China has authorized its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy structures on features it claims, potentially raising the possibility of clashes with regional maritime rivals … ( read original story …)
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Wall Street eyes China despite continued tensions with US
The Democrats’ plans to go big on economic stimulus and get to grips with the pandemic helped drive US and global equity markets to fresh peaks this week. There will be many more policy changes…
Today In Payments Around The World: Tiger Purchases Just Eat Takeaway Stake; Shenzhen Plans Third Digital Yuan Test
In global payments news, Tiger Global Management has bought a 4.4 percent share in Just Eat Takeaway.com, while Shenzhen continues China’s digital yuan pilot. ( read original story …)
EXPLAINER: What’s next after US accused China of genocide
The U.S.’s accusation of genocide against China touches on a hot-button human rights issue between China and the West … ( read original story …)
China’s retailers must expand online presence in wake of coronavirus to survive future ‘black swans’, says Chinese lifestyle goods chain Miniso
The Covid-19 pandemic was a ‘black swan’ that should encourage Chinese retailers to embrace digitalisation to mitigate future risks, warns low-cost household goods chain Miniso. ( read original story …)
Long Lines as Beijing Starts Mass Coronavirus Testing
The authorities in Beijing set up temporary testing sites after a spike in coronavirus infections. Long lines formed as the city tested nearly two million people on Friday. ( read original story …)
Vietnam beat coronavirus. With its economy booming, can it face up to China?
From the ashes of war to being one of the world’s fastest growing economies – and one that even Covid-19 couldn’t stop – Vietnam is finally on the brink of realising its potential. ( read…
How Beijing Turned China’s Covid-19 Tragedy to Its Advantage
The Communist Party’s success in reclaiming the narrative has proved to the world its ability to rally the people to its side, no matter how stumbling its actions might be. ( read original story …)
Voices From China’s Covid Crisis: ‘If I Survive This, What Will I Do?’
One year after China locked down Wuhan, six people describe how they found courage in adversity, calm amid grief, and meaning in chaos. ( read original story …)
China’s disputed coronavirus theory has shoppers shunning foreign food
At an upscale supermarket west of Beijing, a box of disposable gloves stands in front of a glass counter selling Australian beef. Next to it is a sign saying: “Please buy this with peace of…
Cotton, the cat: Student Lucy Wang on their Boston-Beijing odyssey
A Boston student had to decide whether to take her beloved cat home to Beijing: one of 12 intimate essays on pandemic effects on Gen Z. ( read original story …)
‘A massive second-half recovery’: Biden, China and the global economy
Surging optimism about a boom in 2021 depends on heavy public spending and a rapid rollout of new Covid vaccines … ( read original story …)
Press reset: can the Morrison government rebuild bridges with China – or is it too late?
Despite a near record total of export goods to China last year, there are fears rocky relations between the two countries have yet to hit bottom … ( read original story …)
