And, beyond being the top app in China and a way to connect families spread across the globe, WeChat is also used here to do business. The Trump announcement means downloads of the app, as…
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The WeChat ban is a difficult but necessary step toward openness in China
WeChat is not a bridge — it’s a closed system that keeps its 1.2 billion users in a parallel universe where they are free to interact as long as they don’t cross the lines. (…
India and Pakistan Clash on Border As China Conflict Looms Heavy
India and Pakistan accused one another of launching “unprovoked” aggressions in statements sent to Newsweek, while yet another standoff involving China kept the region on edge. ( read original story …)
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have your data. Why not China-owned ByteDance’s TikTok?
The Trump administration says it’s banning TikTok because the data collected from American users could be accessed by the Chinese government. ( read original story …)
China and Russia are ahead in the global coronavirus vaccine race, bending long-standing rules as they go
China and Russia have decided to begin a mass rollout of their coronavirus vaccines before clinical tests are complete, in what is emerging as an unexpectedly complex geopolitical challenge for the … ( read original…
The CIA sent a team of 4 operators on a spy mission targeting China. None came back.
CIA operative Stephen Stanek faced a decision: cancel the operation he was running or go forward with it — as a hurricane barreled through the Philippines with a projection to veer north and miss his…
Taiwan scrambles jets during visit by senior U.S. official, accuses China of buzzing island
“If they intended to use Taiwan as a hostage to control China, they will be only daydreaming and doomed to perish,” China told Taiwan and the U.S. ( read original story …)
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Claims ‘Trump Believed the Chinese’ in Early Stages of Pandemic
President Trump believed Chinese assurances on coronavirus spread before the outbreak reached the U.S., the outgoing U.S. ambassador to China told CNN on Friday.Ambassador Terry Branstad made the … ( read original story …)
China Flies Warplanes Near Taiwan as Senior U.S. Diplomat Visits
Undersecretary of State Keith Krach is the highest-ranking State Department official to visit the island since Washington cut formal ties with Taipei four decades ago. ( read original story …)
Australian Probe of Possible Interference Fueled Tensions With China
China released new details about an investigation in Australia and searches of Chinese journalists, shedding light on the mounting tensions between the two countries. ( read original story …)
Outgoing ambassador to China slams Beijing over coronavirus: ‘Could have been contained in Wuhan’
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad slammed Beijing over its response to the coronavirus in an interview with CNN.Branstad echoed criticisms made by President Trump and Secretary of State … ( read original story…
Trump faces a bigger decision than TikTok — What to do about China’s WeChat
The Commerce Department is scheduled to decide by Sunday which U.S. transactions with WeChat to ban under an e xecutive order President Trump issued Aug. 6, when he called TikTok and WeChat threats to ……
U.S.-China investment flows hit their lowest in 9 years as companies feel the pressure to pull out
The decline continues a trend of the last three years, reversing a flurry of mergers and acquisitions by Chinese conglomerates in the U.S. that included purchases such as the Waldorf Astoria in New … (…
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