Apple Inc and Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] each captured a higher share of China’s smartphone market in the first quarter, according to data from research firm Canalys released on Friday. ( read original story …)
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How Beijing is cracking down on Hong Kong
Pro-democracy campaigners Jimmy Lai and Martin Lee talk to the FT’s Sue Lin Wong about Beijing’s attempts to override Hong Kong’s mini-constitution while the world is distracted by the coronavirus pan … ( read original…
Ms Du, door sensors and me: life with a Beijing Covid-19 quarantine handler
China’s coronavirus measures are often seen as tough and effective – but how well do they really work? ( read original story …)
China Urges Trump to Focus on Battling Coronavirus as U.S. Draws Up Plans to Punish Beijing for Pandemic
“The U.S. should know this: the enemy is the virus, not China,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said. ( read original story …)
Trump threatens new tariffs on China as U.S. mulls retaliatory action over virus
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his hard-fought trade deal with China was now of secondary importance to the coronavirus pandemic and he threatened new tariffs on Beijing, as his … ( read original…
In a Bid to Weaken America, China Extends a Hand to the States | Opinion
He begins with the justification: America—and specifically, President Donald Trump and his Cabinet members—have been “way too mean toward China.” In retaliation, the China should prioritize U.S. ( read original story …)
Trump harshly blames China for pandemic; a lab ‘mistake’?
President Donald Trump on Thursday speculated that China could have unleashed the coronavirus on the world due to some kind of horrible “mistake,” and his intelligence … ( read original story …)
What is China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) is a planned multitrillion-dollar infrastructure program that is intended to link China with more than 100 countries through railroad, shipping and energy … ( read original story …)
Congress looks at options to punish China over the corornavirus outbreak
Republican lawmakers, determined to punish China for concealing early data on the coronavirus outbreak, are proposing ways to turn up the heat. ( read original story …)
Trump suspects coronavirus outbreak came from China lab, doesn’t cite evidence
President Donald Trump said, without offering any evidence, that he has reason to believe that the coronavirus outbreak originated from a laboratory in China. ( read original story …)
An Allied Plan to Depend Less on China
The U.S., Australia, Japan and India already have a forum for coordination. ( read original story …)
China to reopen Forbidden City after three-month closure
China’s Forbidden City will reopen on Friday, three months after it closed due to the coronavirus crisis — the latest signal that the country has brought the disease under control. The Palace Museum, … (…
Trump says he can retaliate against China for coronavirus with more tariffs
CNBC’s Kayla Tausche report on President Trump comments about punishing China for the coronavirus. With CNBC’s Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Dan … ( read original…