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China Launches More Virus Vaccine Candidates, Tests Thousands
China has a total of five possible vaccines for the coronavirus already in human trials and more will be approved next month, signaling the Asian nation’s rapid progress in the race for immunization.
While the world wasn’t looking, Beijing re-wrote the rules in Hong Kong at startling speed
Seizing on the world's preoccupation with the pandemic, China is pushing through drastic changes and redefining the city's autonomy.
China’s No. 3 Stock Happens to Be in Trump’s Cross-Hairs
One of China’s best-performing stocks so far in 2020 is a little-known server maker that last year abruptly joined the same U.S. blacklist that threatens Huawei Technologies Co.’s survival. Investors are betting that Beijing’s rapidly emerging plan to invest trillions in technology will outweigh the Trump administration’s curbs.
Senate Passes Uighur Human Rights Bill in Latest Shot at China
The U.S. Senate gave unanimous consent to legislation that would impose sanctions on Chinese officials over human rights abuses against Muslim minorities, an action sure to anger Beijing as anti-China sentiment rises in Congress.
Trump Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk to Xi as China Tensions Rise
President Donald Trump said he doesn’t want to talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping right now and mused about eliminating the largest trading relationship in the world, with tensions high over the coronavirus outbreak.
China Steps Up American Soybean Buying With Million-Ton Purchase
China is stepping up purchases of soybeans from the U.S. as Brazilian sales start to wane and the Asian nation seeks to meet its pledges under the trade deal with Washington, according to people familiar with the matter.
AI brings color to 100-year-old video of old Beijing
Chinese indie gamer uses neural networks to upscale grainy black-and-white footage to 60fps
China Tariff Threat Adds to Australia’s Grain Industry Woes
China has suspended meat imports from four Australian abattoirs, fueling concerns that escalating tensions between the two nations are damaging Australia’s most important trading relationship.
Europe Envoys Defend Decision to Let China Media Censor Column
European Union ambassadors defended their decision to let Chinese state media remove a virus reference from an opinion piece, in the latest diplomatic dust-up over the pandemic’s origins.
U.S., China Trade Chiefs to Speak After Trump Threat to End Deal
Top Chinese and U.S. trade negotiators will speak as soon as next week on progress in implementing a phase-one deal after President Donald Trump threatened to “terminate” the agreement if Beijing wasn’t adhering to the terms.
China Chipmaker’s $3 Billion Listing a Hedge Against U.S. Curbs
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. is planning a Shanghai share sale that could fetch billions of dollars for a Chinese chipmaker Beijing’s counting on to help reduce reliance on U.S. technology.
Investors' No. 1 concern is a US-China political face-off, says economist
The coronavirus pandemic might have peaked, but the political fallout from it is just picking up pace and investors are getting very worried, said an economist on Wednesday.
China Opposes Taiwan Participation in U.N. After U.S. Tweet
China said it firmly opposes any participation by Taiwan in the United Nations as it responded to a tweet by the U.S. mission to the international body for the island to become involved.
China, South Korea Ease Border Controls for Business Travel
China and South Korea agreed to ease quarantine requirements for some business travelers, Beijing’s first such move to revive essential economic activities disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Ventilator Fraud Is Booming Online in China
Fraudsters are offering bogus contracts for the difficult-to-obtain devices.
China Traders Pray More Stimulus Will Revive Equities Rally
Investors in China are counting on more stimulus from Beijing as the catalyst that will put a charge in the country’s languishing financial markets.
Taiwan Emerging From Pandemic With a Stronger Hand Against China
Few governments around the world are likely to emerge from the pandemic with a stronger standing than before. Taiwan is one of them -- and that’s not good for China.
Uighur-rights group gearing up for legal battle with U.K. over Huawei and 5G. Canada could be next
Lawyers for Uyghur Rights said Huawei’s involvement in the repression of the ethnic group should cause Canada to reject their application to participa...
China Bets $600 Billion on Infrastructure to Revive Growth
China is trying to build its way out of the coronavirus slump.
Virus Forces China to Rethink Xi’s National People's Congress
China’s plan to resume annual parliamentary sessions delayed by the coronavirus outbreak next month could be seen as a statement of the country’s commitment to get back to normal. The actual gathering may end up showing how much has changed.