The southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen is known for many “firsts” in the country’s economic history: the first land auctioned, the first stock issued and the first export industrial zone set up … ( read…
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Despite reality, Trump says China could pay for economic aid package
Trump apparently thinks China will cover the costs of an economic aid package. That’s not how any of this works. ( read original story …)
American hostility means China can’t come clean on its nuclear arsenal, Beijing official says
The United States’ “hostile policies” mean China must retain some ambiguity regarding its nuclear arsenal, and expecting Beijing to engage in arms control talks under the current circumstances is … ( read original story …)
Take Five: China GDP, earnings and a messy divorce
(Reuters) – 1/ LOOKING TO CHINA China’s third-quarter growth data comes out on Monday and should show the effects of the pandemic receding. The world’s second-largest economy is expected to have … ( read original…
China Rapidly Expands Use of Experimental COVID-19 Vaccines
China is rapidly increasing the number of people receiving its experimental coronavirus vaccines, with a city offering one to the general public and a biotech company providing another free to … ( read original story…
More Questions on Human Rights for Beijing Winter Olympics
A coalition of human-rights groups has met with the International Olympic Committee over calls to pull the 2022 Winter Olympics out of Beijing. ( read original story …)
How China sees the U.S. policy of ‘strategic ambiguity’ in the Taiwan Strait
The 1992 consensus refers to the understanding between Beijing and Taipei that there is one China, but they can have different interpretations of whether the one China means the P … ( read original story…
A millennials love affair: China’s second-hand luxury goods market booms
China’s love for luxury is spilling over into the once shunned second-hand goods sector, with online stores surfing a wave of pent-up demand from shoppers, led by millennials, who have been forced … ( read…
China Wants to Screen You for Coronavirus—and Your Frozen Fish
Many countries around the world are screening people at their borders for the coronavirus. China is also inspecting incoming frozen fish, making it an outlier in this area. ( read original story …)
China’s Economic Squeeze on Australia Extends to Cotton
China’s top economic-planning body is targeting Australian cotton, Australian industry groups say, the latest escalation in the countries’ diplomatic and trade row. ( read original story …)
How the pandemic made China’s tough college entrance exam even more stressful — and inequitable
If you think taking the SAT and ACT exams amid the coronavirus pandemic is stressful, take a look at how it made China’s ordinarily tough college entrance exams even more stressful — and inequitable. (…
City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found
Still, residents have been asked to remain at home, flights to Beijing have been canceled and travelers from Qingdao to other parts of China must quarantine. All 13 cases were traced back to a Qingdao…
China’s Qingdao Covid cluster traced back to two dock workers, officials say
A coronavirus outbreak in the Chinese city of Qingdao, which prompted mass testing of millions of residents, has been traced back to two dock workers, authorities said on Friday. ( read original story …)
