BEIJING — Internet users outside China watched a computer defeat its national Go champion, but few Chinese web surfers could see it. Censors blocked access to Tuesday’s online broadcast by Google, which organized the game…
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World stocks slip on China downgrade, ahead of Fed minutes
She said the risks to China’s financial system were “broadly balanced.” The Shanghai stock index and blue-chip CSI300 index both shed around 0.5 percent on the news but had recouped almost all these losses by…
China Watch news digest, May 2017
Representatives of Britain’s music industry and the Department for International Trade visited China seeking new ways to benefit from the country’s lucrative pop market. The week-long trip to Beijing, which concluded early this month, was…
China gets a credit rating cut from Moody’s over rising debt
BEIJING — The Moody’s ratings agency on Wednesday cut China’s credit rating due to surging debt, prompting a protest by Beijing and highlighting challenges faced by communist leaders as they overhaul a slowing economy. The…
Moody’s cuts China rating over rising debt, slowing growth
BEIJING – China has criticized a decision by the Moody’s rating agency to cut its rating for Chinese government debt and defended Beijing’s finances and economic reforms. A finance ministry statement complained Moody’s used “inappropriate…
China stocks fall after rating cut as other Asian markets post gains
CHINESE DEBT: Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the Chinese government’s rating for long-term local currency and foreign currency debt, citing China’s overall rising debt. Moody’s cut the rating to a still relatively robust A1 from Aa3…
Moody’s downgrades China, warns of fading financial strength as debt mounts
China’s Shanghai Composite index .SSEC fell more than 1 percent in early trade before paring losses, while the yuan currency in the offshore market CNH=D3 briefly dipped nearly 0.1 percent against the U.S. dollar after…
Moody’s cuts China rating citing rising debt, slowing growth
Rating agency Moody’s cut its credit rating for China on Wednesday, citing slowing economic growth and rising debt that it says will erode the country’s financial strength. Moody’s said that it is downgrading its long-term…
Moody’s downgrades China’s credit rating
China has received a downgrade on its credit score, on worries about the future state of the economy. Moody’s Investors Services brought down China’s long-term local currency and foreign currency issuer ratings by one notch…
China calls for new talks with North Korea on nukes
China’s U.N. ambassador said Tuesday that multiple North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests, with no end in sight, show the “very strong” need for new talks with Pyongyang to reduce tensions and try to…
Does India have more people than China? – China’s latest top news
roundup of the top China news for May 23, 2017. Get this free daily digest delivered to your inbox by signing up at supchina.com/subscribe. HNA’s Hainan Airlines to buy 19 planes for $4.2bn / FT…
China pushes for implementation of UN sanctions on North Korea over missile tests
China on Tuesday pushed for dialogue with North Korea and the full implementation of United Nations sanctions on Pyongyang over its ballistic missile and nuclear tests, skirting questions about Beijing’s talks with the United States…
China urges balance on environment, economy in Antarctica
China is seeking to carve out a greater role in determining the continent’s future while hosting delegates from more than two dozen nations that have agreed to an Antarctic protection treaty. Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli…
