Harper’s Bazaar China accidentally elicited historical trauma in one of its Weibo posts, but its apology wasn’t acceptable to the country’s netizens. ( read original story …)
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Beijing Launches a Global Assault on Free Speech
Beijing Launches a Global Assault on Free Speech Beijing Launches a Global Assault on Free … DON’T LOSE ACCESS: Your IP access to ForeignPolicy.com will expire on June 15. To ensure uninterrupted … ( read…
Blockchain Bites: CENTRE’s Blacklist, Brazil’s Stablecoin Boom and Coinbase Is Going Public?
Coinbase is reportedly looking to go public, CENTRE has blacklisted a USDC address and U.S. sanctions could restrict crypto firms in China. ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Ford in China, UK retail implodes
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
Trump says he ignored Fauci’s coronavirus guidance on masks and China travel ban
President Trump said he ignored the advice of the top medical expert in his administration as the White House works to contain the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story …)
Chinese Soldiers Wear Face Masks in Beijing, China
Chinese soldiers, also known as Peoples Armed Police (PAP), wear protective face masks as the march back to their barracks after changing guard in Beijing’s embassy district on Thursday, July 9, 2020. ( read original…
What Beijing Lost With Its Border Clash Blunder
Fighting with India in the Himalayas may cost China its shot at becoming the dominant tech power. ( read original story …)
World’s First Collectible Crypto Coin Released in Lithuania
Lithuania, which is positioning itself as a financial-technology hub for start-ups, rolled out the world’s first crypto coin for collectors. ( read original story …)
TikTok Mulls Changes to Business to Distance Itself From China
Bytedance Ltd. said it’s evaluating changes to the corporate structure of its TikTok business as U.S. concerns grow over the parent company’s Chinese origins. ( read original story …)
China should meet with U.S. on arms control, State Department says
The U.S. State Department on Thursday said the United States welcomed China’s commitment to arms control negotiations and that “prudent next steps” should include face-to-face meetings between U.S. ( read original story …)
In echo of Mao era, China’s schools in book-cleansing drive
As schools reopened in China after the COVID-19 outbreak, they have thrown themselves into a nationwide exercise to remove books deemed politically incorrect, deepening Chinese President Xi Jinping’s … ( read original story …)
Pope scraps prepared remarks on China’s security law in Hong Kong, raising concerns: report
Pope Francis skipped any mention of Hong Kong during his weekly address Sunday, even though the issue was reportedly included in his prepared remarks. Francis omitted a paragraph on his “attention and … ( read…
HSBC may have to choose between East and West as China tightens grip on Hong Kong
HSBC has carved out a lucrative role in global banking over the past 155 years by straddling the line between East and West. Now, a political firestorm over the bank’s hometown of Hong Kong could…
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