Talk of upgrading Shenzhen to be a municipality puts Hong Kong on notice that it faces challenges of integration with the mainland that can only be met with social stability and economic innovation … (…
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China Tightens Tech Export Rules Amid TikTok Talks
China announced new restrictions on artificial-intelligence technology exports that could further complicate the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations, while intensifying the tech battle between the … ( read original story …)
The WHO went to China to open its coronavirus origin investigation – and didn’t even visit Wuhan once
Mysteries surrounding the origins of the coronavirus pandemic have yet to be solved, as the World Health Organization’s investigation doesn’t seem to be advancing at all. Two WHO … ( read original story …)
Coronavirus update: Vaccine candidate approved for emergency use in China, Berlin police disband protest against COVID-19 curbs
China approves an experimental vaccine for emergency use as part of a programme to vaccinate high-risk groups such as medical staff and employees of state firms travelling overseas. ( read original story …)
China’s Shenzhen posts faster trade growth in July
South China’s metropolis of Shenzhen saw foreign trade grow 13.5 percent year on year to 275.2 billion yuan (about 40 billion U.S. dollars) in July, local customs said. The July growth is 4.6 … (…
2-story restaurant collapses in China, killing 17 people
The restaurant was in Shanxi province’s Xiangfen county, about 630 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of Beijing. The cause of the collapse was not immediately clear. Hundreds of re … ( read original story …)
13 dead after two-storey restaurant collapses in China
Thirteen people were killed in China after a two-storey restaurant collapsed during a gathering Saturday morning, state media said. ( read original story …)
China Tightens AI Export Restrictions
China announced new restrictions on artificial intelligence technology exports that could intensify the tech battle between the world’s two largest economies. ( read original story …)
France’s Macron expressed concerns about human rights to China’s Wang Yi
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed strong concerns about the situation in Hong Kong and human rights for China’s Muslim Uighur minority during a meeting on Friday with the Chinese government’s … ( read original story…
CORRECTED-Sinovac’s coronavirus vaccine candidate approved for emergency use in China- source
China National Biotec Group (CNBG), a unit of state-owned pharmaceutical giant China National Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), also said it had obtained emergency use approval for a coronavirus … ( read original story …)
Southeast Asia is Ground Zero in the New U.S.-China Conflict—and Beijing Is Winning
Southeast Asia is Ground Zero in the New U.S… Sometimes the signs are scattershot. Investigative journalists imprisoned for doing their job in Thailand or the Philippines. Another forest razed to … ( read original story…
Xi Says China to Step up Efforts to Fight ‘Splittism’ in Tibet
China seized control over Tibet in 1950 in what it describes as a “peaceful liberation” that helped the remote Himalayan region throw off its “feudalist” past. But critics, led by exiled spiritual … ( read…
China’s Theme Parks Ride a Boom as Tourists Have Nowhere to Go
With foreign vacations off limits, China is in the middle of a theme-park surge as domestic tourists seek amusements in their own backyards. ( read original story …)
