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China to Increase International Flights if Virus Under Control: Regulator
China’s aviation authority will consider increasing international flights as long as imported coronavirus risks are under control, state media China News reported on Wednesday, citing the agency’s … ( read original story …)
Dow Futures Gain As Markets Look Past US-China Tensions; S&P 500 Tests 3,000 Point Level Amid Easing COVID-19 Lockdowns
The S&P 500 is looking to hold its first close past the 3,000 point mark since March 5 as global stocks continue to rally on hopes of an end to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read…
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong says Beijing’s bill is about boosting Communist regime, not national security
Prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong called Beijing’s proposed national security legislation “more evil” than the scrapped extradition bill that triggered mass protests in Hong Kong last year. ( read original story …)
Amnesia Nation: Why China Has Forgotten Its Coronavirus Outbreak
A 2009 novel predicted the Chinese people would forget a traumatic crisis. The puzzle, says its author, is how it happened so fast. ( read original story …)
Today’s court decision on Meng Wanzhou’s extradition could rattle the Canada-China relationship
No matter how the ruling goes today in the case of Meng Wanzhou, it will have an impact on the fraught relationship between Canada and China. ( read original story …)
China’s hidden targeting of Donald Trump one reason Facebook needs new cybersecurity approach
Too many loopholes exist for bad actors to influence our elections. It’s time for Facebook to get serious about closing them. ( read original story …)
YouTube is automatically deleting comments that criticize China’s Communist Party
YouTube’s automated comment filters are deleting comments that contain two key Chinese language phrases. The issue was detected by users in October 2019. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey put the … ( read original story …)
Stock Markets Mixed As China-US Tensions Return To Fore
Asian equities were mixed Wednesday as profit-taking and worries about deteriorating China-US relations were weighed against optimism over the gradual reopening of economies around the world. Hong … ( read original story …)
Treasury yields edge lower as U.S.-China tensions cool investor optimism
U.S. government debt prices inched higher Wednesday morning as U.S. concerns on new Hong Kong security laws cooled investor sentiment over economic reopening and a possible coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story …)
China’s Young Struggle for Jobs in the Post-Outbreak Era
Finding work for a generation has become a major priority for the country’s leaders, who have promised a better life in exchange for a lack of political freedom. ( read original story …)
AP EXPLAINS: Why is China pushing Hong Kong security law
China is taking matters into its own hands after last year’s tumultuous anti-government protests in Hong Kong that often descended into tear gas-filled clashes. In a … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong’s China national anthem bill aims to legislate ‘respect’
Hong Kong’s legislature is moving forward on a controversial bill that would criminalise abuse of China’s national anthem. ( read original story …)
