China Jan-Aug soybean imports at 64.74 mln tonnes – customs * China Jan-Aug unwrought copper imports at 4.27 mln tonnes – customs Reporting by Beijing Newsroom and Dominique Patton; Editing by Kim Cog … (…
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With Shenzhen poised in the wings, is Hong Kong’s time in the sun over after protests, Covid-19 and US-China row?
Hong Kong’s premier position has weakened in the past year as it was rocked by months-long civil unrest and hit by economic recession amid pandemic. ( read original story …)
Asia stocks set to trade lower as U.S.-China tech tensions rise; Chinese August trade data expected
Investors will watch shares of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest manufacturer of semiconductors, after a Defense Department spokesperson said the Trump … ( read original story …)
Joe Biden’s China Journey
As a United States senator, he spoke of transforming China through trade. As a presidential candidate two decades later, he denounces it as a “dictatorship.” … ( read original story …)
China imposes new visa restrictions targeting US media
In the latest round of tit-for-tat between Beijing and Washington targeting each other’s media outlets, Chinese authorities have imposed new visa restrictions on foreign journalists working for US … ( read original story …)
China Freezes Credentials for Journalists at U.S. Outlets, Hinting at Expulsions
CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Getty Images are affected. Chinese officials told journalists their fate depends on what the Trump administration does to Chinese media employees. ( read original story …)
China wants to decouple from US tech, too
After weeks of watching US president Donald Trump pressure Chinese tech company ByteDance to sell its social media app TikTok to Microsoft, Beijing struck back, using one of Mr Trump’s own weapons of … (…
Chinese ‘corona-tech’ startups raising big money
TOKYO — Funding in private companies in China from January through June was concentrated in medicine and health care, as well as “corona-tech” companies that have developed online solutions in … ( read original story…
Would Biden get ‘tough’ on China?
When he was vice president, Biden and other officials had a more optimistic view of Beijing. His outlook has evolved, as has the consensus in Washington. ( read original story …)
Countryside fit for a superpower? Inside China’s colossal rural revamp
Beneath the veneer of Xi Jinping’s ambitious agricultural plan farming communities remain marred by homelessness, poverty and unstable markets … ( read original story …)
Would Biden ease up on China?
When he was vice president, Biden and other officials had a more optimistic view of Beijing. His outlook has evolved, as has the consensus in Washington. ( read original story …)
Exclusive: 90% of China’s Sinovac employees, families took coronavirus vaccine, says CEO
About 90% of Sinovac Biotech Ltd employees and their families have taken an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the Chinese firm under the country’s emergency use programme, its chief … ( read original story …)
Nothing to see: COVID origins off-limits as China’s Wuhan touts recovery
The Huanan seafood market in the Chinese city of Wuhan, believed by many to be the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, is sealed behind a blue perimeter fence. A large team of security staff chases…