Research shows China still needs to catch up in the areas of artificial intelligence, jet engines as well as semi-conductor manufacturing and design capability, but the U.S. cannot rest on its laurels … ( read…
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Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets are shaping up as viable rivals to Hong Kong in the race for the biotech IPO crown
The changes afoot reflect the competition between the three stock exchanges – Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen – to claim the crown as the go-to destination for Chinese companies. ( read original story …)
Chinese Continue Wearing Protective Face Masks Outside in Beijing, China
Chinese continue wearing protective face masks outside as the coronavirus pandemic threat continues in Beijing on Sunday, May 17, 2020. Wuhan, a city of 11 million, where the Covid-19 pandemic … ( read original story…
China reports seven new coronavirus cases, up from five a day earlier
China reported seven new coronavirus cases for May 17, up from five a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Monday. ( read original story …)
US senator criticized for telling students China is to blame for Covid-19
Republican Ben Sasse said China had ‘started the pandemic’ and mocked psychologists and students’ physical fitness … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: Can India replace China as world’s factory?
The US-India Business Council (USIBC), a powerful lobby group that works to enhance investment flows between India and the US, also said that India has significantly stepped up it … ( read original story …)
Pompeo warns China over US journalists in Hong Kong
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday warned China against interfering with American journalists working in Hong Kong, in an escalating row between the two countries over press freedom and other … ( read…
BRIEF-Shenzhen Fluence Tech’s Shareholders To Sell A Combined 9.5% Stake
May 17 (Reuters) – Shenzhen Fluence Technology PLC : * SAYS SHAREHOLDERS AGREE TO SELL A COMBINED 9.5% STAKE IN THE COMPANY FOR 276.3 MILLION YUAN ($38.91 million) Source text in Chinese: … ( read…
US senator criticized for blaming China for Covid-19 in graduation speech
Republican Ben Sasse said China had ‘started the pandemic’ and mocked psychologists and students’ physical fitness … ( read original story …)
Pompeo warns China after revealing it ‘threatened to interfere’ with work of US journalists in Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned China on Sunday, revealing he’s learned that the communist country has been threatening to stand in the way of American journalists in Hong Kong. ( read original story …)
Chinese ‘Social Distance’ While Ordering Food in Beijing, China
Chinese order dumplings and buns via an impromptu ‘bridge’ as they practice ‘social distancing’ and continue wearing protective face masks outside in downtown as the coronavirus pandemic threat … ( read original story …)
China is a danger to the free world, says Mike Pompeo
China’s expanding network of infrastructure and overseas investment projects pose a danger to America and the free world, the US secretary of state has warned in a further sign of the deepening rift … (…
ASX set for opening gains, amid rising tensions with China
The total sum would encompass effectively all imports coming from China into the US, marking an almost complete break-down in the trade relationship between the US and China. The MSCI World Index fell … (…
