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Luckin Coffee Shareholders Vote to Oust Chairman Lu: Reports
Luckin Coffee Inc.’s chairman, Charles Zhengyao Lu, was ousted by shareholders from the scandal-plagued Chinese company, just days after surviving an effort by some directors to strip him of control, local media reports said, citing unidentified sources.
Chipmaker SMIC Eyes China’s Biggest Share Sale in a Decade
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is preparing to raise as much as $7.5 billion via mainland China’s largest stock sale in a decade, a big cash infusion for a chipmaker Beijing’s counting on to reduce reliance on American technology.
Beijing Residents Rush to Leave City After Restrictions Eased
People in Beijing rushed to buy train and plane tickets out of the Chinese capital after the local government began easing travel restrictions for the first time since an outbreak that was discovered in mid-June.
It can no longer be business-as-usual | Analysis
India needs to reset its entire relationship with China. There will be pain, but it’s time to stand up
China's Hong Kong National Security Bill Likely Pass in NPC Meet
China’s top legislative body will probably vote on a sweeping Hong Kong security law at its meeting starting Sunday, a senior official said, even as a new poll showed more than half of local residents oppose the legislation.
China Laps U.S. in Latin America With Covid-19 Diplomacy
Empty embassies and shipments of discredited drugs are no match for vaccine partnerships and investment promises.
Tencent Smashes Record High After Stock’s $307 Billion Rebound
Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s shares just hit three milestones in a single day.
China Punishes ByteDance, Tencent-Backed Apps in Clampdown
China has penalized 10 of the country’s most popular livestreaming apps, suspending some of their operations in a renewed crackdown on fast-growing services backed by Tencent Holdings Ltd. and ByteDance Ltd.
U.S. Seeks to Assure Diplomats Returning to Beijing After Uproar
The State Department is seeking to reassure dozens of diplomats who are preparing to return to Beijing that China won’t be given total control over their coronavirus testing and that children and other family members won’t be separated if they are found positive, according to several people familiar with the matter.
Apple to Remove IPhone Games Not Approved by China Government
Apple Inc. will start removing thousands of mobile games lacking government approval from its App Store in China next month, closing a loophole that the likes of Rockstar Games have relied on for years.
China's Food Security Faces a Coronavirus Rice Bowl Dilemma
The risk to food supply chains is reviving a push for self-sufficiency. That comes with an environmental cost.
Why this Japan-China island dispute could be Asia's next military flashpoint | CNN
While China is engaged in a tense border standoff with India high in the Himalayas, a small group of islands thousands of miles away could be another military tinderbox waiting to explode.
China Votes to Join Global Arms Sales Treaty Scorned by Trump
China’s top legislative body voted to join a global treaty on arms sales in a move that supports Beijing’s efforts to contrast itself with U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policies.
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Unions Won’t Call for General Strike
Hong Kong labor unions and students failed to amass enough support to strike against national security laws that China plans for the city, underscoring the struggle to reignite a protest movement that’s lost momentum because of the pandemic and the increasing threat of arrest.
U.S. Rejects Additional Flights Sought by Chinese Airlines
U.S. officials rejected additional flights proposed by Chinese airlines but said they would reconsider if the Beijing government adjusts its policies affecting American passenger carriers.
China Says Salmon Unlikely Cause of Beijing Coronavirus Outbreak
China agreed with global experts that it’s unlikely food trade is responsible for causing a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus in Beijing, indicating it’ll no longer consider imposing restrictions.
Modi Finds Neighbors Silent As India-China Tensions Simmer
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi thought he could count on the public support of neighbors as he faced his most significant foreign policy challenge as India’s leader, he was mistaken.
Iran Nuclear Row Escalates as China Warns of Dire Consequences
Diplomacy over Iran’s atomic program erupted into a new level of rancor, with China warning that even a toned-down rebuke of Tehran over its alleged lack of cooperation with inspectors could unravel global efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons.
China Extends Vaccine Offer to Beijing Workers Amid Outbreak
China is offering coronavirus vaccines under development to workers at state-owned companies in Beijing as the capital city experiences the nation’s biggest flare-up since Wuhan.