The Chinese yuan has strengthened this year, and the country’s central bank seems to be trying to slow the rise. But having ceded a portion of the currency’s control to international markets, there’s … (…
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Beijing should ask itself why BN(O) passport holders want to leave Hong Kong, rather than issuing threats
Why does Beijing want to stop BN(O) passport holders from leaving? They are likely to oppose the security law, and to have backed last year’s mass protests. So why not let these so-called unpatriotic ……
Large Covid outbreak in China linked to Xinjiang forced labour
More than 180 cases traced to garment factory where Uighurs must take up work placements … ( read original story …)
China’s Sinopec to accelerate push into hydrogen energy
Sinopec says it will push deeper into China’s fast-growing hydrogen energy sector in a move that could reverberate through the global oil industry, as the country’s biggest refiner unveiled record … ( read original story…
He got a coronavirus vaccine in China, but had to keep it secret. Why?
What if something went wrong? Who would take responsibility? The worker knew the vaccine maker, China National Biotec Group — part of the state-owned pharmaceutical group Sinopharm — was conducting … ( read original story…
Shenzhen introduces E-class supercomputer to research center
E-class computer, one of the most advanced and sought-after computers, will be introduced to the National Supercomputing Center in Shenzhen, pushing the center’s computing capacity to at least … ( read original story …)
China sent fugitive’s elderly father to America to coerce him into going home, US claims
The Unites States has charged eight people, including six Chinese citizens, over a three-year plot to intimidate a US resident into returning to China to face criminal charges. ( read original story …)
As many countries struggle to plan weeks ahead, China just set its agenda for the next 15 years
The coronavirus pandemic has left governments in disarray and made planning even weeks ahead difficult. In Beijing this week, however, China’s leaders met to set specific policy for much of the coming … ( read…
8 People in U.S. Charged With Working on China’s Behalf in Plot Involving Night Vision Goggles, Harassment, Stalking
According to the complaint, the eight individuals allegedly participated in “an international campaign to threaten, harass, surveil and intimidate” a former Chinese government employee and his family. ( read original story …)
Foreign trade rises in China’s Shenzhen
South China’s metropolis of Shenzhen saw its foreign trade volume edge up 2.7 percent year on year to 2.18 trillion yuan (326.8 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three quarters, customs data showed. ( read…
As many countries struggle with Covid-19, China just set its agenda for the next 15 years
The coronavirus pandemic has left governments in disarray and made planning even weeks ahead difficult. In Beijing this week, however, China’s leaders met to set specific policy for much of the coming … ( read…
Pompeo to find ‘new ways’ to cooperate with Indonesia in South China Sea
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday said Washington would find new ways to cooperate with Indonesia in the South China Sea and respected Jakarta’s efforts to safeguard its own waters while … (…
As most countries struggle to plan even weeks ahead, China just set its agenda for the next 15 years
The coronavirus pandemic has left governments in disarray and made planning even weeks ahead difficult. In Beijing this week, however, China’s leaders met to set specific policy for much of the coming … ( read…
