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China Carriers: Boeing Max 737 Grounding Losses Over $500 Million
Chinese airlines seeking compensation from Boeing Co. said the grounding of its 737 Max jet is on track to result in losses of more than $500 million for the carriers.
China’s space program just suffered its first rocket launch failure since 2017
It's a rare setback for a program that has been full steam ahead.
Trump Held Off Punishing Huawei Until China Trade Talks Stalled
The Trump administration held off on blacklisting Huawei Technologies Co. out of concern the move could disrupt trade negotiations with China and only took action after the last round of talks hit an impasse, according to people familiar with the matter.
Trump Hits Biden for Minimizing China Threat to U.S. Economy
Donald Trump went after his potential re-election challenger, Joe Biden, on Monday for minimizing the economic threat posed by China, and said Beijing wants the former vice president elected to replace him.
China-US Trade War Song Goes Viral on Weibo
Perhaps nothing captures the growing anti-U.S. sentiment in China better than a song about the trade war that is going viral in Beijing: “If the perpetrator wants to fight, we will beat him out of his wits.”
Surface Tension
“I never realized that so many Chinese people have tattoos,” says photographer Xu Song, who spent the summers of 2014, 2015, and 2016 photographing people at outdoor swimming pools in Beijing with
China Downplays Chances for Talks, Pledges Economic Defense
China’s state media signaled a lack of interest in resuming trade talks with the U.S. under the current threat of higher tariffs, while the government said stimulus will be stepped up to buttress the domestic economy.
Globe editorial: China is changing the geopolitical climate. Canada has to mitigate, and adapt
The irony is that the Trudeau government came into office criticizing the Harper Conservatives for being too critical of China. The Liberals pitched deeper engagement with Beijing as the key to prosperity. The new team in Ottawa appeared to be blissfully clueless about the regime they were trying so hard to get into bed with
Huawei Threat by Trump Is Nuclear Option to Halt China’s Rise
The Trump administration is pulling out the big guns in its push to slow China’s rise, with potentially devastating consequences for the rest of the world.
China’s Tesla wannabe Xpeng starts ride-hailing service – TechCrunch
There’re a lot of synergies between electric vehicles and ride-hailing. Drivers are able to save more steering an EV compared to a gas vehicle. Environmentally conscious consumers will choose to hire an electric car. And EVs are designed with better compatibility with autonomous driving, which is expected to hit public roads in the coming decades. […]
China Turns to Luxury Australian Steaks as Pork Shortage Looms
Scott de Bruin’s Wagyu cattle ranch and China might be 4,500 miles apart, but the Australian beef producer has seldom been better connected to his biggest market.
US Trade War: Trump Warns China Against Retaliatory Tariffs
President Donald Trump warned China against “substantial” retaliation for new U.S. tariffs after his escalating trade war with Beijing rocked global financial markets.
Trump fights China on trade, surrenders on human rights | CNN
The US-China trade war obscures a darker reality, says Frida Ghitis, about China's record on human rights. But it's not only the Trump administration that has surrendered to China on human rights, she says. Washington has been gradually giving up the fight for many years.
Shen Yun: Fighting Communism - and making a stack on the side
Who hasn’t seen the ads for Shen Yun? The show promises "the rebirth of 5,000 years of Chinese civilisation". But what’s really behind this multimillion-dollar spectacular?
MSCI Adds China Stocks Just When Foreigners Don't Want Them
Overseas investors can soon own more Chinese stocks -- the trouble is they don’t seem to want them.
China’s Latest Crackdown Target Is Liberal Economists
A Beijing think tank struggles to survive.
China accused of secret lobbying campaign in UK against its critics
The Chinese government is attempting to lobby British MPs to prevent human rights activists in the UK from criticizing its Hong Kong policy, a senior activist has claimed.
Canadian sentenced to death in China protests innocence at lower-profile appeal hearing
Four-hour hearing for Robert Schellenberg ends without a verdict in the midst of a diplomatic crisis between Beijing and Ottawa
Trump Said to Threaten Tariffs After Hearing of Chinese Reversal
Donald Trump’s top trade negotiator told him that Beijing was back-tracking on a trade deal following a round of talks last week, angering the president and leading him to threaten on Sunday to raise tariffs on Chinese goods, according to people familiar with the matter.
Security lapse exposed a Chinese smart city surveillance system – TechCrunch
Smart cities are designed to make life easier for their residents: better traffic management by clearing routes, making sure the public transport is running on time and having cameras keeping a watchful eye from above. But what happens when that data leaks? One such database was open for weeks for anyone to look inside. Security […]
