China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north. The National Health Commission said Friday … ( read original story …)
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Global investors in limbo after Ant IPO torpedoed by Beijing
Investors including BlackRock, GIC and Silver Lake have been left holding illiquid stakes in Ant Group after pouring billions of dollars into the Chinese payments company before its $37bn initial … ( read original story…
U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese officials, oil giant over South China Sea ‘coercion’
The United States announced sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprise and military officials on Thursday and added Chinese oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist, accusing them using coercion against states … ( read original story …)
Trump administration takes final swipes at China and its companies
The Trump administration in its waning days took another swipe at China and its biggest firms on Thursday, imposing sanctions on officials and companies for alleged misdeeds in the South China Sea and … (…
China finally lets WHO into Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origins
Given that it took China a year to let the international scientists in, don’t count on any quick, definitive answers on where the coronavirus came from. ( read original story …)
US blacklists Xiaomi and Cnooc in flurry of actions to counter China
The US has placed new restrictions on Chinese companies and given the federal government more power to curb the import of technology from the country, as the Trump administration races to increase the … (…
How China is using its coronavirus vaccine ‘to fill this void’ left by the US
Expanding vaccine access helps China reframe the narrative of the pandemic and improve its image overseas. ( read original story …)
China’s silence on coronavirus pandemic left world ‘flying blind,’ Azar says
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on Thursday heavily underscored mistrust in Chinese leadership, offering a nearly day-by-day account of federal steps taken to control coronavirus since … ( read original story …)
Columbia’s China Program Avoids Chinese Problems
Safwan Masri’s defense of the pure motives of Columbia University’s Beijing Global Center activities would be more convincing with evidence that it sponsored conferences that dealt with Chinese … ( read original story …)
Joe Biden Warned That Taiwan Must Not ‘Fall Prey’ to China
Beijing is becoming increasingly belligerent, but like-minded countries could help ensure China’s “heavy-handed” tactics do not work, Taiwan’s foreign minister Joseph Wu said Wednesday. ( read original story …)
US imposes new sanction on Beijing over South China Sea
The Trump administration on Thursday imposed new sanctions on Chinese officials over Beijing’s increasing assertiveness in the South China Sea. The penalties are yet another Trump administration move … ( read original story …)
Taiwan to Continue Front-line Role in Joe Biden’s Strategy to Contain China
Taiwan can expect to play a similar role as Joe Biden ushers in his own Indo-Pacific strategy consistent with the views of top advisers such as Kurt Campbell, a Taipei analyst said. ( read original…
Beijing is a conventional rival — not an existential threat
In December, the Defense Department (DOD) released its own “Tri-Maritime Strategy,” which asserts “the rules-based international order is once again under assault,” thanks to China’s mobilization of … ( read original story …)
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