China has just joined forces with more than a dozen countries across the Asia Pacific region to sign a huge free trade deal nearly a decade in the making. ( read original story …)
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Biden’s China Policy? A Balancing Act for a Toxic Relationship
As president, Joe Biden will face deep dilemmas, and a lot of unfinished business, stemming from President Trump’s multiyear onslaught against China. ( read original story …)
How China and Germany became partners on technical standardization
Republicans warn about America’s “woeful absence” in the setting of technical standards for 5G networks, along with calls for Washington to work with “allies to stanch the spread” of Huawei’s … ( read original story…
Global stocks rise on further dose of COVID-19 vaccine positivity and strong China factory data
Investors are eagerly anticipating results from vaccine candidates including Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Janssen. ( read original story …)
China’s factory activity and retail sales grew by the most in 10 months in October, as the world’s second biggest economy leaves COVID-19 behind
Industrial production grew by the most so far this year in October, while retail sales also improved, driven by the Golden Week public holiday. ( read original story …)
Asia’s Massive New Trade Deal Is No Big Victory for Beijing
RCEP is less ambitious in most ways than the more groundbreaking trans-Pacific trade pact that came into force last year, and it entrenches China’s place as more of a rule-taker than a rule-maker. ( read…
China Claims COVID Vaccine Is 90% Effective, a Week after Pfizer Announcement
The announcement comes after Pfizer and Russia institute said their vaccines are 90 percent and 92 percent effective respectively. ( read original story …)
EU must assert autonomy in face of US-China dominance, says Macron
French president says US election chance to pursue sovereignty amid rising populism … ( read original story …)
Shenzhen’s New Greek Restaurant is Also a Whisky Lounge
One thing Shenzhen is missing in its food scene is some Greek establishments. Enter Tarentum, Shenzhen’s first ‘Greek brunch’ restaurant which also doubles as a whisky lounge at night (strange pairing … ( read original…
Citizen journalist facing jail in China for Wuhan Covid reporting
Zhang Zhan was arrested more than six months ago after reporting on the outbreak … ( read original story …)
China is not an ‘expansionist empire’ as the West claims, state media says after signing of mega trade deal
Signing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) shows the U.S. and the West have “misread” China, said Chinese state-backed tabloid Global Times. ( read original story …)
China’s fourth-quarter economic growth will accelerate from third quarter: stats bureau
China’s fourth-quarter economic growth will accelerate from the third quarter, Fu Linghui, spokesman of the National Statistics Bureau said on Monday. ( read original story …)
China ‘continues to be one of our favorite markets’: Principal Global Investors
Kirk West of Principal Global Investors expects Chinese markets to perform well over the next year with expectations for positive growth in 2020 and 2021. ( read original story …)
