China kept its benchmark lending rate steady for the third straight month on Monday, matching market expectations, amid signs that the world’s second-largest economy is recovering from the shock … ( read original story …)
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China’s property market is rebounding from the coronavirus crisis, but some warn it may overheat
Housing sales in the country plummeted at the outset of the pandemic as China’s economy shut down. But official data pointed to a recovery in transactions as the country reopened. ( read original story …)
Why China’s New Tax Rules Worry Bankers in Hong Kong
Facing a slowing economy and ever-tighter budget, China has turned its attention to generating more revenue by taxing its citizens living and working outside the country — similar to how the U.S. ( read original…
Shenzhen cruise past Zhejiang in CBA
Shen Zijie (above) of Shenzhen Aviators dunks during a match between Zhejiang Lions and Shenzhen Aviators at the 2019-2020 Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong … ( read original story …)
China tensions mount as Britain suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong
Britain will shelve its extradition treaty with Hong Kong today as the government faces mounting pressure to toughen its stance towards China.Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, will tell the Commons … ( read original story…
China’s first climate striker warned: give it up or you can’t go back to school
Ou Hongyi, who took part in the #FridaysforFuture protest, says she has been told she cannot return to school unless she stops her activism … ( read original story …)
Wearing a Mask? It May Come From China’s Controversial Labor Program
Our visual investigation reveals several Chinese companies that are using Uighur labor from a contentious government program to produce P.P.E. during the coronavirus pandemic. We track some of that … ( read original story …)
China Is Using Uighur Labor to Produce Face Masks
A Times video investigation identified Chinese companies using a contentious labor program for Uighurs to satisfy demand for P.P.E., some of which ended up in the United States and other countries. ( read original story…
TikTok halts talks on London headquarters amid UK-China tensions
Video-sharing app suspends plans for expansion in the wake of diplomatic rows between both countries … ( read original story …)
Hong Kong Teachers Fired and Afraid as China Targets Liberal Thinkers
Hong Kong teachers who backed antigovernment protests are being reprimanded and, in some cases, fired as China’s Communist Party moves to stamp out dissent. Observers fear the city’s tradition of … ( read original story…
China Study Group, the elite Indian govt body that guides policy on ties with Beijing
China Study Group, founded in 1975 under K.R. Narayanan, is playing a key role as India and China talk about disengagement in Ladakh. ( read original story …)
UK Ratchets up Criticism of China Over Uighurs, Hong Kong
Britain’s foreign secretary has hinted that he may move to suspend the U.K.’s extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, in response to China’s imposition of sweeping new security laws in the … ( read original story…
China flooding death toll rises as surging waters trigger new alerts, dam blasted
Days of torrential rainfall and expectations for further flooding led China to raise its flood alert level on one river to the second-highest level on Sunday as a dam was blasted to release surging … (…
