China’s efforts to curb predatory lending to the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises could harm the sector rather than helping it by cutting off access to crucial fin … ( read original story …)
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Asia Pacific stocks set to trade mixed as U.S.-China tensions weigh on sentiment
Stocks in Asia Pacific were set to trade mixed on Thursday as investors continued to watch tensions between the U.S. and China. ( read original story …)
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the videosharing platform. ( read original story …)
China is exporting its digital authoritarianism
CHINA’S SYSTEM of digital authoritarianism is a great danger to those living within that country’s borders. It’s also a danger to the rest of the world. Two recent reports offer a sharp look at how…
Fact check: Steve Daines worked for P&G in China, but wasn’t responsible for its US cuts
A short video on Facebook from the Montana Democratic Party makes claims about GOP Sen. Steve Daines and China. We rate the video partly false. ( read original story …)
Biden Says Trump’s China Trade Deal Is ‘Failing’ Badly
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up rhetoric on President Donald Trump’s handling of the United States’ increasingly tense trade relationship with China. “Trump’s … ( read original story …)
Monsoon rain puts pressure on China’s Three Gorges dam
Some parts of China had double the normal amount of rainfall in June and July … ( read original story …)
China Conducts Mock South China Sea Bombing Drills Amid U.S. Tensions
Chinese fighter jets and bombers have completed a series of combat readiness exercises in the disputed South China Sea, as Beijing continues to assert its dominance over an area that has become a … (…
China continues to exert damaging influence on Hollywood, report finds
“While we are all well aware of the strict controls that China’s government maintains over dissent, independent thought, and creativity within its own borders, the long arm of Chinese censorship – … ( read original…
Could corona evolve into a strategic threat?
A systemic crisis represents a strategic threat to a country because of the devastating effects it could produce. Thus, understanding its causes is of great importance. ( read original story …)
Why the fuss? The US, Taiwan and China — a guide
Why has the announcement by the United States of its highest-level visit to Taiwan for four decades sparked such anger from Beijing? Here is a recap of the key issues surrounding the delicate … (…
China’s ambassador to US slams Trump for COVID-19 blame
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines. Warning that tensions with China have reached “unprecedented” levels, China’s ambassador to the United States on Tuesday chastised President … ( read original story …)
U.S. to send highest-ranking official to Taiwan in 41 years, rankling China
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar is to visit Taiwan soon, becoming the highest-level U.S. official to visit the island in over 40 years. ( read original story …)
