A 2009 novel predicted the Chinese people would forget a traumatic crisis. The puzzle, says its author, is how it happened so fast. ( read original story …)
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Today’s court decision on Meng Wanzhou’s extradition could rattle the Canada-China relationship
No matter how the ruling goes today in the case of Meng Wanzhou, it will have an impact on the fraught relationship between Canada and China. ( read original story …)
China’s hidden targeting of Donald Trump one reason Facebook needs new cybersecurity approach
Too many loopholes exist for bad actors to influence our elections. It’s time for Facebook to get serious about closing them. ( read original story …)
YouTube is automatically deleting comments that criticize China’s Communist Party
YouTube’s automated comment filters are deleting comments that contain two key Chinese language phrases. The issue was detected by users in October 2019. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey put the … ( read original story …)
Stock Markets Mixed As China-US Tensions Return To Fore
Asian equities were mixed Wednesday as profit-taking and worries about deteriorating China-US relations were weighed against optimism over the gradual reopening of economies around the world. Hong … ( read original story …)
Treasury yields edge lower as U.S.-China tensions cool investor optimism
U.S. government debt prices inched higher Wednesday morning as U.S. concerns on new Hong Kong security laws cooled investor sentiment over economic reopening and a possible coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story …)
China’s Young Struggle for Jobs in the Post-Outbreak Era
Finding work for a generation has become a major priority for the country’s leaders, who have promised a better life in exchange for a lack of political freedom. ( read original story …)
AP EXPLAINS: Why is China pushing Hong Kong security law
China is taking matters into its own hands after last year’s tumultuous anti-government protests in Hong Kong that often descended into tear gas-filled clashes. In a … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong’s China national anthem bill aims to legislate ‘respect’
Hong Kong’s legislature is moving forward on a controversial bill that would criminalise abuse of China’s national anthem. ( read original story …)
Hong Kong crisis: riot police flood city as China protests build
Pro-democracy groups gather to protest against national anthem bill as Donald Trump says he is ‘displeased’ with Beijing … ( read original story …)
In Hong Kong and beyond, China moves to consolidate position of strength as country’s infection rate falls
This is by no means the first time Beijing has flexed its muscles in the South China Sea, or engaged in border disputes with India. But with political leaders in Washington and Ne … (…
Australia barley exports: Beijing targets Canberra after calls for a coronavirus investigation
Australian rhetoric rising in Chinese state media, experts say deep cracks are emerging in relations between the two countries. ( read original story …)
Tencent pledges $70 billion investment in high-tech areas as Beijing pushes digital infrastructure
China has been pushing the development of “new infrastructure” which includes the development of technology like 5G and artificial intelligence. Tencent’s investment will bolster that effort. ( read original story …)
