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China's Move to Regulate Its Tech Giants Is Part of Its Bigger Push to Become a Tech ‘Superpower'
China has released draft rules on various areas from antitrust to data protection as it aims to regulate its biggest technology firms.
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Chinese City Near Beijing Stops People From Leaving as Coronavirus Cases Spike — Like Wuhan Did Last Year
Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province, reported 31 new confirmed coronavirus cases and 35 asymptomatic ones for Thursday.
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Warren Buffett-Backed Chinese Electric Car Company Outsells Its Start-Up Rivals
Chinese automaker BYD is selling more luxury electric sedans a month than the leading start-ups in the country, even though overall sales fell last year.
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China's Economy Is Still Months Away From a Full Recovery, Business Survey Finds
China has not fully recovered from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic, business leaders said in a survey by the China Beige Book released Tuesday.
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No Reset in Sight for U.S.-China Relations, Economist Says
U.S. policy on China looks like it won’t change much under a new president, said Alicia Garcia-Herrero, Natixis’ chief economist for Asia-Pacific.
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China Spacecraft Is Returning to Earth With Moon Samples in a First for the Country
It’s the first time China has launched a spacecraft from an extraterrestrial body and the first time it has collected moon samples.
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American Investors Could Pay the Price as the U.S. Moves to Blacklist More Chinese Firms
Chinese companies that are crucial to Beijing’s global trade and infrastructure projects are under threat as U.S.-China tensions escalate.
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Beijing Doesn't Want the U.S. to Form an ‘Anti-China Coalition' in the Post-Trump Era, Consultancy Says
Beijing is concerned countries in Asia will partner with the U.S. to counter China under President-elect Joe Biden, says Andrew Gilholm of Control Risks.
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New Regional Trade Deals to Help China ‘Sustain Its Advantages' in Global Supply Chains
China could remain a key player in global supply chains, thanks to a combination of factors ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to new trade agreements.
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Chinese Streaming and Mobile Gaming Company Releases Rap Video With Quarterly Results
One of the most popular video and gaming apps among China’s youth, Bilibili, released a rap music video alongside its quarterly earnings report on Thursday.
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U.S. Companies With China Operations Look to the Asian Giant for Growth
The disparity in economic recovery is giving multinational companies with China operations some pressure to carry more weight for the company overall.
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Nearly 40 Nations Criticize China's Human Rights Policies
Nearly 40 mainly Western countries are criticizing China’s treatment of minority groups, especially in Xinjiang and Tibet, and expressing grave concern at the impact of its new national security law on human rights in Hong Kong.
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Uighurs Accuse China of Mass Detention, Torture in Landmark Complaint
For the first time, a minority group in China is seeking to use international law to hold Beijing accountable for their alleged mistreatment, including mass internment and repressive measures against their religion, NBC News reports.
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Hong Kong Newspaper Raided, Tycoon Detained Under New Law
Hong Kong police have arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisher’s headquarters, broadening their enforcement of a new security law and raising fears about press freedom in the semi-autonomous Chinese city
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Azar Leads Highest-Level US Delegation to Taiwan in Decades
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has arrived in Taiwan in the highest-level visit by an American Cabinet official since the break in formal diplomatic relations between Washington and Taipei in 1979
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Nearly 600,000 Vote in Hong Kong Pro-democracy Primaries
Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers have voted in an unofficial two-day primary election held by the city’s pro-democracy camp as it gears up to field candidates for an upcoming legislative poll
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HK Citizens Debate Leaving as China Passes Controversial New Law
People living in Hong Kong are starting to seek a way out after China passed a controversial new national security law that the people of Hong Kong said violates their autonomy. The passage of the law is seen as Beijing’s response to the year-long, anti-government protests that have swept the former territory.
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Beijing Under Renewed Lockdown to Contain Outbreak
Beijing, China’s capital city, has reinstated restrictions after more than a hundred people were sickened from a market that feeds 80% of the city.
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Trump Revokes Hong Kong Special Privileges in Response to Chinese Oversteps
President Donald Trump announced that it would revoke special privileges granted to Hong Kong, including U.S. extradition policies and separate travel customs and visas from China, and will enact economic sanctions. The president said these measures were in response to China’s violation the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which gives Hong Kong a high degree of autonomy from Beijing.
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China Pours Billions Into Infrastructure, Talent as It Readies for 2022 Winter Olympics
Two Chinese cities — namely Beijing and Zhangjiakou — witnessed a burst of activity in winter sports investment after China was named the host of the 2022 Winter Olympics. Since 2015, when it was announced that Beijing and its surrounding cities would play host in 2022, the Chinese government has been pushing for the development of winter sports. Some incentives include dishing…