U.S. lawmakers are expected to endorse $1.9 billion to fund a program to remove telecom network equipment that the U.S. government says pose national security risks as part of a year-end spending bill … (…
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Booker’s 31 points spearhead Shenzhen to edge Guangzhou
Askia Booker (L) of Shenzhen Aviators competes against Guangzhou Loong Lions at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. ( read original story …)
CBA Roundup: Qingdao shocks Beijing, Shenzhen edges Guangzhou
Fang Shuo (2nd R) of Beijing Ducks in the game against Qingdao Eagles at the 2020-2021 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Zhuji, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Dec. 20, 2020 … (…
Nepal Falls Into Political Turmoil. China and India Are Watching.
The prime minister dissolved the lower house of Parliament, throwing into doubt the political fortunes of the Himalayan country, which has long swung between Beijing and New Delhi. ( read original story …)
Op-Ed: China’s Xi Jinping seeks advantage over Biden with ground-breaking EU investment deal
It’s clear that President Xi regards 2021, the centenary of the Chinese Communist Party, as perhaps the most important year since he came to power in 2013. ( read original story …)
Hackers leak documents revealing China’s coronavirus censorship
The documents reveal that China’s censorship on information about the outbreak began in early January, before coronavirus had even been decisively identified … ( read original story …)
China could restrict bank tie-ups with fintech platforms, official suggests
China’s former finance minister Lou Jiwei suggested that China could restrict the number of banks a single fintech platform can partner with, to prevent any platform from gaining too much market share … ( read…
China tails US warship as it sails through Taiwan Strait
Chinese warplanes and naval ships “tailed and monitored” an American destroyer as it sailed through the Taiwan Strait Saturday. The US Navy said the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin had conducted … ( read original…
Cyberattack: Pompeo says ‘clearly’ Russia; Trump tweets ‘China’
In his first comments on the matter, Mr. Trump scoffed at the focus on the Kremlin and downplayed the cyberattack, which the nation’s cybersecurity agency has warned posed a “grave” risk. ( read original story…
China has led the world in 2020 to fight the coronavirus while the US has been in retreat
Instead of the pandemic being ‘China’s Chernobyl’, Beijing has confronted the problem head-on. While China has been at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 and sought to boost the global … ( read original…
Trump downplays Russian hack in first comments on massive breach, implicates China
Trump’s comments contradict members of his own Cabinet and government and are the latest example of his reluctance to criticize Russia. ( read original story …)
Trump downplays Russia hack in first comments on massive breach, implicates China
Trump’s comments contradict members of his own Cabinet and government and are the latest example of his reluctance to criticize Russia. ( read original story …)
Trump claims China ‘may’ have been behind cyber attack after Pompeo says it was ‘pretty clearly’ Russia
President Trump on Saturday claimed China “may” have been behind a massive cyberattack on U.S. government systems — a day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the attack was “pretty clearly” … ( read…
