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How China Bent Over Backward to Help Tesla When the Virus Hit
After the coronavirus outbreak caused a nationwide shortage of face masks in January, Chinese officials were quick to ensure that Tesla Inc. wouldn’t be left without.
As Gold Plunges, Chinese Investors Find New Haven in Steel Rods
Investors in China have found an unlikely new hiding place from the chaos engulfing financial markets.
Europe’s Doctors Face Same Pitfalls as China’s, Say Wuhan Medics
As Europe’s daily new cases of the coronavirus now eclipse China’s at the peak of its epidemic, doctors in Wuhan -- the city in central China where the pathogen first emerged -- are seeing worrying signs of similar mistakes unfolding.
Next China: Safe Haven
China is plenty familiar with crisis, be it protests in Hong Kong, tariffs from Washington or Covid-19. What’s new is a growing sentiment domestically that sees China as a refuge relative to the rest of the world.
Luxury Shoppers in China Emerge From Quarantine to Buy Again
Chinese shoppers are slowly returning to the glitzy malls and boutiques where they’ve been driving growth of the global luxury industry as coronavirus quarantine measures relax.
World Economy Watches and Waits for China’s Great Reboot
In any normal year, China’s political class would be convening around now inside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to rubber-stamp the year’s targets for economic growth and the policies to make it happen.
China rejects report it fired laser at US Navy plane
BEIJING (AP) — China's Defense Ministry says a report one of its navy ships fired a laser last month at a U.S. Navy surveillance plane circling overhead does not “accord with reality." The...
China Revels in U.S. Virus Missteps, Helping Xi Win Back Trust
When New York physician Matt McCarthy complained on American television that he lacked the coronavirus tests he needed, he was seeking to spur action at home. Instead, he gained fame on Chinese social media as an example of the U.S.’s stumbles with the disease.
Hard-to-Get Bonds Hand Quick 20% Returns to China Insiders
In China’s red-hot convertible bond market, big investors are using their privileged access to deals to flip newly issued securities for gains of 20% or more.
Dollar Strength (USD CNH) a Snag for China Farm Deal Targets
Crop traders obsessing over the deadly coronavirus in China may be overlooking another key challenge to the Trump administration’s phase one trade deal: the U.S. dollar.
Latest China Stock Craze Sees ETF Draw $2 Billion in Eight Days
A Chinese exchange-traded fund investing in 5G has drawn $2 billion in cash in less than two weeks, the latest sign of speculative activity buoying the nation’s shares.
China Says African Swine Fever Vaccine Effective in Lab Tests
China’s Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, the country’s top research body on animal diseases, said it developed an African swine fever vaccine that laboratory testing has showed is safe and effective.
Huawei Makes End-Run Around U.S. Ban by Using Its Own Chips
Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese technology giant barred from doing business with U.S. suppliers, is finding a way around the strict limits imposed by the Trump administration.
China Bans Trade, Consumption of Wild Animals to Counter Virus
China’s top legislature imposed a total ban on trade and consumption of wild animals, according to state-run China Central Television, a move that aims to curb activities that scientists say may have caused the deadly coronavirus to jump from animals to humans.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Hospitals Feel the Strain
Critical care resources in central China are being strained by coronavirus patients needing a month or more on mechanical ventilators, a study finds.
China’s facial-recognition giant says it can crack masked faces during the coronavirus
Some of China's AI firms are saying their technology can identify people even when they're wearing face masks, as most are during the ongoing outbreak.
Beijing outlines plans to improve air quality more in 2020, use more new energy vehicles
Beijing will cut smog levels further this year by putting more new energy vehicles (NEV) on its roads, reducing diesel-fuelled truck numbers and tightening its supervision of vehicle emissions and refined oil products, the city said on Thursday.
China Economic Shutdown Hasn’t Brought Blue Skies to Beijing
China is in the midst of an unprecedented economic shutdown, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the gray skies in Beijing.
Italy’s Hopes for Closer China Ties Hit by Flight Ban Rift
An Italian ban on flights to and from China has ruffled diplomatic ties with Beijing, less than a year after Rome had positioned itself for a privileged relationship by signing up to the Chinese Belt and Road infrastructure project.
