The 13th National People’s Congress is predominantly an economic affair, with China setting its target for gross domestic product growth in the coming year. But this year, it will also cast a … ( read…
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Here comes the US crackdown on China stocks
Chinese stocks are the latest flashpoint in an intensifying standoff between the United States and China. In recent days, US lawmakers, government agencies and stock exchanges have taken steps aimed … ( read original story…
‘This is the end of Hong Kong,’ warns legislator, as China proposes new security law
“The international status of Hong Kong as a city, the international city, will be gone very soon,” continued Dennis Kwok, a lawyer and legislator in the territory. ( read original story …)
Trudeau Says China Just Doesn’t Get Canada’s Independent Judiciary
Beijing’s linking of its detention of two Canadians in China to the arrest of a Chinese executive in Vancouver shows it doesn’t understand the meaning of an independent judiciary, Prime Minister … ( read original…
Hong Kong’s Revolutionary Anthem Is a Challenge to China
HONG KONG—Twin crises have jolted this city: one of disease, the other of dissent. Over the past year, millions of people flooded city streets, defying China’s government as they demanded that Beijing … ( read…
‘This is the end of Hong Kong’: China pushes security law after unrest
China’s parliament said Thursday it will introduce a proposal for a national security law in Hong Kong at its annual session, in a move likely to stoke more unrest in the financial hub. At least…
Mitt Romney, senators urge U.S. to counter China’s ‘predatory’ economic activity amid COVID-19 pandemic
A bipartisan group of senators, including Utah Republican Mitt Romney, want the Trump administration to counter “disturbing” reports that China’s state-owned enterprises are exploiting the economic … ( read original story …)
House Republicans press TikTok on use of kids’ data, ties to Beijing
Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday, asking about potentially illegal use of data about … ( read…
China Moves to Impose New Hong Kong Security Law, Tightening Control
Such rules would allow Beijing to take aim at the protests that have roiled the semiautonomous city and posed a direct challenge to the Chinese Communist Party and its leader, Xi Jinping. ( read original…
China Poised To Expand Control Over Hong Kong
The renewed push from Beijing to pass a national security law will almost certainly set off more protests against Beijing’s rule in Hong Kong, which is semi-autonomous. ( read original story …)
U.S. sees progress with China over farm products under Phase 1 trade deal
The United States on Thursday said it saw positive signs with Beijing over agricultural products as part of the Phase 1 trade agreement, saying certain U.S. farm products could now be exported to … (…
U.S. House Republicans press TikTok on use of kids’ data, ties to Beijing
Two leading Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives wrote a letter to the founder of the popular video sharing app TikTok on Thursday, asking about potentially illegal use of data about … ( read…
China – Hong Kong Relations: Beijing To Adopt Measure Limiting Pro-Democracy Protests
China is planning to clamp down on the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement, preparing legislation to limit activities viewed as secessionist and subversive by Beijing, the South Chin … ( read original story …)
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