China is offering candidate vaccines for the new coronavirus to employees at state-owned firms travelling overseas, as it seeks more data on their efficacy, state media Global Times reported on … ( read original story…
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Repression Of Buddhists, Uygurs Intensifying; China ‘Infusing Communist Dogma’ Into Religious Teachings, Says Pompeo
International Religious Freedom Report has harsh criticism for China Pompeo: China’s state-sponsored repression against all religions continues to intensify Pompeo answered those who questioned the U. ( read original story …)
Germany seeks ‘stable’ ties with China, EU investment deal
German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country wants stable relations with China and greater access to the Chinese market for foreign companies … ( read original story …)
China needs to take further steps on market access, Merkel tells Li
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed in a video conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that Beijing needs to take further steps to improve market access and treat foreign companies fairly, her … ( read original…
Zoom caught in China censorship crossfire as meetings foiled
Video app Zoom has said it regrets that some meetings involving U.S.-based Chinese dissidents were disrupted, as meanwhile a prominent Hong Kong activist said his account was blocked despite the city’ … ( read original…
US-China trade deal ‘impacted’ by coronavirus
The coronavirus epidemic “has an impact” on implementation of the phase one US-China trade deal, a senior Chinese government adviser said Thursday, admitting the current relationship between the … ( read original story …)
WeChat owner unveils masterplan for car-free neighbourhood in Shenzhen
Net City will be a car-free urban district for Shenzhen masterplanned by architecture firm NBBJ for Chinese technology company Tencent, which owns social media and messaging company WeChat. ( read original story …)
European companies are walking a political tightrope to do business in China
Even small changes in China have global effects. In an increasingly tense geopolitical environment—with a massive economic slowdown tied to the spread of a virus that appears to have originated in … ( read original…
Even the Nicest Country in the World Doesn’t Like China
Beijing’s lack of transparency and veracity around its handling of the coronavirus is a factor in this steep decline in favorability. ( read original story …)
Beijing lambastes Harvard coronavirus study as ‘disinformation’
Beijing on Thursday criticised a preliminary study by US researchers suggesting the coronavirus may have been circulating in China since August 2019, calling it proof of a disinformation campaign. The … ( read original story…
China reopens symbolic mountain shared with North Korea
Chinese authorities are reopening areas of the Changbaishan National Nature Reserve, known as Mount Paektu in North Korea, as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides in the country. ( read original story …)
Crypto Exchange Binance to Launch Quarterly Bitcoin Futures
Binance Holdings Ltd., the top spot cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is adding to its suite of derivatives products with quarterly Bitcoin futures. ( read original story …)
China auto sales up 14.5% in May, recovering after pandemic
China’s auto sales surged 14.5% in May, a second straight month of growth as the global industry’s biggest market gradually recovers from the coronavirus … ( read original story …)