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Long before Trump’s trade war with China, Huawei’s activities were secretly tracked
The surprise arrest of Huawei's chief financial officer in December quickly turned the executive, Meng Wanzhou, into a central figure in a trade war between two economic superpowers.
Berlin: We've had no recent talks with Beijing on cybersecurity
The German government has not held talks with Beijing about cybersecurity issues in recent weeks, a spokesman said when asked about a report that Chancellor Angela Merkel was seeking a no-spying deal with China over the Huawei issue.
Golden hits: wealthy Chinese rush to apply for threatened UK visa
Fears Britain may end its ‘golden visas’ has led to an increase in super-rich Chinese applying for them.
China to import first U.S. oil cargo in 3 months: sources, Refinitiv
An oil tanker carrying U.S. crude oil is offloading its cargo at a Chinese port on Friday, marking China's first import from the United States since late November, according to trade sources and Refinitiv data.
Turkey, Britain raise China's treatment of Uighurs at U.N. rights forum
Turkey and Britain voiced concern on Monday at China's alleged mistreatment of Uighurs and other Muslims in its Xinjiang region, with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu calling on Beijing to protect freedom of religion and cultural identity.
China says it would welcome visit by Hammond
China would welcome a visit by Britain's finance minister Philip Hammond, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday, a day after Hammond said talk of deploying a British warship in the Pacific had complicated bilateral relations.
China cancels trade talks with UK in protest over Defence Secretary Williamson's speech
Europe News -LONDON (REUTERS) - Chinese Deputy Prime Minister Hu Chunhua has cancelled trade talks with Britain's Finance Minister, Mr Philip Hammond, after Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson
Britain urges the West to be ready to flex military muscle in Pacific
Hardline message could be part of face-saving effort to regain confidence battered by Brexit, Chinese analyst says.
German ministers meeting to discuss how to deal with Huawei in 5G auction: source
German ministers are meeting on Wednesday to discuss how to deal with China's Huawei Technologies in building Germany's 5G network, a government source told Reuters.
Chinese automakers snap up British car designers
East Asia News -BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - Chinese car companies with global ambitions are hiring designers from some of the most iconic names in the British auto world.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Drill, China, drill: State majors step on the gas after Xi calls for energy security
China's state energy giants are set to raise spending on domestic drilling this year to the highest levels since 2016, focusing on adding natural gas reserves in a concerted drive to boost local supplies.
China's military-run space station in Argentina is a 'black box'
LAS LAJAS, Argentina - When China built a military-run space station in Argentina's Patagonian region it promised to include a visitors' center to explain the purpose of its powerful 16-story antenna.
Peppa Pig trailer strikes a chord with Chinese ahead of Lunar New Year
Five-minute clip tells story of the British cartoon character from perspective of old Chinese man living in mountain village whose grandson wants ‘Peppa’ for the festival, and it’s winning hearts in China.
Oxford University suspends funding from China's Huawei
The University of Oxford said on Thursday it has stopped accepting funding from China's Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], the leading global supplier of telecoms network equipment, after scrutiny over the company's relationship with China’s government.
China to help plug UK nuclear power gap as Japanese plans falter
China’s General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) will bring forward plans to build a nuclear plant in Britain, it said on Thursday, helping plug a gap left by the failure of two Japanese projects.
Exclusive: British Lotus cars to be 'Made in China' at new Geely plant: documents
The Chinese owner of Lotus plans to start producing the British sports car brand in China for the first time with the opening of a new 9 billion yuan ($1.3 billion) factory in Wuhan city, company job advertisements and government documents showed.
Norway considering whether to exclude Huawei from building 5G network
Norway is considering whether to join other western nations in excluding China's Huawei Technologies from building part of the Nordic country's new 5G telecommunications infrastructure, its justice minister said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019 - source
Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer will have made the product in the country, according to a source familiar with the matter.
Exclusive: China hacked HPE, IBM and then attacked clients - sources
Hackers working on behalf of China's Ministry of State Security breached the networks of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co and IBM, then used the access to hack into their clients' computers, according to five sources familiar with the attacks.
Europe should be wary of Huawei, EU tech official says
The European Union should be worried about Huawei [HWT.UL] and other Chinese technology companies because of the risk they pose to the bloc's industry and security, the EU's technology chief said on Friday, echoing concerns raised elsewhere in the world.