SMIC is key to China’s plans to boost self-sufficiency in the semiconductor industry amid tensions with the U.S. ( read original story …)
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Top China Chipmaker Gets Government Funds for $2.4 Billion Plant
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. will build a $2.35 billion plant with funding from the government of Shenzhen, the first major project to emerge from China’s masterplan to match the … ( read original story …)
Georgia shootings suspect in court, US-China talks, NCAA Tournament: 5 things to know Thursday
The suspect in the Georgia spa shootings will appear in court, the NCAA Tournament is set to begin and more news to start your Thursday. ( read original story …)
Chinese economy: Beijing’s war on the credit boom
A campaign led by vice-premier Liu He to reduce the danger of uncontrolled lending could strangle the private sector … ( read original story …)
Beijing seeks more information on VanEck China ETF plans
China’s fund regulator has requested “explanations” from VanEck over its ETF plans in a communication that appears to mark a departure from Beijing’s previous stipulation … ( read original story …)
Kovrig and Spavor: China set to begin trial of two Canadians
China has announced it will begin trials for the two Canadians it detained in apparent retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a telecoms executive. Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were detained in … ( read original…
US signals tough stance ahead of first meeting with China
When the US imposed sanctions on Chinese officials this week, just two days before the first meeting between the Biden administration and China, it sent a signal that the encounter in Alaska on … (…
China reports 6 new COVID-19 cases vs 4 a day earlier
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China reported six new mainland COVID-19 cases on March 17, up from four cases a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Thursday. The National Health … ( read original…
Navarro: Top Biden admin officials ‘compromised’ by China, urges president to ‘stand strong’ against Beijing
More than 20 top officials in the Biden administration are “”compromised in some way … by the Chinese Communist Party,” former White House trade adviser Peter Navarro told “Fox News Primetime” … ( read original…
Beyond the pandemic, Asian American leaders fear U.S. conflict with China will fan racist backlash
Support our journalism. Subscribe today. But Asian American leaders are warning that a deepening geopolitical confrontation between the United States and China is contributing to the heightened … ( read original story …)
How the WHO’s Hunt for Covid-19’s Origins Stumbled in China
WUHAN, China—More than a dozen foreign scientists led by the World Health Organization gathered with Chinese counterparts last month to vote on the question: How did the Covid-19 pandemic start? The … ( read original…
US-China relations: Adversary or partner?
What the US really wants from the China talks Details released of Biden’s first call with Xi We asked young people in the US and in China about the future of US-China relations. Here’s what…
On eve of China summit, Biden administration subpoenas Chinese companies on possible security risks
In issuing the subpoenas, the Commerce Department is implementing an executive order signed by then president Trump in May 2019. ( read original story …)
