the slowdown in China’s massive economy and the U.S.-China trade dispute are impeding sales growth for some other California companies doing business in China, serving Chinese tourists or pulling in C… ( read original story…
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Maloney: China – do you really want to do business with these people?
Most Canadians are rightly perplexed by high-level concern over the relationship between the Huawei affair, the legitimate apprehension of a key Chinese person of interest in that affair, and the … ( read original story…
LinkedIn now requires phone number verification for all users in China
LinkedIn had for months told its China-based users to provide mobile number details before sending them to the main page, but it had mercifully kept a little “Skip” button that let users … ( read…
JD’s Ecommerce Platform Connects Luxury Brands With Consumers In China
Hoping to tap the influence and buying power of consumers in China, global high-end brands are looking for ways to better engage this demographic. Retail giant JD.com is helping brands to do so though ……
Twitter Users in China Face Detention and Threats in New Beijing Crackdown
SHANGHAI — One man spent 15 days in a detention center. The police threatened another’s family. A third was chained to a chair for eight hours of interrogation. Their offense: posting on Twitter. Chin… (…
Beijing says latest US-China trade talks were extensive, made progress on forced tech transfers
In a Thursday morning statement, China’s Commerce Ministry said the just-concluded round of trade talks with the U.S. were extensive and established a foundation for the resolution of each others’ con… ( read original story…
A wacky video game about throwing people off the roof is a hit in China thanks to viral videos on Douyin
In China, mobile games and short-video apps are going head-to-head for the attention of millennials. But sometimes, they too can help each other out. A little-known smartphone game called Party.io has … ( read original…
China hushes up scheme to recruit overseas scientists
China has asked officials to stop mentioning its premier programme to recruit the brightest tech talent from overseas, after growing suspicions over the scheme from the US. Late last year, the governm… ( read original…
China boosts protection of intellectual property rights
China’s State Council Information Office held a press conference on 11 December, focusing on reform and opening-up and intellectual property right (IPR) development. Deputies of IPR protection were in… ( read original story …)
China’s Car Sales Just Fell for First Time in More Than 20 Years
Manufacturers that spent billions of dollars adding plants and production lines in China in the past decades are now left asking if and when growth will return. A continued aggressive expansion would … ( read…
U.S., China leave next steps for trade talks unclear
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders expressed optimism to Fox Business Network. She said Wednesday that the timing was unclear but the two sides “are moving towards a more balanced and … ( read…
China says trade talks with U.S. made progress on forced tech transfers, IP rights
The U.S. China Business Council, which represents American companies working in China, applauded the “substantive discussions” but urged both sides to make tangible progress on achieving equal treatme… ( read original story …)
China still borrows billions in low-cost loans from World Bank, as Trump administration pushes back
The second-largest economy in the world is still borrowing billions from the World Bank. China gets below-market rates for projects financed with loans from the World Bank’s International Bank for Rec… ( read original story…
