Australia warned Thursday it would not be intimidated by attempts at economic “coercion” after China threatened to undermine the multi-billion dollar flow of Chinese tourists and students to the … ( read original story …)
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The mystery document holding up China’s sale of Anbang hotels
When South Korean asset manager Mirae pulled the plug on a $5.8bn hotel deal with China’s Anbang in April, it looked like one more casualty of the coronavirus outbreak. The acquisition agreed in … (…
Grubhub, Just Eat Takeaway Merger To Create ‘World’s Largest Food Delivery Business Outside China’
Takeaway and Grubhub will merge in a $7.3 billion deal The merger will create the world’s largest online food delivery company outside China The combined group will focus its expansion on the U.S., … (…
Australian PM on China tensions: country won’t trade values in response to ‘coercion’
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he would not be intimidated or give into coercion when asked on Thursday whether Australia would keep taking hits on exports from major trading … ( read original…
China reports 11 new imported coronavirus cases as of end-June 10, vs three a day earlier
Mainland China reported 11 confirmed and four new asymptomatic COVID-19 cases by the end of June 10, the National Health Commission said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
In post-lockdown China, student mental health in focus amid reported jump in suicides
Some Chinese students returning to school after lockdown are grappling with familial conflict while others are stressing over how coronavirus disruptions have affected their academic performance, … ( read original story …)
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Make infrastructure great again
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story …)
Cathay stays out of Beijing’s grasp after Hong Kong bailout
When Cathay Pacific and its two largest shareholders suspended trading in their shares this week, Hong Kong’s business community held its breath. Speculation was rife that Beijing-backed Air China was … ( read original story…
Nuclear arms control may be ‘new battlefield’ in US-China rivalry as Beijing refuses to join treaty talks
Nuclear disarmament could become a new front in the deepening rift between China and the United States, after Beijing refused to join talks with Washington and Moscow to extend a key treaty. US arms ……
EU: China and Russia are spreading misinformation about COVID-19
Waves of disinformation campaigns about the coronavirus have been unleashed on the European Union, and some of the false messages are coming from China and Russia, officials from the European … ( read original story…
The EU is officially calling China a disinformation source over coronavirus
The EU often criticizes Russia for spreading disinformation across the continent, but on Wednesday the governing body leveled similar accusations at Beijing for the first time, specifically in regards … ( read original story …)
COVID-19 exposes the threat of China’s theft of American intellectual property
If America’s innovation economy is going to continue to dominate in the twenty-first century, we need to combat China’s malign activities against us, and we need to do it now. ( read original story …)
E.U. accuses China of waging pandemic disinformation campaign
In its strongest language yet on China, the bloc said such an effort harms not only “the health of our citizens, but also the health of our democracies.” … ( read original story …)
