Archive for May 6th, 2020
EU has not been naive in dealings with ChinaThierry Breton
The European Union has not been naive in its dealings with China, said EU Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton on Tuesday, as rifts emerge between the United States and China [...] » More
Donald Trump’s new tariff threats not expected to derail China trade deal, but Beijing may want to play for time
China will not cancel its phase one trade deal with the United States despite fresh tariff threats by US President Donald Trump, analysts say, but it may seek to postpone its [...] » More
Outraging China, Pompeo pushes US hard line over virus
Branded “insane” by Chinese state media but hailed by US conservatives, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is taking the lead in pressing a hard line against Beijing [...] » More
Exclusive: Internal Chinese report warns Beijing faces Tiananmen-like global backlash over virus
An internal Chinese report warns that Beijing faces a rising wave of hostility in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak that could tip relations with the United States into [...] » More
Chinese swimming star Sun appeals against doping ban report
Disgraced Chinese swimming star Sun Yang has lodged an appeal against his eight-year doping ban with the Swiss Federal Tribunal (SFT), according to a report which has been [...] » More
Possible Trump ban on federal pension fund investing in China stocks such as Alibaba, Tencent just ‘a symbolic gesture’
A threat by the Trump administration to ban the investment of US public servants’ retirement funds in Chinese stocks is likely to be a lone, symbolic gesture that will [...] » More
Goldman Sachs outlines ‘useful lessons’ from China’s reopening following the coronavirus outbreak
China’s political and economic systems may be vastly different from many countries globally, but the way authorities restart the Chinese economy following the [...] » More
‘Too costly’: Chinese military strategist warns now is not the time to take back Taiwan by force
A Chinese military strategist has warned that the coronavirus pandemic should not be seen as a chance for Beijing to take back Taiwan by force, saying that was not the top [...] » More
Corporate debt in China, Singapore and Korea is rising fast as coronavirus hits revenue
Among Asian economies, corporate debt is building up the fastest and the most in China, South Korea and Singapore, according to a report by Australian bank ANZ last week. [...] » More
China accused of efforts to ‘infiltrate’ US colleges as GOP launches probe
Top Republicans from a slew of House committees demanded information Monday about what they said is the Chinese Communist Party’s “investment in American colleges [...] » More

WHO says has no proof from US on ‘speculative’ Wuhan lab claims
The World Health Organization said Monday that Washington had provided no evidence to support “speculative” claims by the US president that the new coronavirus [...] » More
China has questions to answer over the coronavirus outbreak, UK minister says
The UK has added to international pressure on China to answer questions over information it gave the world about the coronavirus outbreak but said the priority now is to beat [...] » More
4 new cases in Korea, China show work on containment
China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections Tuesday and were slowly resuming public events after [...] » More
Trump administration pushing to rip global supply chains from China: officials
The Trump administration is “turbocharging” an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it weighs new tariffs to punish Beijing for its [...] » More

China’s supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year making it the third country alongside US and Russia capable of launching nukes from land, sea or air
China’s new supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year. The feared Xian H-20, which doubles China’s strike range and completes its nuclear triad, [...] » More