The Dollar falls back early in the day, with economic data from China continuing to support riskier assets. Brexit and COVID-19 remain in focus, however. ( read original story …)
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‘Paranoia and prejudice’: Chinese-Australians in politics face intense scrutiny as Canberra-Beijing ties fray
In the days before the Australian state of Queensland’s October 31 election, Peter Zhuang, a candidate for the centre-right Liberal National Party, made a pitch to voters in Chinese-language media. In … ( read original…
‘The China Nightmare’ Review: Beijing Never Got the Memo
China is not the juggernaut of Wall Street financiers’ imaginations, but that doesn’t make its expansionism any less of a threat. ( read original story …)
China looms as Biden’s biggest foreign policy challenge. Here’s where he stands
As United States President-elect Joe Biden faces an ugly, potentially contested transition, foreign policy may be the last thing on his mind. ( read original story …)
China says U.S. should stop unreasonably suppressing Chinese firms
China’s commerce ministry said on Monday that the United States should stop its unreasonable suppression of Chinese firms, responding to Washington’s decision to ban U.S. investments in firms tied to … ( read original story…
China Wants a Made-in-China Copper Price
China’s next move to open up its commodities markets may be a step change.As of Thursday, overseas investors will be able to trade copper futures on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange. It’s … ( read original…
Tower Hamlets objects to new China embassy after Uighur crackdown
China has revealed plans for a new embassy in Tower Hamlets as tensions escalate between the east London borough and China’s ambassador to the UK.China began consulting local residents over the … ( read original…
China and 14 Asia-Pacific countries agree historic free trade deal
Signing of RCEP unites nations totalling 2.2 billion people and covers 28% of global trade … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus: China reports more positive tests on imported frozen food
China in the last few days, raising concern about new Covid-19 outbreaks in the country. With the world engulfed in a second wave of infections, China, the world’s top buyer of frozen beef and shrimp,…
China and 14 other countries agree to set up world’s largest trading bloc
China and 14 other countries agreed Sunday to set up the world’s largest trading bloc, encompassing nearly a third of all economic activity, in a deal many in Asia are hoping will help hasten a…
China Says It Found COVID-19 on Imported Beef, Tripe
Authorities in the eastern Chinese city of Jinwan say they found coronavirus on frozen beef and tripe along with the packaging on imports from Brazil, New Zealand, and Bolivia, Reuters reports. The … ( read…
ASEAN, China, other partners sign world’s biggest trade pact
Pacific nations have signed the world’s largest trading bloc in a deal many hope will hasten the region’s recovery from the shocks of the pandemic … ( read original story …)
Asia forms world’s biggest trade bloc, a China-backed group excluding U.S.
Pacific economies formed the world’s largest free trade bloc on Sunday, a China-backed deal that excludes the United States, which had left a rival Asia-Pacific grouping under President Donald Trump. ( read original story …)