China posted unexpectedly good GDP growth for the second quarter of 2020, as the world’s major economies struggle to recover from the coronavirus downturn. ( read original story …)
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China denounces reported U.S. plan to target Chinese Communist Party
China condemned the United States on Friday following a report the Trump administration was considering a travel ban on Chinese Communist Party members. ( read original story …)
China says it’s not trying to replace US, won’t be bullied
A Chinese spokesperson says her country isn’t seeking to confront or replace the United States as the world’s top technological power, but will fight back against “malicious slander” and attacks from … ( read original…
China coronavirus: Most flights cut to Xinjiang after outbreak
Almost all flights in and out of Urumqi, capital of China’s far-western Xinjiang region, have been cancelled because of a coronavirus outbreak. The city has just six confirmed cases with symptoms and … ( read…
U.S. aircraft carriers return to South China Sea amid rising tensions
For the second time in two weeks, the United States has deployed two aircraft carriers to the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy said on Friday, as China and the United States accuse each other…
US law enforcement chief William Barr blasts American firms with China links for ‘kowtowing’ to Beijing, with Disney and Apple among the targets
The United States’ top law enforcement official slammed Hollywood studios and American tech firms for “kowtowing” to Beijing on Thursday, the latest in a coordinated series of speeches from senior US … ( read original…
Beijing 2022 Games ‘pressing ahead’ despite coronavirus threat
Beijing 2022 organisers were “pressing ahead” with preparations for the Winter Olympics Friday after a senior IOC official warned the coronavirus could force the Games to be postponed. Dick Pound, a … ( read original…
Beijing reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases
Visitors wait to present their personal health QR codes before entering the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, May 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Li Xin) BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) — Beijing reported no … ( read…
China to keep benchmark lending rate unchanged for 3rd straight month in July: Reuters poll
China is expected to keep its benchmark lending rate steady for the third straight month at its July fixing on Monday, a Reuters survey showed, encouraged by a stronger-than-expected rebound from the … ( read…
China’s fiscal revenue up 3.2% in June as economy rebounds
China’s fiscal revenues rose 3.2% in June from a year earlier, reversing a 10% drop in May and returning to expansion for the first time this year, the finance ministry said on Friday, in line…
Flights cancelled after coronavirus reported in China’s Xinjiang
At least 80 percent of flights in and out of Urumqi cancelled after case reported in far western province of China. ( read original story …)
China’s Xinjiang reports five new coronavirus cases
Urumqi, the capital of China’s far western region of Xinjiang, reported five new coronavirus cases by noon (0400 GMT) on Friday, the regional health commission said. ( read original story …)
Some K-Pop stars’ TikTok China accounts blocked from view
Some K-pop stars’ accounts have been blocked from view on TikTok’s China version Douyin, Reuters’ checks showed on Friday, days after South Korea’s media regulator slapped fines on the short-video app … ( read original…
