The U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services, Alex Azar, has scheduled an unprecedented visit to Taiwan next week, marking the first visit by a senior U.S. official since 1979. ( read original story …)
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China tech titan Shenzhen should get higher status amid Greater Bay Area push, academics say
Hong Kong’s neighbour should become a centrally administered municipality, article argues – although the idea, floated before, is not official policy. ( read original story …)
China reports 37 new coronavirus cases in mainland for Aug 5
China reported 37 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for August 5, up from 27 a day earlier, the country’s health commission said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
US infuriates Beijing with senior envoy’s visit to Taiwan
A senior US official is due to travel to Taiwan soon, marking the highest- level visit from Washington to the island since 1979.The trip by Alex Azar, the secretary of health and human services, will…
Pompeo threatens broader crackdown on China apps
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has threatened a broad crackdown on Chinese tech companies with access to American data, including barring an unspecified number of the country’s apps and … ( read original…
China crackdown on shadow banking sector prompts warning
China’s efforts to curb predatory lending to the country’s small and medium-sized enterprises could harm the sector rather than helping it by cutting off access to crucial fin … ( read original story …)
Asia Pacific stocks set to trade mixed as U.S.-China tensions weigh on sentiment
Stocks in Asia Pacific were set to trade mixed on Thursday as investors continued to watch tensions between the U.S. and China. ( read original story …)
Google pulls 2,500 China-linked YouTube channels over disinformation
Google says it has deleted more than 2,500 YouTube channels tied to China as part of its effort to weed out disinformation on the videosharing platform. ( read original story …)
China is exporting its digital authoritarianism
CHINA’S SYSTEM of digital authoritarianism is a great danger to those living within that country’s borders. It’s also a danger to the rest of the world. Two recent reports offer a sharp look at how…
Fact check: Steve Daines worked for P&G in China, but wasn’t responsible for its US cuts
A short video on Facebook from the Montana Democratic Party makes claims about GOP Sen. Steve Daines and China. We rate the video partly false. ( read original story …)
Biden Says Trump’s China Trade Deal Is ‘Failing’ Badly
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Wednesday ratcheted up rhetoric on President Donald Trump’s handling of the United States’ increasingly tense trade relationship with China. “Trump’s … ( read original story …)
Monsoon rain puts pressure on China’s Three Gorges dam
Some parts of China had double the normal amount of rainfall in June and July … ( read original story …)
China Conducts Mock South China Sea Bombing Drills Amid U.S. Tensions
Chinese fighter jets and bombers have completed a series of combat readiness exercises in the disputed South China Sea, as Beijing continues to assert its dominance over an area that has become a … (…
