China’s consumers are slogging back toward normalcy, but weak holiday spending shows the recovery is far from complete. ( read original story …)
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Trump says U.S. economic recovery is faster than any other country’s — but China is leaps and bounds ahead
China’s economic growth is in double digits, Japan’s Nikkei index is doing better than the Dow, and South Korea’s unemployment rate is almost back to pre-pandemic levels. ( read original story …)
America’s Allies See China, Not U.S., As World’s Leading Economy Amid Coronavirus Crisis: Poll
The 14-nation poll found increasingly overall negative views of China, but also widespread criticism of America’s response to the coronavirus crisis. ( read original story …)
Negative views of China soared during pandemic, survey finds
Negative views of China have soared in many developed countries over the past year, according to a recent survey. The Pew Research Center report, which polled people in 14 countries and was published … (…
What pandemic? Crowds swarm the Great Wall of China as travel surges during holiday week
Photos of the tourist attraction in Beijing last weekend show massive crowds crammed along the winding wall, pressed together in close quarters and squeezing past each other through narrow doorways. ( read original story …)
Beijing abuses push Raab towards Olympics boycott
Britain could boycott the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 in response to mounting evidence of human rights abuses, the foreign secretary said yesterday.Dominic Raab said there was “evidence of serious … ( read original story…
Billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio shares his China strategy
China’s interest rates are attractive and the development of its capital markets have helped to make the exchange rate for the yuan stronger, says Ray Dalio. ( read original story …)
China Urges U.S. to Drop ‘Cold War’ Mentality
“Pompeo has repeatedly fabricated lies about China and maliciously created political confrontation,” the Chinese embassy in Japan said in a statement. “We once again urge the U.S. to abandon its Cold … ( read original…
Cambodian PM says naval base not just for China
China would not have exclusive access to a Cambodian naval base, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday, despite Beijing chipping in for upgrades after a US-funded facility was razed at the site last … (…
Taiwan Says Has Spent Almost $900 Million Scrambling Against China This Year
Taiwan has spent almost $900 million this year on scrambling its air force against Chinese incursions, the island’s defence minister said on Wednesday, describing the pressure they are facing as … ( read original story…
What the U.S. election means for China
On a host of global issues, China is the White House’s preferred villain — its trade tactics seen as unfair and duplicitous, its opaque government cast as the incubator of a hideous pandemic, its tech…
Pompeo keeps up anti-China campaign overseas as Washington plunged into Covid-19 chaos
All eyes may be on coronavirus test results in Washington, but Mike Pompeo is staying focused on China. The US Secretary of State was in Tokyo Tuesday for a meeting of the Quad, or Quadrilateral…
Australia joins global condemnation of China over Xinjiang amid deteriorating ties
The UN statement comes as a Pew poll finds 81% of Australians now view China unfavourably … ( read original story …)
