THE PHILIPPINES have been warned clashes between Chinese and Filipino’s will ramp up with the country’s new militia, in the latest flashpoint in the South China Sea. ( read original story …)
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Mainland China reports 16 new COVID-19 cases vs 20 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 16 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Oct. 26, down from 20 a day earlier, the country’s health authorities said on Tuesday. The number of new asymptomatic cases also fell to 50, ……
Qian Xuesen: The scientist deported from the US who helped China into space
A Chinese rocket scientist helped two superpowers reach the moon, but his story is remembered in only one of them. ( read original story …)
Global Questions: Who’s winning the USA-China tech wars?
But underlying it all is the growing tech war between these two economic superpowers, with giants like Huawei on the battlefield. For its part, China denies access to Google, Facebook, Twitter and … ( read…
China Is Far Behind on U.S. Purchases Under Trade Deal
U.S. farm exports to China picked up last month but remain well below bilateral goals set for 2020, as do sales of manufactured goods and energy products. ( read original story …)
China went up against a K-pop giant — and lost
Hell hath no fury like a legion of loyal K-pop fans scorned. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. This month, K-pop group BTS accepted the Korea Society’s James A. Van Fleet Award, which … ( read…
Meet the Trump Official Calling Beijing’s Bluff
Before Matthew Pottinger served the president as deputy national-security adviser, and before he deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marines, he was a China-based journalist, often reporting on … ( read original story …)
China’s Kashgar had a coronavirus outbreak. Within two days, 4.5 million people were tested.
Just two days after announcing the discovery of a single asymptomatic case of the novel coronavirus, authorities in China’s Kashgar area said they have tested 4.5 million residents, nearly the entire … ( read original…
China tightens rules on US media outlets in ‘reciprocal’ move
China says decision was ‘necessary’ after the US declared several more Chinese media outlets to be ‘foreign missions’ … ( read original story …)
How the U.S. should respond to China’s saber-rattling on Taiwan
The United States might want to use every other arrow in its quiver to counter China’s bluster — ambiguity included. ( read original story …)
China reports largest new cluster of COVID cases while testing 4.7 million people
China has reported its biggest cluster of asymptomatic coronavirus cases in nearly seven months — which it uncovered during a drive to test 4.7 million people after the discovery of a single … ( read…
China Launches Crackdown on Mobile Web Browser ‘Chaos’
China’s top cyber authority said on Monday it would carry out a “rectification” of Chinese mobile internet browsers to address what it called social concerns over the “chaos” of information being … ( read original…
Ant Challenged Beijing and Prospered. Now It Toes the Line.
The tech giant, which is preparing for a mega I.P.O., has transformed personal finance in China. Regulators have taken notice. ( read original story …)
