, but analysts say policymakers face an uphill battle to revive growth as t … ( read original…
At Least Four Class-Action Suits Filed Against China, Seeking Trillions Over Coronavirus Outbreak in U.S.
The Chinese government, when it’s acting in China, does not have any affirmative duties under United States law,” one legal expert told Newsweek. ( read original story …)
The WHO doesn’t only have a China problem — it has a dictator problem
For example, Syria’s blood bank is controlled by its defense ministry, which cannot procure blood because it is heavily sanctioned — so the WHO supplies it directly. That same … ( read original story …)
Trump appears to equate Chinatown with China
She wanted everyone to pack into Chinatown long after I closed the BORDER TO CHINA,” the president wrote of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. ( read original story …)
China Pledges to Support Small-Business Lending
Chinese authorities said they would step up loan subsidies for the country’s virus-hit small-business owners, as Beijing moves to revive the world’s second-largest economy. ( read original story …)
China has been told by the UK that it cannot return to ‘business as usual’ after the coronavirus pandemic
The UK is calling for an investigation into how the coronavirus pandemic started in Chin … ( read original story …)
Beneath Trump-WHO spat, a US-China race for leadership
Was the WHO too soft on China, as Trump alleges? Withholding U.S. funding amid the coronavirus may only open the door to greater Chinese influence. ( read original story …)