Soldiers from the Taiwanese garrison thunder down the road, still on guard for another attack. In rural villages dotted with bomb shelters, older residents speak of Chinese artillery regularly … ( read original story …)
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Asia-Pacific stocks mixed following Wall Street bounce; Yum China debuts in Hong Kong
Shares of Yum China slipped more than 3% from their issue price in afternoon trade following the stock’s debut in the city. ( read original story …)
China says Australian embassy obstructed law enforcement in case of evacuated journalists
China said on Thursday that the Australian embassy in China obstructed its law enforcement when it intervened on behalf of two journalists who returned home +to Australia on Monday. ( read original story …)
Under Beijing’s Watchful Eye, Joshua Wong Treads Fine Line
Wong says he is not clear whether those now regularly following him are Hong Kong police or mainland agents Photo: AFP / ISAAC LAWRENCE “Every day when I sleep, I can’t imagine when will the…
Pompeo Urges Southeast Asia To Shun South China Sea Firms
Tensions are also simmering over the South China Sea, with the US last month sanctioning 24 Chinese state-owned companies it said had helped Beijing’s military buildup in the resource-rich waterway. ( read original story …)
Pompeo asks ASEAN states not to let China `walk over us’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has asked Southeast Asian nations to go beyond words and act against China’s “bullying” in the disputed South China Sea … ( read original story …)
China’s People’s Daily refuses to publish U.S. ambassador’s article: Pompeo
The Communist Party’s People’s Daily refused to publish an opinion piece by the U.S. ambassador to China, whereas Chinese officials have been able to give their government’s views in U.S. media, … ( read original…
China demands Twitter investigate as ambassador to UK ‘likes’ pornographic tweet
China hackers behind ‘vicious attack’ on Liu Xiaoming’s account … ( read original story …)
Taoist priest honours China’s coronavirus dead with memorial tablets
In a room inside a hillside Taoist monastery in China’s Shandong province lies a collection of 558 memorial tablets inscribed with the names and home towns of people who died after contracting the … (…
There’s a ‘real danger’ of China developing separate systems from the rest of the world, expert says
China “decoupling” would be high, but that doesn’t mean Beijing won’t choose to create systems that are “mutually exclusive” from the rest of the world, said Robert Daly of the Kissinger Institute on … (…
European companies fear ‘arbitrary punishment’ amid China-Europe tensions, business groups says
European companies in China are increasingly afraid of “arbitrary punishment” amid a more politicized business environment, a European business industry group said on Thursday. The annual report of … ( read original story …)
SonoScape Launches Latest High-end Ultrasound Systems – the Elite Series
SonoScape Medical Corporation introduced today its new generation high-end ultrasound systems: the ELITE series, integrating artificial intelligent solutions, advanced features, and remarkably … ( read original story …)
Western Businesses in China Fret as Geopolitical Risks Rise
The slump in relations between Beijing and the West has become the biggest worry for U.S. and European businesses operating in China, a pair of business groups said this week. ( read original story …)
